2.5 L engines

Gary Derian gderian at cybergate.net
Mon Jun 30 00:22:46 GMT 1997


Hey Jim, relax.  I agree that the 2.2 and 2.5 engines were new designs, its
just that they bear a strong resemblance to the Rabbit engines, and the
Omni bears a resemblance to the Rabbit.

Gary Derian <gderian at cybergate.net>

> 
> On Fri, 27 Jun 1997, Gary Derian wrote:
> 
> > The 2.2 Chrysler engines used in front wheel drive vehicles are
overgrown
> > copies of the VW 1.6 used in the Rabbit.
> 
> Wrong. The 2.2 and 2.5 were new designs from Chrysler...got the SAE paper

> around here somewhere.
> 
> > AMC later changed to its own 2.5 based on the 4.0 6 cyl.  Chrysler
> > continued to use the 2.5 AMC engine for a while in Jeeps.  I'm not sure
> > what 4cyl they use today.
> > 
> The 2.5 Chrysler engine is not around anymore; they sold a line to China,

> maybe it was their only production line (I don't know) The 2.5 pushrod 
> x-AMC 4 is still used, now it's also in Daks.
> 
> Jim Davies



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