135:
22:
127:
134:
180:
at 3350 rpm. This initial variant ran for 5 years, from its introduction in 1932 until the larger 257 was introduced in 1937. In 1933 the power was increased to 90
184:
and then to 100 hp in 1935 until its phasing out in 1937. 1933 also saw the introduction of removable "shell" bearings in lieu of the earlier "poured in place"
43:
212:
at 3600 rpm, and 210 pound-feet of torque at 2000 rpm. This variant of the 8 cylinder Olds engine ran for 11 years. A later version of the engine raised
192:
mounted on the cylinder head whereas the later 257.1 engine has it mounted down on the left side of the engine. This series of engine was shared with the
94:
66:
152:
engine in the 1930s and 1940s. This was the company's top engine choice from 1932 until the 1949 introduction of the overhead valve
113:
73:
139:
269:
80:
47:
62:
239:
264:
32:
51:
36:
229:
204:
This second variant of the
Oldsmobile straight-8 was 257 cubic inches (4.2 L). It was also a conventional
234:
87:
244:
193:
153:
196:
during the 1934–1936 period, but its variant had a slightly increased capacity at 248 cubic inches.
157:
249:
213:
217:
209:
181:
177:
205:
185:
173:
258:
189:
21:
169:
149:
145:
126:
133:
125:
15:
188:
bearings. These early
Oldsmobile straight eights have the
168:
This first version of the
Oldsmobile straight-8 was 240.4
220:
at 3600 rpm, and 218 pound-feet of torque at 2000 rpm.
8:
50:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
114:Learn how and when to remove this message
176:which started off life in 1932 with 87
216:from 6.50 to 7, the result being 115
7:
172:(3.9 L). It was a conventional
48:adding citations to reliable sources
156:, and was briefly exclusive to the
138:Oldsmobile inline 8 engine at the
14:
130:1948 Oldsmobile Straight-8 engine
140:R. E. Olds Transportation Museum
20:
63:"Oldsmobile straight-8 engine"
1:
240:Oldsmobile straight-6 engine
286:
230:Pontiac straight-8 engine
235:Buick straight-8 engine
270:Straight-eight engines
142:
131:
137:
129:
245:Oldsmobile V8 engine
44:improve this article
158:Oldsmobile L-Series
265:Oldsmobile engines
250:List of GM engines
143:
132:
206:side-valve engine
174:side-valve engine
124:
123:
116:
98:
277:
119:
112:
108:
105:
99:
97:
56:
24:
16:
285:
284:
280:
279:
278:
276:
275:
274:
255:
254:
226:
202:
166:
120:
109:
103:
100:
57:
55:
41:
25:
12:
11:
5:
283:
281:
273:
272:
267:
257:
256:
253:
252:
247:
242:
237:
232:
225:
222:
201:
198:
165:
162:
122:
121:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
282:
271:
268:
266:
263:
262:
260:
251:
248:
246:
243:
241:
238:
236:
233:
231:
228:
227:
223:
221:
219:
215:
211:
207:
199:
197:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
163:
161:
159:
155:
151:
147:
141:
136:
128:
118:
115:
107:
104:December 2009
96:
93:
89:
86:
82:
79:
75:
72:
68:
65: –
64:
60:
59:Find sources:
53:
49:
45:
39:
38:
34:
29:This article
27:
23:
18:
17:
203:
170:cubic inches
167:
144:
110:
101:
91:
84:
77:
70:
58:
42:Please help
30:
214:compression
190:distributor
148:produced a
259:Categories
150:straight-8
146:Oldsmobile
74:newspapers
208:with 110
154:Rocket V8
31:does not
224:See also
194:LaSalle
88:scholar
52:removed
37:sources
186:babbit
90:
83:
76:
69:
61:
95:JSTOR
81:books
67:news
35:any
33:cite
218:bhp
210:bhp
200:257
182:bhp
178:bhp
164:240
46:by
261::
160:.
117:)
111:(
106:)
102:(
92:·
85:·
78:·
71:·
54:.
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
