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I applaud whoever wrote this entry, however I noticed some serious mistakes which I will attempt fix. Anyone else attempting to edit this should probably start thier research at 60degreev6.com, domesticcrew.com, or V6Z24.com. I have found that those sites contain the most useful information regarding the 660 (as it's known in enthusiast circles).

Edit: After rereading the original entry, the mistakes were worse than I thought.

Much of the information is presented in a confusing manner, some of it is just very incorrect.

The 60°V6 was designed from scratch. It shares nothing in common with the 90°V6 except the number of cylinders. It is not in anyway based on the 90° V6, nor could any it be considered the 660s predecessor.

This would be my first wiki edit, so I appologize if I make any formatting errors, please bear with me. My main focus though is to correct the misinformation.

Toastysoul 23:46, 14 August 2005 (UTC)

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"The General Motors 60° V6 family of engines engines began with the 1978 Buick 3.2 L V6" Since when? Nothing I've ever read suggests it, & my issues of CC, HR, & C&D from when the 2.8 was intro say it was a brand-new design. In fact, as I recall, the Buick was a 90°V6... Can somebody confirm? Otherwise, I'm changing it. Trekphiler 08:18, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

You're absolutely right on this one. Nobody's changed it yet, though, so I changed it to 1980, Chevrolet, and 2.8L. --King V 14:33, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

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"no interchangeable parts between this DOHC engine and any other members of the 60° family"? Really? The 3.4/12v slugs, the 3.1's crank, the ignition, all were designed new & N fit? Fat chance. Confirm, or I'm changing that, too. Trekphiler 08:22, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

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OK, dating the 3.1's wrong, too. The aluminum head & front cover were '86 ('87 model year), the 3.1 the next year, as I recall (without sources in front of me), not '90 as the article suggests (unless it meant "next year" to mean '88, which is neither clear from context, nor correct...). Can somebody confirm & correct? Trekphiler 08:29, 29 December 2005 (UTC) There seem to be a lot wrong on the dates on the LG8 It says the earliest applications where in 1999, when I know that a 1995 Grand Prix has a 3100 Engine in it (or a 3.4) and so dose the Cutlass Supreme.

[edit] No need for speed

I deleted the 0-60 & 1/4 times as meaningless drivel. Obviously, the original poster had no conception of testing: unless the results were in the same car, by the same driver, at the same place, on the same day, or with suitable correction factors (which I suspect yon poster never heard of, let alone took account of), the results are about as valuable as a $3 bill. Trekphiler 08:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

The '78-79 3.2 litre V-6 was a debored 90 degree Buick engine, which was discontinued because it was seriously underpowered and consequently unpopular with buyers. It has the same crank as the 3.8/231 and is in no way connected with the later 60 degree V-6. I agree that 0-60 and quarter mile times are irrelevant for this article. (Jonathan Versen 08:21, 12 February 2006 (UTC))

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Agreed. The references to Buick V6s and the 3.2 litre from 1978-1979 more appropriately belong on the GM_3800_engine page, and I make mention of it on that entry's discussion page. This page should probably be called something else, since the 3200 designation never existed. (King_V)

Whoops, rather, the redirection should simply be removed (I didn't realize that GM_3200_engine redirected to GM_60-Degree_V6_engine. --King V 23:16, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] L body 2.8 engines?

from 1987 to 1990, the corsica and beretta used a 2.8, but which one was it? and where does it belong in this article?

[edit] F body 3.4l engines

I added a bit to the 3.4l section. it mentioned there were two variants and went on to describe three, so I cleaned that up a bit. I'll add more to the L32 section eventually. (I have one myself :) ) -notsonic