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.

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.

In 1952, a Buick factory was built south of East Stewart Avenue to make jet engine parts, according to The Journal’s archives.

The Buick Encore’s turbocharged 1.4L I4 LUV engine was replaced during the 2021 model year by the turbocharged 1.4L I4 LE2 motor, which is also standard in the 2022 Buick Encore.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.