Chevrolet Straight-4 engine
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The Chevrolet Inline-4 engine one of Chevrolet
's first automobile
engines was designed by Arthur Mason and introduced in 1913. Exposed pushrods actuated valves in the detachable crossflow cylinder head. Chevrolet referred to its overhead-valve engine as a "valve-in-head" design. This drew considerable publicity in a time when most rivals were flatheads. It was produced in a single size through 1928 when it was replaced by the Chevrolet Straight-6 engine
.
Chevrolet later used many other straight-4 engines, including the straight-6
-derived 153
and other more modern engines documented in the list of GM engines.
Applications:
Chevrolet
Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...
's first automobile
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
engines was designed by Arthur Mason and introduced in 1913. Exposed pushrods actuated valves in the detachable crossflow cylinder head. Chevrolet referred to its overhead-valve engine as a "valve-in-head" design. This drew considerable publicity in a time when most rivals were flatheads. It was produced in a single size through 1928 when it was replaced by the Chevrolet Straight-6 engine
Chevrolet Straight-6 engine
The Chevrolet inline 6 was Chevy's main engine from 1929 , through 1954, and was the base engine starting in 1955 when they added the small block V8 to the lineup. It had finally been completely phased out by 1990 in North America, but Brazil held on to their fuel-injected straight-6 through the...
.
Chevrolet later used many other straight-4 engines, including the straight-6
Straight-6
The straight-six engine or inline-six engine is a six-cylinder internal combustion engine with all six cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase...
-derived 153
Chevrolet 153 4-cylinder engine
The 153-cubic-inch 153 was a straight-4 engine which was designed for use in the entry-level Chevy II/Nova. Usage of the 153 lasted until 1970 when the inline six was made the base powerplant with the Chevy II/Nova...
and other more modern engines documented in the list of GM engines.
171
The 171 CID was the sole member of this family. It featured splash lubrication. For 1916 a simplified variant of the 171-cubic-inch four-cylinder engine from the Series H yielded 20 horsepower (same as the Ford's T). For its last year (1928) it gained a revised carburetor, higher compression, aluminum pistons, and larger valves a for a rating of 35 horsepower at 2,200 rpm. Because of increased weight of the slightly longer 1928 Chevrolet National Series AB performance failed to improve from the 1927 Chevrolet Series AA Capitol.Applications:
- 1914–1916 Chevrolet Series H (24 HP)
- 1916–1922 Chevrolet 490 (20 HP)
- 1917–1924 Series F
- 1922 Chevrolet Series X Utility Coupe
- 1925 Chevrolet Series K (26 HP)
- 1926 Chevrolet Series V
- 1927 Chevrolet Series AA
- 1928 Chevrolet Series AB
See also
- Chevrolet Straight-6 engineChevrolet Straight-6 engineThe Chevrolet inline 6 was Chevy's main engine from 1929 , through 1954, and was the base engine starting in 1955 when they added the small block V8 to the lineup. It had finally been completely phased out by 1990 in North America, but Brazil held on to their fuel-injected straight-6 through the...
- List of GM engines