BIG BLOCK Olds 455 Oiling Ed Smith with BarryT Posted: March 20, 2025 | Last updated: March 20, 2025 Love classic cars and vintage engines? 🚗🔧 Join us as we explore the history, mechanics ...

In so doing, Pontiac could get around the internal GM edict restricting midsize passenger car engines ... Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds was shipped to Demmer Engineering who crammed the Olds 455 Rocket ...

Nowadays, GM engines are shared across all divisions ... aside from the displacement. The Olds Rocket 455 was a truly unique V-8, especially the W30 variant, that powered some of the rarest ...

The output is measured off of the engine's crankshaft or, less commonly, from its wheels. However, horsepower is a much more popular way to describe an engine's power-making ability. Torque still ...

By 1970, the Toronado GT boasted the largest engine available in the Oldsmobile lineup, the 455 Rocket V8, a behemoth with a 455-cubic inch displacement and a staggering torque rating of 500 lb-ft.

Photo: YouTube/Lou Costabile By 1970, the Toronado was rocking the biggest Oldsmobile engine available, the 455 Rocket V8, with its enormous 455-cube displacement (7.5 liters) and equally ...

Muscle cars are an iconic part of the American automotive landscape, especially when it comes to classic cars. Evoking images of (legal and illegal) racing, road trips, and youthful freedom, the ...

Initially, this setup included a 425-cubic-inch V-8 engine from Oldsmobile’s Rocket family, but in 1968, the car was upgraded to a 455-cubic-inch big-block that developed up to 400 hp for W-34 ...

Introduced in 1968 as part of Oldsmobile's second-generation V8 engine line, the 455 was immediately adopted across a wide range of vehicles, and for good reason. Taking the "Rocket" name from its ...

This package showcased the larger 455 cubic-inch Rocket V8 engine, lifted from the mighty Olds 442. The performance enhancements continued with a cutout rear bumper and exhaust trumpets, and while the ...