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Cadillacs of GM Heritage Center: Luxobarges, Concepts, Racers and V16 Engines. An Abridged History o
Written by Jake Stumph
Cadillacs are the standard of the world, in luxury, motorsport and innovation.Since its founding in 1902, Cadillac has represented American luxury and innovation. By the time it was absorbed into General Motors in 1909, it offered excellence in engineering and, among other things, the prominent use of the V8 engine.Funnily enough, however, is that the most classic Cadillac on display was neither a car, nor a V8. In fact, below is the Cadillac Series 452 engine. This V16 behemoth derives its name from the 452CID (7.4L). Notice how close the heads are to each other, in order to package it into contemporary Cadillac chassis it had to be narrow, so it’s a 45* vee. With its 5.5:1 compression ratio, it produced about 165 horsepower and 320 lb-ft of torque, while being devilishly smooth all the way up to the stratospheric 3,500RPM redline. This would have been found in several Cadillacs through the 1930’s.The second picture features the later Series 90 V16. Again, as a result of packaging constraints this engine was designed to be unusually wide, with its 135* vee design. It displaces a mere 431 cubes (7.1L) and was touted as being extremely smooth to the dizzying heights of 3,700RPM.[Click on the images for full-size resolution.] #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-7 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-7 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ <br style="clear: both" />
Date written: July 18, 2017
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ID: 8538
Written by Jake Stumph
Cadillacs are the standard of the world, in luxury, motorsport and innovation.Since its founding in 1902, Cadillac has represented American luxury and innovation. By the time it was absorbed into General Motors in 1909, it offered excellence in engineering and, among other things, the prominent use of the V8 engine.Funnily enough, however, is that the most classic Cadillac on display was neither a car, nor a V8. In fact, below is the Cadillac Series 452 engine. This V16 behemoth derives its name from the 452CID (7.4L). Notice how close the heads are to each other, in order to package it into contemporary Cadillac chassis it had to be narrow, so it’s a 45* vee. With its 5.5:1 compression ratio, it produced about 165 horsepower and 320 lb-ft of torque, while being devilishly smooth all the way up to the stratospheric 3,500RPM redline. This would have been found in several Cadillacs through the 1930’s.The second picture features the later Series 90 V16. Again, as a result of packaging constraints this engine was designed to be unusually wide, with its 135* vee design. It displaces a mere 431 cubes (7.1L) and was touted as being extremely smooth to the dizzying heights of 3,700RPM.[Click on the images for full-size resolution.] #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-7 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-7 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ <br style="clear: both" />
Date written: July 18, 2017
More of this article on the LS1 Tech website
ID: 8538
