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Starting in 1975, Regal coupes came standard with Buick's resurrected 231 cu in (3.8 L) V6 engine previously offered on the 1964–1967 Skylark; the engine's tooling had been sold to Kaiser Motors for use in Jeep models (Kaiser was purchased by American Motors in 1970 and Jeep became an AMC division) and sold back to GM by AMC in 1974. For 1975 ...
1978–1983 Chevrolet Malibu Both the 229 cu in (3.8 L) engine used in the Malibu starting in 1980 and the 200 cu in (3.3 L) version first used in 1978 were NOT versions of the Buick 3800 Engine, but a different Chevy-built engine. Both the Buick V6 and the 229 cu in (3.8 L) Chevrolet V6 are 90-degree V6 engines, and both are often referred to ...
In 1975, the H-platform also adopted a Buick-designed 231 cubic-inch V6. For 1978, the 140 cubic-inch inline-4 was replaced by a Pontiac-designed 151 cubic-inch inline-4 (later known as the "Iron Duke" engine). [6] In addition to the Cosworth Vega engine, the H platform served in the development of several advanced GM engine designs.
The GM Ecotec engine, also known by its codename L850, is a family of all-aluminium inline-four engines, displacing between 1.2 and 2.5 litres.Confusingly, the Ecotec name was also applied to both the Buick V6 Engine when used in Holden Vehicles, as well as the final DOHC derivatives of the previous GM Family II engine; the architecture was substantially re-engineered for this new Ecotec ...
1937–1939 Automatic Safety Transmission (AST) — Oldsmobile, Buick in 1938 only; 1940–1967 Hydramatic — 4-speed Pontiac/Oldsmobile/Cadillac (totally different design than the later Turbo-Hydramatics) 1947–1952 Dynaflow — Buick's "2-speed CVT" 1950–1973 Powerglide — 2-speed Chevrolet (also used by Pontiac, Holden, Vauxhall and Opel).
This engine is also known as a A28NET, Z28NET, Z28NEL or B284. The LP9 is a 2.8L turbocharged version used for the Saab 9-3 , Saab 9-5 , and other GM vehicles. It has the same bore and stroke as the naturally aspirated LP1 , however the compression ratio is reduced to 9.5:1.
The 322 Fireball V8 in a 1956 Buick Century. Buick's first generation V8 was offered from 1953 through 1956; it replaced the Buick straight-eight.While officially called the "Fireball V8" [1] by Buick, it became known by enthusiasts as the "Nailhead" for the unusual vertical alignment of its small-sized valves (Originally it was known to hot-rodders as the "nail valve", because the engine's ...
Not at all. The Buick V6 is based off of the aluminum 215 V8, designed by Buick. There WAS an Oldsmobile variant of the engine with an extra head bolt per cylinder, but that's it. 98.125.6.3 16:54, 21 August 2012 (UTC) I've read that the original Buick V-6 was made from the 215 aluminum V-8. This is a common writing.