LT8 Confirmed

Cadillac · Regular Production Option

Engine, 4.1L V8, HT-4100

Years 1982–87 Models 10
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Also described as HT4100 4.1L V8 w/ DEFIHT4100 4.1L V8 DEFIEngine, 4.1L V8, throttle body fuel injectionEngine, 4.1L V8, High Technology HT-4100Engine, 4.1L V8, HT4100

Documented applications

  • 1983–1985 Single-source

    Cadillac high technology V8; Wikipedia's Cadillac High Technology engine article gives LT8 as the HT-4100 option code and lists the Fleetwood Brougham through 1985, and its Fleetwood Brougham article dates the HT-4100 through 1985 (the articles count as one source); no sibling source read prints the code for this car

  • 1985–1987 Single-source

    the standard HT-4100 (High Technology) V8, 135 hp; Wikipedia's High Technology engine article gives the option code LT8 to the HT-4100 and lists the DeVille among its applications for every year of this span, and its DeVille article calls the HT-4100 the standard engine of the 1985 sixth generation, continuing in 1986; the article's applications list ends the HT-4100 after 1987, and the 4.5L that replaced it for 1988 gives no code in any source read; both articles are Wikipedia, one source; decoderpo.com (T3, undated, no vehicle) reads LT8 as a 4.1L V8 engine, which agrees on the meaning only; the code is not listed in a Cadillac-specific factory page, so single-source

  • 1983–1984 Single-source

    Cadillac high technology V8, the standard engine; Wikipedia's engine article gives LT8 as the HT-4100 option code and lists the DeVille for every year of this span, and its DeVille article dates the HT-4100 across this generation; the two articles count as one source; the sibling gnttype.org Buick table prints no Cadillac codes

  • 1983–1985 Single-source

    Wikipedia's Cadillac High Technology engine article gives LT8 as the HT-4100's option code and lists the Eldorado, and its Eldorado article names the HT-4100 for this generation; the NICB Cadillac engine tables list a 4.1L V8 digital fuel injection engine (no RPO codes, so they do not name LT8; the VIN letter is not legible in the OCR text); no Buick or Oldsmobile E-body used this engine, so there is no sibling source

  • 1986–1987 Single-source

    Wikipedia's Eldorado article names the HT-4100 V8 for 1986–1987 in the eleventh-generation infobox, and its Cadillac High Technology engine article gives LT8 as the HT-4100's option code and lists the Eldorado (the two articles are one source); no Buick or Oldsmobile E-body used this engine, so there is no sibling source

  • 1985–1987 Single-source

    the HT-4100 (High Technology) V8; Wikipedia's High Technology engine article gives the option code LT8 to the HT-4100 and lists the Fleetwood among its applications for 1985–1987, and its Fleetwood article names the HT-4100 as the engine until it was replaced for 1988; the Wikipedia articles are one source, and the code is not printed in a Fleetwood-specific factory page; the DeVille, Eldorado and Seville share the engine (sibling and platform mates, corroborating the code only); decoderpo.com (T3, undated, no vehicle) reads LT8 as a 4.1L V8 engine, agreeing on the meaning only; single-source

  • 1983–1985 Single-source

    Wikipedia's Seville article lists the LT8 HT4100 V8 through 1985 (135 horsepower), and its Cadillac High Technology engine article calls LT8 the HT-4100 option code and lists the Seville (the same source family, not independent); the NICB 1983 and 1984 Cadillac VIN tables print a 4.1L V8 DFI engine symbol without a code; no Seville-specific source prints the code

  • 1986–1987 Single-source

    Wikipedia's engine table for this generation lists the LT8 HT4100 V8 at 130 hp for 1986–1987; its engine article (one source with the Seville article) lists the Seville under this engine; the Eldorado, Riviera and Toronado share the platform but no sibling source prints the code for these years

This page aggregates every documented appearance of LT8 in the Cadillac reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.