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Originally Posted by joemac
Cadillac 8-6-4 - shockingly bad - you beat met to it. It's surprising how well cylinder deactivation works as "AFM" and "DFM" in current GM truck lineup.
Also, the die-cast blocks introduced in the Chevy Vega deserve mention since the bores were often out of round in less than 30,000 miles.
Let's not forget the Pinto and any number of other '60's and 70's Ford products that used the gas tank as the trunk floor and had no firewall between the trunk and passenger compartment. Even relatively minor rear collisions could simultaneously damage the tank and eject gasoline into the passenger compartment.
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WRONG!
We owned three Pintos (2 x '72 & '76) and the gas tanks were a separate entity strapped to the bottom of the uni-body/trunk via two metal bands; however, it DID sit VERY close to the axle pumpkin which had very sharp corners.
That problem was eventually mitigated (by not 100% solved) when Ford installed a thick piece of poly-plastic "diaper" on the gas tank between it and that axle pumpkin, held in place by those two metal straps.