Engine Summary
- Manufacturer
- Oldsmobile
- Family
- Oldsmobile Rocket big-block
- Displacement
- 455 cubic inches
Also Known As
1974 Hurst Olds W-30 4551974 Oldsmobile V-code 4551974 Hurst Olds 230-hp 455
Engine profile
1974 Oldsmobile W-30 455 V8
Oldsmobile Rocket big-block · 455 cubic inches · Oldsmobile
Identification reference
Engine Details
Source-backed component numbers, codes, stampings, and application notes.
Carburetor and induction
- Value
- Rochester Quadrajet 7044559 with dual-snorkel air cleaner
- Application
- 1974 Hurst/Olds W-30 455
- Type
- carburetor / part number
- Car pages
- 1974 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30 455
Sources: 1974 Hurst/Olds Spotter Tips
Block and cylinder heads
- Value
- 396021F or 396021FA block with KA cylinder heads
- Application
- 1974 Hurst/Olds W-30 455
- Type
- engine assembly / casting number
- Location
- block casting and front/rear cylinder-head casting marks
- Car pages
- 1974 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30 455
Sources: 1974 Hurst/Olds Spotter Tips
Factory output
- Value
- 230 hp SAE net at 4,300 rpm and 370 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm
- Application
- 1974 W-30 455
- Type
- engine assembly / specification
- Car pages
- 1974 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30 455
Sources: HO Locomotive On A Grand Scale , This 1974 Hurst/Olds Rounded Out One Man's Collection of Every Year of H/O
VIN engine code
- Value
- V
- Application
- 1974 Hurst/Olds W-30 455
- Type
- engine assembly / stamp
- Location
- fifth character of the vehicle identification number
- Car pages
- 1974 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30 455
Sources: 1974 Hurst/Olds Spotter Tips
Cars Using This Engine
1 linked car page.
Cutlass S two-door Colonnade coupe converted by Hurst Performance
1974 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30 455
380 W-30 coupes from 1,800 regular-production Hurst/Olds