Abstract: A V-type engine cylinder block includes a mounting pedestal, integrally formed with the block in a V-shaped space between two cylinder banks and interconnecting the cylinder banks. A top wall is secured to the mounting pedestal and extends over almost the entire length of the V-shaped space in a lengthwise direction of the cylinder block. A plurality of bosses are formed with internal threads for securing a bracket, for mounting the cylinder block onto a car body, to one end wall of the cylinder block by bolts. The mounting pedestal and bosses are interconnected by ribs integrally formed with the cylinder block.

Abstract: A connecting structure for connecting a power unit of an automotive vehicle with the vehicle body, in which the power unit includes an engine and a transmission, and in which the engine has a cylinder block formed of an upper block and a lower block, in which a mount is located near the boundary of the engine and the transmission for supporting the power unit on the vehicle body so that each of the upper block and the lower block is mounted together as a unit with the transmission case by the mount.

Abstract: A V-shaped cylinder block for a V-type engine includes a main oil gallery elongating in an axial direction of a crank shaft; a subordinate oil gallery elongating in the axial direction thereof; a linkage passage interconnecting the main oil gallery to the subordinate oil gallery; a first feed passage feeding oil from the subordinate oil gallery to a predetermined crank journaling portion disposed at least on one side of the cylinder block in the axial direction thereof without passing through the main oil gallery; a second feed passage feeding a lubricating oil from the main oil gallery to the crank journaling portions other than the predetermined crank journaling portion; and a pump chamber having a rotary shaft disposed in parallel to the crank shaft.