LAST EDITED ON Mar-30-19 AT 04:18 PM (EDT)
 
>It must have had a 6 cylinder engine in it then. My parents had a
>1973 Malibu with the 350 V-8 big block in it. I learned to drive in
>that car in 1983 and it was the one I was allowed to drive after
>getting my license that year. Anyway, that thing was a monster and
>could haul two metric buttloads of ass with no problem.

It did have the 230-cubic-inch straight six in it, yes, although it's worth noting that even the most powerful V8 available in the Chevelle in '73 only had 245 horsepower. I'm sure that's more than enough power to make a car with a '73 Chevelle's brakes and tires terrifyingly fast, though. :)

>On a side note, I hope whoever designed the engine compartment has to
>spend eternal punishment changing spark plugs in that model. With the
>big block in it, the #7 and 8 spark plugs were a royal bitch to change
>because of the air conditioner compressor was right above them. Those
>two plugs took at least as long as the other six to change. Every
>time I changed plugs I left with bare knuckles from the tight spaces.

Your Malibu had air conditioning?! Decadent!

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