Bruce Nunnally Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Which U.S. automaker was first with a mass-produced V-8 engine? Gotta be Ford, right? Nope, it was Cadillac! Way back in 1915, the luxury-car giant introduced the Type 51 engine as standard equipment in every Cadillac model. Featuring a 90-degree block, side-valve architecture (flathead), and displacing 314 cubes, it made 70 hp and was the first of no fewer than eight generations of Cadillac V-8 engines over the past century. 27. On the dyno, the essentially stock Eldo cranked out 328.3 hp at a mellow 4,600 rpm, besting its factory rating by 3 ticks. More impressive is the 428 lb-ft of peak torque at 3,700 rpm. With its fat, level torque curve, it’ll be perfect for lofting a chrome-plated chariot down the highway or hurling a lightweight rod down the strip at warp speed. For sheer eyeball appeal, it’s tough to top a Caddy. Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/how-to/engine/1604-building-a-torquey-1958-cadillac-el-dorado-triple-carb-v-8/ Quote Bruce 2016 Cadillac ATS-V gray/black Follow me on: Twitter Instagram Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 Cool article. Thanks Quote Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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