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The system standard on all 1981 Cadillacs was developed by the division and Eaton Corporation and was installed on the Cadillacs new-for-1980 throttle-body fuel-injected six-liter 368-cuin V-8--essentially a destroked debored 472500.

368 cadillac engine. A new member to the family this ones here to stay one of my favorite cars 1980 Cadillac Coupe DeVille with the 368 60 no EFI garbage enjoy make sure to lik. One of Cad Companys Best Engineered Products that make serious Cadders smile. It was still providing all the silky-smooth torque and horsepower a Cadillac required to accelerate and cruise in seemingly effortless fashion but it was just about at its displacement limit and the product planners knew more power was going to be needed in the foreseeable future.

145 HP 10672 KW 3600 RPM. Find CADILLAC 60L368 Spark Plugs V8 Engine Type and get Free Shipping on Orders Over 99 at Summit Racing. This guide is for the 472500425368 engine family and includes pictures casting numbers and notes to aid in positively identifying exactly which version of this engine family you are looking at.

However the 368 that I found is carbureted and it was brought to my attention that the 368 that went into the eldorados. Cadder the 368 intake flows poorly compared to the other intakes but his engine is a 368. Transmission used with the V8-6-4 was the same THM400 used for many years before.

However Cadillac used the engine in hearses and limos up until 1984 so I figure it cant be all that bad. 38 in 97 mm. That engine served the company well growing from 331 cubic inches to 429 by the mid-1960s.

The engine was a 60 litre 368 cubic inch V8-6-4 As you leave your driveway all 8 cylinders in your gasoline-powered 1981 Cadillac are in operation Then as you reach intermediate speeds on a street or avenue and your power requirements lessen the car automatically switches to 6 cylinders. It wasnt until 1981 and Cadillacs notorious V-8-6-4 engine dubbed L62 that the idea was heard from again. Nearly anything that works in the other V-8s will work on the 368.

With minor tweaks it can reliably produce acceptable horsepower and torque. In 1980 the standard engine became the Cadillac 368 ci V8 engine except in California where the Oldsmobile 350 was still used. 41 in 103 mm.

For more precise cam degreeing on serious Cad engines 22500 Fits all 68-85 472 500 425 368 Cadillac engines. VehicleEngine Search VehicleEngine Search MakeModel Search. Things to watch out for - Dont over carburate it for a mild street engine its roughly 1 CFM for 1 horsepower.

The V8-6-4 L62 in GM engine-code parlance debuted for the 1981 model year and it was based on stout stuff. I realize the 368 was Cadillacs attempt at a smogfuel mileage engine in the early 80s and it showed pretty dismal HP and torque figures compared to the other big block Caddys. 6030 cc 3680 cu in.

I did see that. V8-6-4 came out in 1981. The 2 smaller engines have a box shape cast in near the oil pressure port which makes identifying them at a glance fairly easy.

Even the nay-sayer sites acknowledge the engine was robust and durable. Find CADILLAC 60L368 Parts and Accessories and get Free Shipping on Orders Over 99 at Summit Racing. FREE SHIPPING on Orders Over 99.

The heads probably flow the same. Engine Building Basics PDF Basic instructions tips tricks and specs for assembling your Cadillac engine. Since the 425472500 intake doesnt fit the 368 I thought that the alum 368 Q-J intake might not be too pricey to ship and make it alot simpler for him.

270 Ft-Lbs 366 NM 2000 RPM. Ignition Timing Troubleshooting Guide PDF. The 368 is an excellent engine and is architecturally the same as the 472500425 engines.

One of Cad Companys Best Engineered Products that make serious Cadders smile. 16 OHV 2 valves per cylinder Cylinder Block. In both the 1980 Eldorado and Seville which now shared frames the 368s came with DEFI throttle body fuel injection.

6 - 80-84. It is a regular 3 speed transmission - no overdrive. Fuel injected 368 CI V-8 engine with operational variable displacement Digital dash Last year for the big block Cadillac dElegance Package Power Astro Roof Cassette player CB radio AMFM radio Treated with rust proofing at purchase.

System is designed so that no cylinder deactivation will occur unless the car is moving and the transmission is in third gear. One easy way to identify a 425 or 368 vs a 472 or 500 Cadillac engine block is to look at the rear of the block. 1980 368 is a regular V8 with 4 bbl carburetor.

Everything below the cylinder heads came from the 368-cubic-inch V8 L61 that had been Cadillacs primary engine in 1980. Anyways I have this 82 and the HT 4100 that was in it was shot I know that these motors were crap in the first place and did a little bit of looking and found rebuild Forum that discussed replacing an HT 4100 in an 82 with a 368 which happened to be the exact motor that I found.

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