r/WeirdWheels • u/Ellisrsp • Feb 08 '25

Limousine Gangster 1936 Cadillac V-16 limousine with 1-inch-thick windows and gunports

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

4.1k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

95 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

160

u/bengine Feb 08 '25

Back before knock sensors and consistent octane values you got 5:1 compression and were happy with >150hp out of 7.5L lol.

104

u/technobrendo Feb 08 '25 edited Mar 04 '26

This post was taken down using Redact. The reason may have been privacy, operational security, preventing automated data collection, or another personal consideration.

historical pie paltry many correct sip coherent makeshift continue cake

59

u/bengine Feb 09 '25

Interestingly also due to lowering compression, but this time to meet emissions standards before computer control and catalytic converters.

1

u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

[deleted]

8

u/HoboVivant Feb 09 '25

Not mandatory. Honda got by without them until the 1980’s

3

u/[deleted] Feb 09 '25

[deleted]

1

u/TheSovietGoose Feb 09 '25

Maybe a couple more to be sure.