Workbench Answers
1. 351ci Ford performance engine built on the Cleveland blockor, the 302ci V-8. Name later used for a particular 429ci Ford engine.
2. 236ci Chevy I-6.
3. High torque 250ci six-cylinder Chevy that made 115 horsepower.
4. 429 Ford performance engine; higher-horsepower version referred to as a Super Cobra Jet.
5. Studebaker 232ci I-6; 120 horsepower.
6. 356ci V-8 Packard; 160 horsepower.
7. 225ci Jeep V-6 motor bought from Buick and used from 1965-71; also refers to the 350ci V-8 Buick used by Jeep.
8. Original Chrysler Hemi V-8 (from the size of the valve covers).
9. 276ci DeSoto V-8; 160 horsepower.
10. Another Chrysler-built Hemi; 255 horsepower.
11. 331ci Chrysler Hemi I-8; 180 horsepower, used from 1951-55.
12. 230ci Dodge I-6; 103 horsepower, used form 1949-53.
13. 134ci flathead I-4; used in all Jeeps from Willys MB through CJ-3A.
14. 250ci Nash Ambassador ’56 V-8; also a 232ci OHV six-cylinder used by Jeep. Name also used by Chevy to describe certain small-block V-8s used in trucks from the late ’60s to early ’80s.
15. 134ci F- head motor use in Jeep vehicles from 1955 to the early ’60s.
16. 2.5L I-4 built by GM; used in several cars as well as some Jeep vehicles.
17. 350, 427 and 454ci GMC and Chevy truck engines in the ’60s.
18. Lincoln L-head V-8 used in car and truck applications from 1932-53; 154 horsepower.
19. 312ci Ford police Y-block V-8; 210 horsepower, used from 1957-60. Name later used in 1968-69 for 429ci FE V-8.
20. 371ci Oldsmobile version of Pontiac Tri-Power V-8 used from 1957-58; 271 horsepower. Used three two-barrel carbs.
21. 270ci GMC-only I-6 truck engine; 92 horsepower, used 1941-62. Later increased to 302 cubic inches. Name is sometimes used to refer to any six-cylinder GM truck engine.
22. 215ci Ford I-6; 101 horsepower, used from 1952-64.
23. Small-block Chevy V-8; used from 1955-2003 in displacements ranging from 265 to 400 cubic inches.
24. Buick 322/425ci V-8; used from 1953-66. Name referred to its small valve size.
25. 224ci Studebaker V-8; 140 horsepower, used in 1955.
26. 259ci Studebaker V-8, 185 horsepower, used from 1955-63.
27. 427ci Chevrolet V-8; 430 to 500 horsepower; first tested in 1963 and later used in varying displacements from 1965-69 in Chevrolets and from 1967-69 in Corvettes. Replaced in 1970 by the 454ci V-8. Name refers to the way the valves in the head were splayed.
28. 236ci Desoto flathead I-6; 112 horsepower, used from 1948-50.
29. 265ci Chevy V-8, equipped with dual exhaust and four-barrel carb; 180 to 225 horsepower; used from 1955-56.
30. 4.0L Jeep I-6; 177 to 190 horsepower. First used in Cherokees and later in Wranglers from 1987-2007.
31. 366ci Chevy tall-deck big-block V-8; 300 horsepower. Originally designed for medium-duty trucks and buses. Shared the same block as the 427ci V-8, and used from 1966-1995.
32. Fuel-injected 283ci Chevrolet V-8; 283 to 315 horsepower, used from 1957-67. Also used to refer to ’96-and-later high-output version of 502ci V-8.
33. 327ci AMC Rambler V-8; 255 horsepower, used from1957-66.
34. 241ci Dodge Hemi V8; 140 horsepower, used from 1953-54.
35. 226ci Continental L-head I-6; 115 horsepower, used from 1947-62. Used as an industrial motor and in some Kaiser cars; later used in Jeeps and renamed Super Hurricane.
36. 303ci Oldsmobile V-8; 135 horsepower, used from 1949-1953. Later built in 324-, 371- and 394ci displacements.
37. Generally associated with Ford 429ci Boss V-8; 375 to 500 horsepower, used from 1968-73. Sometimes used to refer to the 396ci Chevy V-8 that replaced the 409ci in 1965.
38. 164ci turbocharged Corvair I-4; 150 horsepower, used 1964. Also known as Monza Spyder, with a smaller-displacement version used in 1962-63.
39. First used for the Chrysler 251ci I-6; 116 horsepower, used 1948-mid-’50s. Later used for 331ci V-8; 180 horsepower , used 1955-58.
40. 239/255ci Ford flathead V-8; 110 horsepower, used 1949-53.
41. Nickname for 216/235ci Chevy I-6; 85 to 150 horsepower, used 1947-57.
42. 226ci Continental/Kaiser-Frazer I-6; 112 horsepower, used 1952-55.
43. Used to describe a variety of Hudson I-6 engines used from 1916-57. Most commonly used for 262ci I-6; 123 horsepower, 1948-57.
44. 327ci AMC Rambler V-8; 150 horsepower, used 1957-60.
45. 226ci flathead I-6 used by Jeep in utility wagons and trucks; 155 horsepower, used 1954-63.
46. 406ci six-valve Mercury V-8; 405 horsepower, used 1963-65.
47. Four-barrel version of 283ci Chevy small-block V-8; 185 horsepower, used 1957-62. Also known as Super Taskmaster.
48. 261ci Chevy I-6 used in medium-duty trucks and buses; 140 horsepower, used 1954-62. Also used to describe 216/235ci Chevy I-6; 78 to 112 horsepower, used 1937-53.
49. 226ci Continental I-6 later used in Jeeps; 112 horsepower, used 1954-63.
50. Ford 429ci V-8; 360 horsepower, used from 1968-73.
51. 230ci OHC AMC I-6 used in Jeep trucks and Wagoneers; 140 horsepower, used 1963-69.
52. 152hp I-4 used in IH Scouts from 1960-69; was actually one bank of a 304ci V-8.
53. 265ci Chevy V-8; 162 horsepower, used from 1955-58.
54. 348c Chevy V-8; 250 to 315 horsepower, used 1958-64.
55. 308ci Hudson dual-carb I-6; 145 to 175 horsepower, used 1951-57.
56. 327ci AMC V-8 used in Jeep Wagoneers and pickups; 250 horsepower, used 1965-69.
57. 239/256/272/292ci /Ford OHV V-8; 106 to 200 horsepower, used 1954-64.
58. 348ci Chevy V-8; 250 horsepower, used 1958-61.
59. 383 and 413ci Chrysler Wedge V-8s, which replaced the original Hemi in Chrysler cars; 305 horsepower (3833), used 1959-71.
60. Dodge variant of Chrysler 383 and 413ci engine with dual four-barrel carbs; 430 horsepower (413), used 1960-73.