What color are Oldsmobile engines?

What color are Oldsmobile engines?

Oldsmobile Engine Color

CID Year Color
350 1968 – 1972 Gold
350 1973 – 1977 Metallic Blue
400 1965 – 1969 Bronze
403 1977 – 1979 Metallic Blue

How do I know what engine is in my Oldsmobile?

Have the last six digits of the VIN number, the year of the block, and the assembly plant stamped on the driver’s side of the block below the cylinder head. A 2-letter code on the oil filler tube identified the engine.

How can you tell a 350 rocket engine?

Look at the top of the engine aft of the water pump and fwd of the intake. On the shelf there it should say “395558 2” if it is an Olds 350. Larger “2” on the end. All Oldsmobile V8 engines from oh maybe 1949 on are probably under the vast umbrella of a “Rocket” engine.

What is a 350 rocket?

allenmjr. 05-20-2008, 04:58 PM. Olds 350 is any engine produced by Oldsmobile from 1968 to 1980 with bore of 4.057, stroke of 3.385 and output of 160-320 hp. Rocket 350 is any Olds 350 engine bearing the “Rocket” name until it was dropped from air cleaner decal in ’75.

How do I identify an old 455 engine?

The numbers cast on the lower left corner of the engine block — or on the cylinder head — indicate the year the engine was manufactured. The casting numbers for a 455 include 395021F, 396021Fa and 231788L.

How much horsepower do a 350 rocket have?

160-325 hp
350. Produced from 1968–1980, the Rocket 350 was entirely different from the other GM divisions’ 350s. It used a very oversquare 4.057 in (103.0 mm) bore and Oldsmobile small-block standard 3.385 in (86.0 mm) stroke for 350 cu in (5.7 L). Output ranged from 160-325 hp (119-242 kW).

What kind of engine does a 1956 Oldsmobile have?

It will be an old school car using a model A 5w body and a 1956 Olds engine. One of my goals is to use up a lot of spare parts that I have accumulated over the years. I have a 1956 Olds 324 engine and a dual 4 intake for a 371 olds (57 or 58). What will I need to do to make it fit my older engine.

Can a Ross racing engine fit an Oldsmobile 324?

The 57/58 version of the 371 will fit the 324’s if you machine the intake gasket surfaces to make it narrower. I believe Ross Racing Engines could do the intake, but you need to ask to be sure.

What was the compression ratio on a 1956 Oldsmobile?

Both engines had 9.25:1 compression. Olds 324 blocks have two-bolt main caps, and the heads use shaft-mounted rockers. The 1949-1955 303/324 heads had 1.75-inch intake/1.43 exhaust valves, but for 1956, the port sizes were increased and the valves enlarged to 1.87 inches on the intake side, 1.52 inches on the exhaust side.

What kind of engine did an Oldsmobile 88 have?

ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION Oldsmobiles weren’t intended to be economy cars, so don’t look under the hood of any ’56 Olds for an inline six-cylinder. There was but one 324-cu.in. V-8 offered in two flavors. The base 88 came with a two-barrel carbureted, 230hp version as standard equipment.

What kind of engine was in 1956 Oldsmobile Rocket?

1956 Oldsmobile 88 Rocket The engine design for the Rocket 88 came from GMs chief researcher, Charles Kettering. He saw the potential in an engine design offering increased compression.

The 57/58 version of the 371 will fit the 324’s if you machine the intake gasket surfaces to make it narrower. I believe Ross Racing Engines could do the intake, but you need to ask to be sure.

What kind of car was the Oldsmobile 88?

1956 Oldsmobile 88 Holiday Coupe Oldsmobile entered the 1950s following a divisional image campaign centered on its Rocket engines and its cars appearance followed suit. Oldsmobiles Rocket V8 engin…

Both engines had 9.25:1 compression. Olds 324 blocks have two-bolt main caps, and the heads use shaft-mounted rockers. The 1949-1955 303/324 heads had 1.75-inch intake/1.43 exhaust valves, but for 1956, the port sizes were increased and the valves enlarged to 1.87 inches on the intake side, 1.52 inches on the exhaust side.