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The J-2 engine also had a slightly thinner head gasket, raising compression to 10.0:1. It was advertised with gross power and torque ratings of 312 hp (233 kW) at 4600 rpm and 415 lb⋅ft (563 N⋅m) at 2800 rpm. Oldsmobile charged $83 for the J-2 option with the three-speed manual (or in the 98), [7] $314 with the automatic. [8]
The standard J2 engine in Britain was the 3.6 L flathead V8 engine from the Ford Pilot, delivering 85 hp. [7] [8] A 4.4 L Mercury V8, delivering 110 hp was also available. [9] American enthusiasts modified their cars by fitting an Oldsmobile, Chrysler, or Cadillac V8. [4] [10] J2s exported to the United States were shipped without engines. [11]
The J-2, commonly known as Rocketdyne J-2, was a liquid-fuel cryogenic rocket engine used on NASA's Saturn IB and Saturn V launch vehicles. Built in the United States by Rocketdyne, the J-2 burned cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH 2) and liquid oxygen (LOX) propellants, with each engine producing 1,033.1 kN (232,250 lb f) of thrust in vacuum.
The Oldsmobile 88 (marketed from 1989 on as the Eighty Eight) is a full-size car that was sold and produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1999. From 1950 until 1974, the 88 was the division's most profitable line, particularly the entry-level models such as the 88 and Dynamic 88.
The American automobile manufacturer General Motors sold a number of vehicles under its marque Oldsmobile, which started out as an independent company in 1897 and was eventually shut down due to a lack of profitability in 2004. [1]
The Oldsmobile Golden Rocket was a two-seater [5] show car built by Oldsmobile for the 1956 General Motors Motorama.The radically styled fiberglass concept, designed to resemble a rocket on wheels, was revised several times and displayed at various other auto shows, [6] most notably at the 1957 Paris Motor Show where it generated much fanfare, 18 months after it was first revealed. [2]
Two years later, Olds claimed that he had built the best car he could, a tourer able to seat two, four, or five, with a 30–35 hp (22–26 kW) engine, 112 inches (2,845 mm) wheelbase, and 32 inches (81 cm) wheels, for $1,055 (not including top, windshield, or gas tank, which were US$100 extra); self-starter was $25 on top of that.
The plant primarily produced the MA-5 booster, sustainer and vernier rocket engines, H-1 engines and components for the F-1 and J-2 rocket engines. The P4-1 (a.k.a. LR64) engine was also manufactured for the AQM-37A target drone. [15] The engines and components were evaluated at an on-site test area located approximately one mile from the plant.