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How to Build Max-Performance Buick Engines: Turbo V6, 264, 322, 350, 364, 400, 401, 425, 430, 455
  Contrary to popular opinion, high-performance Buick V8 engines are not simple Chevy knock offs. In fact, Buick was GM's engine design leader and developed ground breaking engines that differed substancially from all other GM offerings.
On one side, Buick engines carry high-performance equipment that can be modified and built for enormous performance gains. On the other side, certain engines caontained inherent design weaknesses, which must be addressed and effectively resolved.
How to Build Max-Performance Buick Engines shows you how to extract maximum performance, effectively remedy engine design issues, maintain reliability, and build everything from an improved stock engine to a full-race engine.
Automotive journalist and Buick authority Jefferson Bryant guides you though how to select the proper equipment, build, and modify 264, 322, 364, 400, 401, 425 Nailheads, 300, 340, 350 small-blocks, 400, 430, 455 big-blocks, and the 3.8-liter V6 turbo engines.
Bryant details the best disassembly, inspection, modification, assembly, and start up procedures. In addition, he covers the full-range of aftermarket engine products and services for building any engine.
This book also provides an extensive resource guide and vital specifications for Buick engines. If you've been looking for the one book to help you build your high-performance Buick engine, this is it!
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Blocks
- Pistons, Rods and Cranks
- Oiling System Upgrades
- Cams and Timing Covers
- Cylinder Heads
- Valvetrain
- Ignition and Fuel Systems
- Intake, Carbs and Exhaust
- Race Engines
- V-6 Turbo
- Source Guide
- 1953-1955 Nailhead Engine Specifications
- 1953-1971 Engine Specifications
- 1987 3.8L V-6 Turbo Engine Specifications
About the Author:
At the tender age of six, Jefferson Bryant first laid eyes on a 1978 Pontiac Firebird and fell head over heels for cars. Since then, Bryant has pursued his lifelong passion for cars and a career in automotive journalism. Bryant lives in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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PRODUCT DETAILS:- Publisher: CarTech Books — 2008
- Author: Jefferson Bryant
- Binding: Paperback — 8½ x 11 inches
- Pages: 144 — Over 300 color photos and illustrations
- ISBN: 9781932494594
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How to Build Max-Performance Buick Engines: Turbo V6, 264, 322, 350, 364, 400, 401, 425, 430, 455 |
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