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The Oldsmobile V8 refers to a series of Oldsmobile engines beginning with the advanced 1949 Rocket, the first post-war OHV V8 at General Motors. Like Pontiac, Olds continued building its own V8 engine family for decades, finally adopting the corporate Chevrolet 350 small-block and Cadillac Northstar engine only in the 1990s. All Oldsmobile V8s were manufactured at plants in Lansing, Michigan. All Oldsmobile V8s use a 90° bank angle, and most share a common stroke dimension: for early Rockets, for later Generation 1 engines, and for Generation 2 starting in 1964. The , , , and engines are commonly called small-blocks.〔''Hot Rod'', 3/86, p.54.〕 , , and 〔 V8s have a higher deck height ( ''versus'' ) to accommodate a stroke crank to increase displacement. These taller-deck models are commonly called "big-blocks", and are taller and wider than their "small-block" counterparts.〔 The Rocket V8 was the subject of many first and lasts in the automotive industry. It was the first mass-produced OHV V8 in 1949; and was the last carbureted V8 passenger car engine in 1990. The factory painted "small-blocks" gold or blue (flat black on the late model ),〔 while "big-blocks" could be red, green, blue, or bronze.〔 As is the case with all pre-1972 American passenger car engines, published horsepower and torque figures for those years were SAE "Gross," as opposed to 1972 and later SAE Net ratings (which are indicative of what actual production engines produce in their "as installed" state - with all engine accessories, full air cleaner assembly, and full factory exhaust system in-place). ==Generation 1== The first generation of Oldsmobile V8s ranged from 1949-1964. Each engine in this generation is quite similar with the same size block and heads. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Oldsmobile V8 engine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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