Re: Straight 8 Engine

Posted by West Peterson On 2012/5/1 8:18:50

The Super 8 (a term not used until 1933 I beleive), Deluxe Eight, and Custom Eight were the top-of-the-line eight cylinder engines. Displacement was 385 cu. in.

The Standard Eight and Eight was a smaller, less powerful engine of 319 cu. in., shorter than the 385 by about 6 inches.

For 1930, the Custom Eight and Deluxe Eight were the same engine, used in the Model 740, 745 and 734. (You might also see reference to a 745C, which was the same engine, but a different radiator.)

The "real" Super Eight engine was dropped in 1937, when they used the Eight and called it a Super Eight. In 1940, the Super Eight became the 356cid hydraulic lifter engine, basically the most powerful engine available. (Buick fans would probably argue that point, though.)