Unlike its notably harsh predecessor, the L61 was designed for smoothness. First appearing in the 2000 Saturn LS1, the L61 spread throughout North American GM products, displacing the Quad 4 and its descendents. The basic Family II architecture was substantially reengineered in 2000, becoming the Ecotec 2.2, model L61 (or L42 for the CNG version). Includes vehicles they were installed in which may be good for looking for doners. This happens to be from what they call the L61 version. This is from the article about the evolution of the GM Family II engine. Was doing so searching and came up with this. I'll have one of the guys seek them out next week when I am there. I believe I have full detail pictures of the work at the shop. The sister however went a different route, she drives a 475HP Lancia Zagato coupe that took almost two years to restore. So if you know the Soto Rivero brothers in Caguas, you will see them Saturday nights cruising around town in two extreemly fast and modified Red and White '73 Opel GT's with a little Gargoyle decal under the front blitz emblem.
After all, when you have several Ferraris and Bentleys parked in you tiny 10 car garage, $45,000 for a custom car is a bargain. He showed up with a list three pages long and took almost 9 months to build his car with a nice big price tag. The brother was the one that two months later wanted the same thing but with a 2.4L engine instead. Worth every bit of the $31,000 we charged the customer for the resto mod. Was an awsome machine with the 2.2L and a TH350 tranny. The radiator is pressurized so a water spout was placed on the supply pipe comming from the back of the engine. All of the wiring requires updating and the ECU was installed at the glove box area. We used a Honda Accord racing 3 core aluminum radiator and electric fan. Not because it does not fit but rather it has reduced cooling capacity for this engine. Other than that, the engine sits at the stock location but the stock radiator can't be used. That is not a problem since you would use a Lokar spoon type unit and cable and you must also re-route the steering rod to clear motor mount. You lose the firewall section where the accelerator pedal assembly is located and up to 50% of the opening where the steering rod goes through.
Click to expand.I have done both a 2.2L and a 2.4L into the GT.
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