Rocket 350 vs. regular 350 - Whats the difference?

[hotrod_chevyz]

Im sorry if my replies were below your standards. Ive worked on more oldsmobiles than i have probably anything else. Perhaps you should join a oldsmobile club, you could probably find one that knows quite a bit about cutlasses ect. They will probably expect a fee but for the exact information you seem to desire it might be your best bet. You get what you pay for.

BTW No reason why you should feel a *retaliation* is in order...I was sort of joking around, i didnt expect that you would take offence to anything i said. I believe you took the situation as being more intense than it actually is. Is it too bold of me to say "lighten up">?

Chevys gets a minimum of one cutlass a week in for work. Ive worked on more cutlasses in the past five years than i really care to even think about. Still to this day i have people who owe me cash money for transmission rebuilds and engine rebuilds on oldsmobiles and cutlasses. The owners of these cars seem to have some chip on their shoulder for some reason or another... Ive done so many engine pulls and plantings on those i can do them in the dark. Seems like they always have the same problems, such as coolant in the oil... So good luck with that. If your engine puts out as much power as you claim it might be a fairly nice ride.

Also, welcome to the forum, sorry again if you took what i said as some type of offence, i was just trying to help. I found a book up at the shop with some info you might find interesting, but now instead of posting it i think im just going to leave this thread as it is.

As for looking anything up, i really dont think thats going to happen in this case. I did browse for a few minutes through a dusty old book trying to shed some light on this particular topic, but after your last reply instead of trying to live up to your standards, i think i might leave the light off on this one. Once again good luck.

[Mines69Olds]

I think it would be hard to work on Cutlasses all the time b/c I have only seen a few running around here. I mean in 5 years i've not seen more than 10 late 60's early 70's running around. I've had coolant problems with my cutlass before but it was my 85 Cutlass supreme with a 3.8. Some info just kinda seems like it doesn't all add up.

[brutus90]

I guess I do have high standards when it comes to accurate information. Sort of a "This is how it is, and this is why it is that way". I'm going to leave that response as it is, since it seems to be common sense and needs no further explanation.

As for the retaliation remark: you probably know as well as anyone that written things can be interpereted very differently. That is the way I took it. If that isn't the way you ment it, I suggest you reread some of the things you may post, as people (including myself) may misunderstand your humor.

In regards to you doing work and not getting paid for it: I think common sense should be looked upon in that one as well. None of my business as to why you don't get paid for your work though. I personally wouldn't stereotype the oldsmobile crowd though. It doesn't matter if you're a chevy, ford, oldsmobile, or whatever kind of guy. There are guys (and girls of course) that have a chip on their shoulder, regardless of which brand they like. Mines69Olds was talking about cooling. Thankfully I've gotten 15,000 on mine with no problems to speak of, including cooling problems. Oh, and I don't claim that my Olds has that much power, the professional engine builder that put mine together claims that.

Also, whether or not you actually looked up information on this subject or not, it doesn't really matter as you apparently aren't going to share (I'm reading that as "I know something, but....too bad, I'm not gonna tell you"). Oh, and the part I mentioned about looking up was regarding something totally different, but oh well. Hopefully someone got it.

Finally, thank you for wishing me luck, although I question how sincere it is.


Mines69Olds - The guy that put my Olds 350 together also said that about the high nickel content. The guy is an Oldsmobile building freak, and I got a lot of info that I never even knew I wanted to know (too bad I lost his phone number). He basically told me to keep the RPMs below 5500 to be safe (I guess going a lot higher than this might scatter some metal), change the oil religiously, and basically keep it in tune, and that motor will pretty much out live me. He knew I wanted a nice street car to pound on occasionally, and he pretty much said "here ya go, just take care of it".

Gotta keep the Olds' going. I see chevelles all over town, but not many cutlasses. Speaking of which, mine needs a drive

[hotrod_chevyz]

The north side of OKC has a lot of Cutlasses. mostly post 75. Most of the ones i work on are 80's models with 70's model engines.

Sometimes people cant really afford to pay or they would. When it comes to some poor family if they are a good loyal customer, even if they dont pay me right then they will always be back and probably with the cash they owe me.

I wasnt stereotyping at all. The Cutlasses i work on are owned by gang members who have nice custom paintjobs, and 22 inch wheels on rubber bands. They drive impalas and other big bodied old schools, not only Cutlasses. Payment isnt the problem with these boys. Its more like, while im doing an oil change on one gang car, another gang car pulls up for a wheel swap, and they are a rival of one of my other customers. Pretty tense but i get a lot of work from them.

[brutus90]

I'm done posting replies to you, hotrod-chevyz. That's great that you can help people out in a bind as I do the same, but the previous post made it sound as if these oldsmobile guys you deal with had issues. But, as I said before, it's none of my business. Anyway, this thread has become counterproductive, and unless there is a post actually pertaining to the thread topic from you, I don't intend on replying.

[allenmjr]

Olds 350 is any engine produced by Oldsmobile from 1968 to 1980 with bore of 4.057, stroke of 3.385 and output of 160-320 hp. Rocket 350 is any Olds 350 engine bearing the "Rocket" name until it was dropped from air cleaner decal in '75. Earlier Olds 350s (all Rocket 350s, '75 & '76) are desirable since blocks are "durable and full of power potential." What is the difference between Olds 350 & Rocket 350? The model years that did not bear the Rocket name. Whoo, ahhh!!! Big fraggin' deal. Oldsmobile had been using that name since the 50's. That's really it. You guys can debate how many horses it takes to qualify as a Rocket 350 all you want. Be my guest. When you come to a consensus, let me know. What do you mean by regular Olds 350 or regular 350??????????????????

[maxwedge]

Welcome to AF, please look at the dates on the threads ,this is way too old.