how do you say....

[86CutlassUCF]

Do you say "4-42" or "4-4-2"?

Is it Salon(like where a woman gets her hair done or is it said more like saloon where a cowboy grabs a beer?

 

[84GP455]

It's 4-4-2... do you know what the 4-4-2 stands for??

 

[86CutlassUCF]

yes i do. i just asked because ive heard both...kinda like the soda, pop, coke thing

 

[Blake442]

4-4-2 of course!
Whenever anybody says 4-42, I immediately correct them.

And yes, it's 'salon', like where you get your hair done... :lol:

 

[84GP455]

So what does 4-4-2 mean then>>>???

 

[supreme_eighty5]

So what does 4-4-2 mean then>>>???

Four cylinders, Four valves, Two camshafts :lol:

 

[dudeface]

Definition of 4-4-2 from the Oldsmobile Factory Literature:
1964 (Original meaning)
4: Four Barrel Carburetion
4: Four On the Floor
2: Dual Exhausts

1965 (First year of automatic transmission option on 442)
4: 400 Cubic Inch Displacement
4: Four Barrel Carburetion
2: Dual Exhausts


1985 to 1987 (Last of RWD 442s)
4: Four speed automatic
4: Four barrel carburetor
2: Dual exhaust


1990 and 1991 (FWD 442)
4: Four cylinders
4: Four valves
2: Two camshafts


[ Thanks to Wes Fujii, Steve Ochs, Mike Coccagna for this information



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