Re: 282 versus 288 Packard engine

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2017/3/12 8:48:01

I remember reading they were very similar.

Well, they ARE similar, and also similar to the Oldsmobile and Pontiac L-head 8 cylinders as well as others; they are all of the same basic generic design philosophy. The departure from the 282 came about as Packard prepared for the new 22nd series and wanted an engine size for each of the new 8-cylinder car lines; for that they wanted a new engine size for the Super 8 between the 282 and the 356. They also saw the many economies of have all engines with the same piston bore and selected 3-1/2 for a common bore for the 282 replacement and the new Super 8 engine (the 245 Six and the 356 Custom 8 were already a 3-1/2 bore). An entirely new engine block was designed for the 288/327 family of engines to replace the 282 which was not capable of being bored to 3-1/2 inches and anyway was already getting long in the tooth.