According to Wikipedia (which we all know can be very inaccurate) the OHV engine that came in many J-bodies was introduced in the US in 1982. It mentions that it was originally an Opel design and was used in Europe before it was used in the J bodies. What Opel cars did it come in? And what year was it introduced in the Opels? I know it's a durable engine. I have 170k on my 2200 in my Cavalier. Damn good engine. I like the simplicity of the OHV design and the fact that it has a short timing chain instead of a timing belt or a long timing chain. It's definitely an underrated engine.

Underrated because its slow as hell and a pain to make it otherwise. However, they are reliable engines for the basic transportation crowd. I know there are guys here who've done a lot to their 2200s but honestly, it was my least favorite of the J motors. As far as I know, what wikipedia says about the OHV engine is true. Not familiar with cars available across the pond, but the OHV was a big leap forward as far as fuel efficiency with slight to moderate gains in WHP.

For future reference, you should put posts like these in OT. Hope this helps.

Cavaclysmic wrote:Underrated because its slow as hell and a pain to make it otherwise. However, they are reliable engines for the basic transportation crowd. I know there are guys here who've done a lot to their 2200s but honestly, it was my least favorite of the J motors. As far as I know, what wikipedia says about the OHV engine is true. Not familiar with cars available across the pond, but the OHV was a big leap forward as far as fuel efficiency with slight to moderate gains in WHP.

For future reference, you should put posts like these in OT. Hope this helps.

it fits fine in the newbies forums.

Heh, you're right azn. I retract that earlier statement. Still hope that answered your questions bugo.