# For GM Compact Folks **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 28, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324 "2005-09-28T09:03:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 9:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324/1 "2005-09-28T09:03:18Z")
I was looking around teh interweb for information on my motor, and stumbled across this massive list of GM Family II motors… crazy how much is shared from car to car… > **[GM Family II engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Family_II_engine)** > > The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in the 1970s, debuting in 1979. Available in a wide range of cubic capacities ranging from 1598 to 2405cc, it simultaneously replaced the Opel OHV, Opel CIH and Vauxhall Slant-4 engines, and was GM Europe's core powerplant design for much of the 1980s. The engine features a cast iron block, an aluminium head, and a timing belt driven valvetrain. The timing belt also drives the water pump. It was first used in the Op... ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324/2 "2005-09-28T09:09:51Z")
if by crazy you mean :gives: then :bigok: ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324/3 "2005-09-28T09:17:20Z")
> [@fshowcars](#): > > if by crazy you mean :gives: > > then :bigok: lol…giugiaro loves it… look at him gently stroking the ass of one of his latest creations… ---
**Author:** ![Storamin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Storamin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Storamin)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 9:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324/4 "2005-09-28T09:36:20Z")
tell me something new plz. all they do is share components… ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324/5 "2005-09-28T09:54:31Z")
> [@Storamin](#): > > tell me something new plz. all they do is share components… ? what are you trying to say? i just thought it was interesting that so many cars use the same family of engines, and wasn’t sure if the other people who had small GMs were aware… hence the title “For GM Compact Folks”. If I cared about your opinion, I’d have titled it “For the Fag in the BMW”. ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324/6 "2005-09-28T09:59:31Z")
no LS1/6 no care ---
**Author:** ![grandamld9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@grandamld9](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grandamld9)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324/7 "2005-09-28T16:34:57Z")
wonder if you can put that m62 on your reno from the LSJ. ---
**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-gm-compact-folks/177324/8 "2005-09-28T16:50:06Z")
> [@grandamld9](#): > > wonder if you can put that m62 on your reno from the LSJ. i’d imagine not. my engine has a lot more in common with the C20LET in the Vauxhall Astra… I’d be better off seeing if I can put that manifold on my engine.