215ci Oldsmobile V8 engine, ... This rejection opened the door for Ford to step in with their 260-cubic-inch V8, forming one ...

Getting more ambitious, an Olds big-block (400, 425, or 455) also bolts to your existing engine mounts and brackets. Any big-block would be from 1976-or-earlier; they never came stock in your ...

Although a member of the Olds small-block V8 family, the 260’s tiny 3.5-inch bore pretty much precludes a head swap from a 350-or-larger Olds engine or using modern aftermarket heads.

The Olds and Pontiac 455 engines were both big-block V8s, but they had differing power outputs and development philosophies.

During the late 1970s and the 1980s, several American manufacturers attempted to make diesel engines popular in their ...

The LF9 made its debut in 1977 for the 1978 model year in the mid-size Delta 88 and full-size Ninety-Eight. From there, a smaller 260-cubic inch (4.3-liter) LF7 joined the lineup for the 1979 ...

An Oldsmobile Aurora GTS-1 that's the actual car used to win the 1996 24 Hours ... Under the hood is a 4.0-liter Northstar L47 V8 gasoline engine, ... develops 250 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of ...

Cut-Down Engine of the Week: Oldsmobile 4.3 Diesel. 1976 Oldsmobile Starfire Is Junkyard Treasure. 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Has Aluminum V8, Bucket Seats.

Designed to hint at a possible performance model, the Intrigue OSV concept was equipped with a supercharged 3.5-liter V6 engine which produced 260 hp (193 kW / 263 PS) and 260 lb-ft (352 Nm) of ...

Making the car all the more unique is the fact that it now features an Oldsmobile 260 cubic-inch V8 engine. According to the seller, the XJ6’s oil was recently changed and it also features a new ...

The Oldsmobile Rocket 455 V8 engine met the same exact fate as the Pontiac 455, leaving the marketplace by the end of 1976. When efficiency became a top priority, these massive 455 V8 engines just ...