"Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net> wrote:
: Here's the question though: If the Gen-I's were carbureted, the
: Gen-II's were MPI, that's enough of a "generation" difference. So what
: are the ones's in between the Gen-I and Gen-II gap (Late '89-'91)?
(Only some GenIs were carbed, and some GenIIs were TBI)
The GenX method of describing Daks is related to the body style.
The original being GenI, the '91 front clip changes started GenII,
and the very different '97 model being GenIII. Although attempts to
differentiate them based on engine have been floated, the body style
is what has traditionally been used for the breakdown, and terms like
"magnum" and "pre-magger" are used to separate the engines. (Thus a
GenII is the only body style to have both magnum and pre-mag engines,
thanks to the premag carry over in '91.)
If engines were used to differentiate the generations, we'd probably
already be on GenIV (carb, TBI, Magnum, 4.7). IMHO, the body style
works better because you can look at the outside of a truck and
instantly classify it. Its the outside of the truck that makes up its
personality. The engine and drivetrain are hidden features that add
to the truck, but do not define it.
---Jon-
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