Thread: This maybe a dumb question.

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Well, there are probably several reasons.

1) It would also entail moving the oil pump and drive to the front, and a front sump pan is harder to squeeze into a chassis.

2) Traditionally, most GM products have had them there on the V8's.

3) When any auto maker builds a product they could care less about how easy or hard it it for us to squeeze it into some other chassis later on. All they care about is how it will work in the car they are building, so they simply allow for that distributor when they engineer the car.

4) They probably saw no reason to do so. It functions just as well there, and aside from the distributor clearing the firewall issue, there is no reason for it to be on the front.

5) It would entail redesigning an engine that has basically existed since 1955, and that would cost money.

But I think the main thing is that there is just no reason for them to want to make such a change. (If it ain't broke.................)

JMO,


Don