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An evolution of the RA IV and H.O. designs, the SD-455 was a much improved engine. In addition to the more refined cylinder heads, block casting reinforcements in the lifter galley and main bearing oil pan rail area, it had forged connecting rods with larger 7 ⁄ 16-inch-diameter (11 mm) bolts. Made with a provision for dry sump oiling, it ...
Sometimes confused with the Buick designed and built 215 cu in (3.5 L) aluminum V8 that Pontiac had used in the two years prior, the "Pontiac 215" was an adaptation of Chevrolet's 194 cu.in. inline 6 currently produced and the new 230 cu in (3.8 L) overhead valve Turbo-Thrift straight-6.
The Iron Duke engine (also called 151, 2500, Pontiac 2.5, and Tech IV) is a 151 cu in (2.5 L) straight-4 piston engine built by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors from 1977 until 1993. Originally developed as Pontiac's new economy car engine, it was used in a wide variety of vehicles across GM's lineup in the 1980s as well as supplied ...
Also called the GM small corporate pattern and the S10 pattern. This pattern has a distinctive odd-sided hexagonal shape. Rear wheel drive applications have the starter mounted on the right side of the block (when viewed from the flywheel) and on the opposite side of the block compared to front wheel drive installations.
A Silver streak 8 in a 1949 Pontiac Streamliner - note the large intake silencer leading to an oil-bath air cleaner on the left side of the engine. The Pontiac straight-8 engine is an inline eight-cylinder automobile engine produced by Pontiac from 1933 to 1954. Introduced in the fall of 1932 for the 1933 models, it was Pontiac's most powerful ...
The TH350 drew less power and also did not require an electronic kick down system. The Pontiac L78 400 was standard in the Trans Am and the 455 was optional for both 1975 and 1976 models. 1975 also saw the start of the "500557" (in addition to similar cast codes starting with 5) cast 400 engine blocks entering production.
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1928–1954 Pontiac GMR (also modified for GMC trucks) 1930–1966 Opel inline-6 (as used in the Opel Kapitän) 1936–1962 Chevrolet Blue Flame inline-6 (also used in some GMC trucks) 1939–1962 GMC inline-6; 1948–1962 Holden Grey; 1962–2001 Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift; 1964–1965 Pontiac OHV (derived from the Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift) 1966 ...