Engine profile

Oldsmobile 455 W-30 V8

Oldsmobile Rocket big-block · 455 cubic inches · Oldsmobile

Detail crop of the open forced-air hood and engine-bay context from approved 1972 Hurst/Olds Commons media. 1972 Oldsmobile 442 Hurst Olds W-30

Engine Summary

Manufacturer: Oldsmobile
Family: Oldsmobile Rocket big-block
Displacement: 455 cubic inches

Also Known As

455 W-30455 V8 W-30W-30 455W30 455Oldsmobile 455 W-30455-cubic-inch W-30455 Rocket W-30455 CID 442 W-30 V-8455 CID 350 horsepower W-30 V-8Ram Air 455 V-8Oldsmobile 455 CID W-30 V-81971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30L77 455L77 455 CID engineL77 W-30 455455 CID V8, 300 Horsepower1972 Oldsmobile 442 W-301972 Hurst Olds W-30 455

Cars Using This Engine

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2-door hardtop or convertible

1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30

Oldsmobile 4-4-2 with W-30 performance package

2-door Holiday hardtop coupe or convertible

1971 Oldsmobile 442 W-30

Factory Oldsmobile 442 option package

Cutlass Supreme hardtop or convertible; W-30/W46 Hurst/Olds configuration

1972 Oldsmobile 442 Hurst Olds W-30

Hurst Performance, with conversion work recorded at the Demmer facility in Lansing, Michigan

Cutlass or Cutlass S two-door hardtop/sports coupe, or Cutlass Supreme convertible

1972 Oldsmobile 442 W-30

L77 455 W-30 V8, rated at 300 net hp and 410 lb-ft

Source Trail

General Motors Heritage Collection 1970 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442

Oldsmobile Division / General Motors, reproduced by Over-Drive Magazine 1970 Oldsmobile W-Machines brochure PDF

Old Car Manual Project / Old Car Brochures 1970 Oldsmobile brochure scan index

Wikipedia Oldsmobile 442

HOT ROD 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Cutlass: Case Study for a Dead Muscle Car Brand

Over-Drive Magazine 1970 Oldsmobile Mid-Size Cars Fact Sheet

Car Life 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Road Test

Mecum Auctions 1970 Oldsmobile 442 W-30 Convertible 344670M241117, 2022