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The bore was enlarged to 3.8 in (97 mm), identical to the Buick 350 and Olds 307 V8s, yielding 231.4 cu in (3.8 L; 3,791 cc) displacement. 78,349 units were installed in Buicks for 1975. [2] Due to difficulties with the new fuel economy and emissions standards, the engine produced just 105 or 110 hp (78 or 82 kW), depending on fitment and year.
In December 1984, General Motors announced the Oldsmobile Diesel engines would be discontinued during the 1985 model year. [5] GM continued to offer Isuzu's 4FB1 1.8-liter four cylinder diesel in the Chevrolet Chevette/Pontiac 1000, but after only 588 of these were sold in 1986, the company went on to abandon the diesel passenger car segment ...
A stroked version of the 1.8-liter engine, displacing 2.0 liters, was introduced midway through 1982, to provide more low-end power for the J-cars. This engine replaced the 1.8-liter engine altogether and had throttle-body fuel injection. It produced 86 hp (64 kW), and 110 lb⋅ft (150 N⋅m). Applications: 1983–1986 Buick Skyhawk
The Turbo-Thrift 250 (also known as the High Torque 250 in trucks) version was introduced in 1966, with the same 3.875 in (98.4 mm) bore as the 230 and a longer 3.53 in (90 mm) stroke for a larger 249.8 cu in (4.1 L; 4,093 cc) displacement. Between 1975 and 1984, an integrated cylinder head was produced (intake manifold and cylinder head were a ...
The Family II is a straight-4 piston engine that was originally developed by Opel in the 1970s, debuting in 1981. Available in a wide range of cubic capacities ranging from 1598 to 2405 cc, it simultaneously replaced the Opel CIH and Vauxhall Slant-4 engines, and was GM Europe's core mid-sized powerplant design for much of the 1980s, and provided the basis for the later Ecotec series of ...
GM C platform, also known as the C-Body, was a front wheel drive (FWD) automobile platform used by General Motors' Cadillac, Buick and Oldsmobile divisions for their full-sized automobiles from 1985 through 1996, sharing unibody construction, transverse engine configuration, rack and pinion steering and four-wheel independent suspension.
The LQ1 (also called the Twin Dual Cam or TDC) was a 3.4 L (3,350 cc) DOHC V6 engine ("X-code") based on the aluminum-headed second generation of GM's 60° engine line, sharing a similar block with its pushrod cousins, the 3.1 L LH0 V6 and the then recently retired 2.8 L (2,837 cc) LB6 V6.
2 8-cyl. driving 2 200kw Westinghouse auxiliary generators; 268A NM (8 Cylinder) 278 (6, 8, 12, 16 Cylinder) 24 of 95 Auk-class minesweepers (2 x 1,766shp 12-cylinder electric drive. single reduction gear, 2 shafts) 10 of 29 Cherokee-class tugboats. 4 × 12-278 diesel-electric, 1 × Fairbanks Morse reduction gears, 1 shaft 3,000shp; 278A (6, 8 ...