(455 CID) 7.5 Liter Engines: General Motors (GM) only ever produced one 7.5-liter big block engine and that came from the Oldsmobile branch of GM. The Oldsmobile 455 cubic inch big block engine was an icon and remained in production for nearly a decade. It should be noted that the Oldsmobile 455 engine is also referred to as the Rocket 455 engine.
455 Oldsmobile - The 455 Oldsmobile engine or Rocket 455 engine was a 7.5-liter big block V8 engine that produced between 275-400hp depending on the year and the vehicle it was in. The Rocket 455 engine was used in the Oldsmobile Cutlass, Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser, Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser, Oldsmobile 4-4-2, Oldsmobile Hurst/ Olds, Oldsmobile Delta 88, Oldsmobile Toronado, and the GMC Motorhome.