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Like the Chevrolet engines, Buick engines are divided into large and smallblock types. The current 350 evolved from the original 215-cubic-inch aluminum V8 from the early Sixties.
Bitchin’ Buick! Nailhead V-8 Build Using Junkyard Donor Parts From the archives: A step-by-step guide for building a great-looking hot rod engine that also performs.
Fundamentals of proper machine work and build procedures for a Buick Turbo V6. Find all the details inside GM High-Tech Performance Magazine.
The current Buick Encore comes with just the one engine, a 1.4L 4-cylinder turbo good for 138 hp and 148 lb-ft of torque. Both of the GX’s new engines will thus constitute an upgrade for buyers.
During that big-block rebuild, a good used block and heads arrived and were sent off to be cleaned at the machine shop. Experiencing déjà vu, Davin walked through the door again with Buick Nailhead ...
The upcoming 2020 Buick Encore GX – reminder: it’s a separate model from the Encore and not simply a trim level – will offer the choice of two different engines when it goes on sale next year.
What Buick did have was a super-compact-for-the-era 159-cubic-inch (roughly 2.5 liters) inline two-cylinder engine with a revolutionary valve design.
LOS ANGELES — Buick revealed details on engines and features for the brand’s upcoming 2020 Encore GX compact SUV ahead of the auto show here. Sized between the little Encore and not-quite-so ...
Taking what is typically a heap of an engine and returning it to its former glory—or better—requires patience, time, and resources. When he first saw the Buick straight-eight, Davin thought it ...
Where Buick starts to catch up with more traditional classics is sheer power. With nicknames like "Fireball V8" and "Wildcat V8," the Nailhead ranked with the mightiest performers of its day.
In 1952, a Buick factory was built south of East Stewart Avenue to make jet engine parts, according to The Journal’s archives.