1938 Cadillac V16 - GM Heritage Center

DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS
ENGINE
LaSalle
No. of cylinders 8
Valve arrangement
L-head
Bore and stroke
3%"x4^'
Engine mounted on:
Front
Vulcanized rubber
Rear
Bolt through rubber
Rubber mounting used at
All points
Number of points of suspension 3
Engine make
Own
Engine model 38-50
Cylinder arrangement 90° V-8
Cylinder head material
Cast iron
Piston displacement 322
Taxable horsepower 36.45
Maximum brake horsepower at R.P.M 125 at 3400
Standard compression ratio 6.25 to 1
Standard compression pressure (lbs.) 155# at 1000 R.P.M.
PISTONS AND RINGS
Piston make
Lynite & Bohn
Piston material
Lo-Ex aluminum
alloy
Piston features
Piston weight, oz. (without rings, pin or locking
rings) 16.88
Piston weight, oz. (with rings, pin and locking
rings) 25.13
Piston length
4¾'
Piston clearance 0019"
No. of oil rings used per piston 2
No. of compression rings used per piston 2
RODS AND PINS
Wrist pin length
2%'
Wrist pin diameter %"
Cadillac Sixty
Cadillac V-8
8
L-head
Vulcanized rubber
Bolt through rubber
All points
3
Own
38-60, 38-65
90° V-8
Cast iron
346
39.20
135 at 3400
6.25 to 1
155# at 1000 R.P.M.
Lynite & Bohn Lynite & Bohn Lynite & Bohn
Lo-Ex aluminum Lo-Ex aluminum Lo-Ex aluminum
alloy
alloy
alloy
T-slot, anodized finish T-slot, anodized finish T-slot, anodized finish T-slot, anodized finish
18.30
25.13
.0021"
2
2
3½"
W
Cadillac
Fleetwood
8
L-head
3^x4^*
Vulcanized rubber
Bolt through rubber
All points
3
Own
38-75
90° V-8
Cast iron
346
39.20
140 at 3400
6.7 to 1
170# at 1000 R.P.M.
18.30
25.13
.0021"
2
9
Cadillac
Sixteen
16
L-head
Vulcanized rubber
Bolt through rubber
All points
5
Own
38-90
135° V-16
Cast iron
431
67.60
185 at 3600
6.8 to 1
180# at 1000 R.P.M.
15.280
21.136
.0017"
1
2
2*½'