Oldsmobile Tech Articles

1957 Oldsmobile Golden Rocket Engine - The 21st Century J-2

It's rarely mentioned as a performance pioneer, but the 1957 Oldsmobile 371 J-2 Golden Rocket engine deserves more respect... more

Installing Dakota Digital Gauge System - What's Olds Is New Again

So you've replaced that old stock, worn out Flathead or six-cylinder engine with a new, fuel-injected, computer-controlled LS1, replaced those old, dim bulb lights to fancy LEDs,.... more

Oldsmobile V8 Engines - Vintage Engines: Oldsmobile Rockets

In some ways, the Oldsmobile V-8s produced in the '50s and early '60s period we've been examining in this series have been the opposite of the Buick nailheads in their connection to hot rodding, then and now. more