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The Corvette ZR1's Engine Is Absolutely Insane — 1,000+ Horsepower! An error occurred while retrieving sharing information. Please try again later. Comparing Cadillac's 6.2L CT5-V Blackwing...
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Cadillac during its long rich history has its share of very good engines, however there's one that stands above all the others as its best engine.
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A LOOK AT THE CADILLAC V8 ENGINE THROUGH THE YEARS Correction I called Cadillac Chrysler at one point also there is no 390 Flat head V8...more.
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- Cadillac L-Head V8
- Cadillac 331 Series V8
- Cadillac 472 Series V8
- Cadillac Northstar V8
- Cadillac Twin-Turbo Blackwing V8
The Cadillac L-Head was the first mass-produced V8 engine available in the world, leap-frogging over the handful of experimental eight-cylinders that had trickled out of shops in Europe over the previous decade. When it went on sale for 1915 models, it featured a 90-degree design that displaced 314 cubic inches and came with a single carburetor and...
In 1949, Cadillac borrowed a page from corporate cousin Buick's book and introduced its own overhead valve V8 engine. Dubbed the '331 Series' after its initial displacement (in cubic inches), the engine generated 160 hp and 312 lb-ft of torque, numbers that climbed to 270 hp just six years later. The OHV V8 gave Cadillac a potent weapon when duelin...
The largest big block V8 ever produced by Cadillac was the 500 cubic inch edition of the 472 series.The 472 series arrived in 1968 and was good for a whopping 375 hp and 525 lb-ft of torque, but just two years later Cadillac increased displacement to a mammoth 500 cubes, giving it 400 hp and 550 lb-ft of twist in the front-wheel drive Eldorado coup...
The 1993 Northstar V8 was the first all-aluminum effort from the brand, and it brought with it many modern advancements that had been lacking throughout the previous decade. The dual-overhead camshaft design featured cast-iron cylinder liners, a distributor-less ignition system, and an unusual capability to continue driving after coolant loss by ac...
The most powerful engine in Cadillac history also enjoyed the shortest time on the market. The twin-turbocharged Blackwing V8 was a clean-sheet design that squeezed 131 hp per liter from its 4.2L design thanks to 20 pounds of boost. With total output of 550 hp and 640 lb-ft of torque (when installed in the CT6-V sedan), the direct-injected DOHC mot...
- 1951 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan. Asking price: $13,800. The 1949 Cadillac ushered a new era of overhead valve (OHV) V-8 engines with the 331-series engines.
- 1976 Cadillac Eldorado convertible. Asking price: $27,500. While the original 331-series did undergo a significant revision in 1963 with the debut of the 390-series, the new, larger engine wasn’t a clean-sheet redesign.
- 1987 Cadillac Allanté. Asking price: $7200. If you’re reading this article, you probably already know how badly the HT-4100 “High Technology” series of engines tarnished Cadillac’s reputation.
- 1993 Cadillac Allanté. Asking price: $17,500. We previously went into detail about the last year of Allanté production, and the performance benefits over previous models is clear for all to see.
Dec 12, 2022 · Done just before the company was to flip the switch changing to an all-electric manufacturer, Cadillac gave us a twin-turbo 4.3-liter twin-cam V8 that makes a spectacular 550 horsepower.
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Jul 9, 2018 · It may have taken a few false starts to get going, but by 1915 Cadillac had started mass-producing its first V8, a 5.4-liter 70-hp unit that powered its early cars to an impressive 65 mph ...
