Oldsmobile Small-Block V8 Engine Specs

Oldsmobile Small-Block V8 specs: 3.70 x 3.06 in (94 x 77.7 mm) bore and stroke. Displacement, compression and factory ratings, plus rod ratio.

At a glance

Displacement260 ci
Cylinders8
Bore3.700"
Stroke3.060"
Compression8.0:1
Advertised power110 hp

This engine

EngineDisplacementBore × StrokeCRHP
260260 ci3.7" × 3.0598"8:1110

What varies across the family

This family is represented by a single engine in the database: 260 ci, 8 cylinders, a 3.7" × 3.0598" bore and stroke.

All are oversquare — bore larger than stroke, which favours revs over low-end torque.

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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