Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- AMC
- Family
- AMC Torque-Command inline-six and Typhoon V8
- Displacement
- 290 cubic inches
Also Known As
1968 199 Torque-Command six1968 232 Torque-Command six1968 290 Typhoon V8, two-barrel1968 290 Typhoon V8, four-barrel
Engine profile
1968 AMC American engine family
AMC Torque-Command inline-six and Typhoon V8 · 290 cubic inches · AMC
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
290 Typhoon V8, four-barrel
- Value
- 290 cu in; 10.0:1; four-barrel; 225 gross hp at 4,700 rpm and 300 lb-ft at 3,200 rpm
- Application
- Optional premium-fuel V8 performance path
- Type
- carburetor / specification
- Car pages
- 1968 AMC American
Sources: 1968 AMC all-lines AMA specifications, revised January 2, 1968 , 1968 Rambler American brochure and performance selector
199 Torque-Command six
- Value
- 199 cu in; 8.5:1; one-barrel; 128 gross hp at 4,400 rpm and 182 lb-ft at 1,600 rpm
- Application
- Standard on base and 440 models
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1968 AMC American
Sources: 1968 AMC all-lines AMA specifications, revised January 2, 1968 , 1968 Rambler American brochure and performance selector
232 Torque-Command six
- Value
- 232 cu in; 8.5:1; one-barrel; 145 gross hp at 4,500 rpm and 215 lb-ft at 1,600 rpm
- Application
- Standard Rogue engine and optional on other eligible Americans
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1968 AMC American
Sources: 1968 AMC all-lines AMA specifications, revised January 2, 1968 , 1968 Rambler American brochure and performance selector
290 Typhoon V8, two-barrel
- Value
- 290 cu in; 9.0:1; two-barrel; 200 gross hp at 4,600 rpm and 285 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm
- Application
- Optional V8 path
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1968 AMC American
Sources: 1968 AMC all-lines AMA specifications, revised January 2, 1968 , 1968 Rambler American brochure and performance selector
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Base two- or four-door sedan, 440 four-door sedan or station wagon, or Rogue two-door hardtop
1968 AMC American
Base two- and four-door; 440 sedan and wagon; Rogue hardtop