Talk:Cadillac V8 engine

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"and today is the only General Motors division to retain its own V8 design." But what about the Chevy small block? RivGuySC 05:31, 30 December 2005 (UTC)

Who said, that factory power ratings for 500 Engine has any real basis? Check out this site: www.cad500parts.com

[edit] questions/comments on downsized ohv segment

linked thru to here from another article talking about the v8-6-4... there's some bits of unexplained jargon in there that either need to be cleaned up or linked (unfortunately I lack the knowledge to do either) - doubly so as I'm reasonably au fait with most car engineering terms, but am still stuck on them.. 1/ 'stacked like cordwood'? I'm unsure as to what this expression means, it's not exactly common english. Were they scrapped, and so piled up on top of each other, or is it more of a canadian lumber logjam situation (long line of cars), etc? 2/ not torque the headbolts ... to avoid Helicoiling the thread. OK, something like boring out the thread, or whatever? Reasonable to leave it in if it's a genuine term, but needs a link

also i'm bemused by the comment that cars with the 4.9L engine got their best performance in 1st gear (upto 45mph) - did Caddies have some quirky transmission where they typically accelerated harder in 2nd gear, or is this totally redundant seeing as almost any road vehicle, particularly a car with a powerful engine and transmission with few gears (as opposed to, say, a 12-gear truck) will perform best in 1st? btw, it's all well and good getting your 'surprisingly strong' 200hp at low-ish rpm, but if it were opened up a bit more it may have produced a lot more power at higher revs without necessarily losing that midrange punch... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.46.180.56 (talk) 22:09, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

"Stacked like cordwood" is a fairly common US term. It means the engines were physically stacked up -- probably because they were replaced under warranty. I don't have firsthand knowledge of that being the case with the 4100 engine, but it's not unusual to see defective parts stacked behind dealerships after a big recall.

Helicoil is a trade name for a threaded insert used to repair a threaded hole that has been stripped out. It's commonly used with spark plug and head bolt holes.

I don't know where anyone might come up with citations for all of the unattributed statements in the 4100 section. Most of them are common knowledge among people who are familiar with 1980s GM mechanicals, but I doubt they were specifically published anywhere. Old GM TSBs might be a source of citations. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.99.107.197 (talk) 02:43, 14 April 2008 (UTC)