any expert who can see what year ?

Oldsprepp · 03-14-2008, 05:31 AM

it should be a olds 455.. but can u tell if it is a smogged low comp 72-76
.. or is it a "high" comp 68-72more fun engine...

joe_padavano · 03-14-2008, 07:37 AM

Well, the "J" on the head tells me it's likely a 73-76 motor. Check the VIN derivative on the pad directly below that "J". The second digit in the VIN derivative is the year of the block. 8=1968, 0=1970, 3=1973, etc. of course, it appears that the motor has been apart before (unless that's just a spray-can "rebuild"), so even if it is a 70s smogger, you don't know what the CR is without checking the pistons.

Rallye469 · 03-14-2008, 07:54 AM

Check out that motor mount!
Was this thing in an old truck? A street rod?

Oldsguy · 03-14-2008, 08:51 AM

I noticed that too. I had to do something similar to make a 455 fit in my '46 the correct way.

Olds64 · 03-14-2008, 10:24 AM

That yellow is an odd color for an engine.

joe_padavano · 03-14-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Olds64

That yellow is an odd color for an engine.

Yeah, notice how it hides the oil and dirt...

Oldsguy · 03-14-2008, 01:12 PM

Probably it was in a yellow car and looked pretty good at one time but it looks like it may have been rattle canned. Since I discovered (re-discovered) brush on enamel I believe that is the way to go. I used POR15 engine enamel but really, probably there are other brands out there that will do as well. Durable, hard, shiny and easy to wipe clean. That paint looks very dull and tired in the photo.

The_Jeremiah · 03-14-2008, 02:18 PM

Wow, that thing is dirty LOL

Olds64 · 03-14-2008, 02:25 PM

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Wow, that thing is dirty

Just an excuse to rebuild it.

Pghstarsky · 03-14-2008, 04:53 PM

I dont care if it's dirty...as long as it would make my car go really fast really quick.

Oldsprepp · 03-15-2008, 02:47 AM

okey thx for all the tips... these engine's are rare to find here in sweden.. so maybe i buy it and restore it but its no fun if the engine is as power full as my olds 350 that i have in the car now :P then its just alot of work and no gain of speed :P

Rallye469 · 03-15-2008, 06:20 AM

What's your 350 like? (I mean what was done to that?)

Even if you build the 455's bottom end stock and just update the cam...
you'll probably have more power then the 350.
If the J heads are bothering you...you can always just replace them.
I'd say go for it.

joe_padavano · 03-15-2008, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Oldsprepp

okey thx for all the tips... these engine's are rare to find here in sweden..

Whoa! I missed that. Even here in the US, I'd say snag that motor if the price is right. As I've said before, the last 455 was cast over 30 years ago, so grab any one you can. You can ALWAYS raise compression or port the heads, but casting a new block is tough. Personally, I've been stockpiling BBOs over the last few years. I think I'm up to... uh... well, nearly a dozen so far. Plus a couple of 403s that I got cheap.

Some may remember my motto: Anything under 400 cu in isn't a real engine

J-(Chicago) · 03-15-2008, 07:56 AM

and the old....
"There's no replacement for displacement."

Oldsprepp · 03-15-2008, 02:40 PM

my olds 350 is a "stock" as i know engine that is pretty boring... 0-60 in about 8seconds in my cutlass.

Oldsprepp · 03-15-2008, 02:41 PM

what ´kind of horsepower was there in the olds 455 with low comp and J heads?

dar83501 · 03-15-2008, 02:56 PM

I think they were tentatively rated at 260 or 275 horses, if it's a smog motor. Don't recall the torque.

Oldsprepp · 03-17-2008, 06:00 AM

well well i had bad luck and it got sold before i could go get it

now there are 0 olds 455 for sale in sweden

Rallye469 · 03-17-2008, 09:11 AM

Oldsprepp

Try contacting this guy...he might know where some are hiding.

http://www.oldspower.se/

03-14-2008, 05:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
Oldsprepp Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 38	any expert who can see what year ? it should be a olds 455.. but can u tell if it is a smogged low comp 72-76 .. or is it a "high" comp 68-72more fun engine...

03-14-2008, 07:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
joe_padavano Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,882	Well, the "J" on the head tells me it's likely a 73-76 motor. Check the VIN derivative on the pad directly below that "J". The second digit in the VIN derivative is the year of the block. 8=1968, 0=1970, 3=1973, etc. of course, it appears that the motor has been apart before (unless that's just a spray-can "rebuild"), so even if it is a 70s smogger, you don't know what the CR is without checking the pistons. __________________ Joe Padavano 64 Jetstar 88 Conv 66 442 L-69 Conv 68 W-30 69 H/O 69 442 70 W-30 72 442 84 Custom Cruiser 86 Caprice wagon (w/307 Olds)

03-14-2008, 07:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rallye469 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 236	Check out that motor mount! Was this thing in an old truck? A street rod? __________________ '70 Rallye 350 '65 F-85 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCw-JmwNGZQ

03-14-2008, 08:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 3,172	I noticed that too. I had to do something similar to make a 455 fit in my '46 the correct way. __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door

03-14-2008, 10:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Olds64 Landyacht Club President Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lawton, OK Posts: 1,818	That yellow is an odd color for an engine. __________________ "Some men are Baptists, others Catholics. My father was an OLDSMOBILE man." Ralphie Billingsley A Christmas Story 1983 "We rei-eign, supreme, ooooh god! Burrito supreme, and a chicken supreme, and a CUTLASS SUPREME!" Tenacious D 2007

03-14-2008, 01:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Oldsguy Administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lees Summit MO Posts: 3,172	Probably it was in a yellow car and looked pretty good at one time but it looks like it may have been rattle canned. Since I discovered (re-discovered) brush on enamel I believe that is the way to go. I used POR15 engine enamel but really, probably there are other brands out there that will do as well. Durable, hard, shiny and easy to wipe clean. That paint looks very dull and tired in the photo. __________________ Dan '77 Cutlass Supreme '46 2 door

03-14-2008, 02:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
The_Jeremiah Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 251	Wow, that thing is dirty LOL __________________ 69 Cutlass 4 door. Built 350 inside, grandma's grocery getter outside. Best sleeper in disguise.

03-14-2008, 04:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pghstarsky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 102	I dont care if it's dirty...as long as it would make my car go really fast really quick.

03-15-2008, 02:47 AM	#11 (permalink)
Oldsprepp Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 38	okey thx for all the tips... these engine's are rare to find here in sweden.. so maybe i buy it and restore it but its no fun if the engine is as power full as my olds 350 that i have in the car now :P then its just alot of work and no gain of speed :P

03-15-2008, 06:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
Rallye469 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 236	What's your 350 like? (I mean what was done to that?) Even if you build the 455's bottom end stock and just update the cam... you'll probably have more power then the 350. If the J heads are bothering you...you can always just replace them. I'd say go for it. __________________ '70 Rallye 350 '65 F-85 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCw-JmwNGZQ

03-15-2008, 07:56 AM	#14 (permalink)
J-(Chicago) Seasoned beater pilot. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,653	and the old.... "There's no replacement for displacement." __________________ I'd rather have a numbers matching poker hand.

03-15-2008, 02:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
Oldsprepp Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 38	my olds 350 is a "stock" as i know engine that is pretty boring... 0-60 in about 8seconds in my cutlass.

03-15-2008, 02:41 PM	#16 (permalink)
Oldsprepp Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 38	what ´kind of horsepower was there in the olds 455 with low comp and J heads?

03-15-2008, 02:56 PM	#17 (permalink)
dar83501 Brewsmobile > Bluesmobile Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lewiston, Idaho Posts: 273	I think they were tentatively rated at 260 or 275 horses, if it's a smog motor. Don't recall the torque. __________________ 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 455 Big Block Project - "The Brewsmobile"

03-17-2008, 06:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
Oldsprepp Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 38	well well i had bad luck and it got sold before i could go get it now there are 0 olds 455 for sale in sweden

03-17-2008, 09:11 AM	#19 (permalink)
Rallye469 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 236	Oldsprepp Try contacting this guy...he might know where some are hiding. http://www.oldspower.se/ __________________ '70 Rallye 350 '65 F-85 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCw-JmwNGZQ

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