the new 3.5z come in the malibuz i see are they quick?

3.5z ??

The 3.5L does come in the Malibu and the G6, and they have decent power. Not terribly quick, but perky.

And they're not twin cam either. They're 3100/3400 based.

tehy go quik in teh quartor mile. runin teh low twelve seconds

nice

But then again, there'* been ALOT of BS around here lately.

lolz but ma homie said dey was faster then dem boneviles, said eh ran wit nitros nos. It was runnin quick yo

They are based on the 60* platform thats been around since the early 80'* (maybe before that?), so they are still pushrod but somehow have variable valve timing...not quite sure how that works but it does. Right now I believe they are still 12 valve engines, but I believe a new design with 3 valves per cylinder is supposed to come out soon. Either way, the 3500 makes at least 200hp, don't remember the exact number but I think it was just over 200hp. Should be pretty reliable as well since its based on the 60* platform. I imagine those cars would run high 15'*/low 16'* with that engine due to their fairly light weight (compared to a Bonnie anyways).

Shawn

The 3500 motor was 200hp/220tq. But they are still heavy cars (~3400lbs) so still in the high 15'* on a good day in stock form.

3.5 gets quite decent economy though compared to other current GM drivetrains.

a lot more efficent than the 3900 that is quite low in the torque dept.