Buick V-6, was Prowler V6

[Todd....!!]

I hear ya,

Sounds correctamundo!

I ran a 383 in my Bee from 1988(bought the car with the engine semi
assembled in a crate) til about 1992, when I swapped it out in the same
day for the 440 that Some friends n I built from a 1971-2 Newport that
had a 1969 cast 440 block from Pic-ur-part for $135 right here in
Houston...

Ran the 440 with a stock cast iron intake at first, then picked up a
performer 440 (Dual plane aluminum) intake, then a friend swapped me his
Holley street dominator for the performer and that's what I'm runnin
now!

ALSO have an Offenhauser Single quad tunnel ram sittin right here next
to me at the computer here, VERY clean and beautiful....

Just tryin to find a long nuff throttle cable to reach the dern carb
once I put the thing on the engine! Any ideas?

This 440 may be the one I put the turbo's and F.I. on, soon!

LATER!

Todd....!!




Clare Snyder wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Todd....!! <atc347 at c-com.net>
> To: <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 3:24 PM
> Subject: Re: Buick V-6, was Prowler V6
> 
> > I'm not sure that everything you mentioned is correct Clare...
> >
> > I'm pretty sure Runners came with 440's with both 4 barrels and 6-pacs
> > Runner's came with Hemi's as well....
> >
> STOCK engine was 383 - 440 and Hemi were options, sorry. I was talking BASE
> engine.
> > I've put the 906's off my ol 383(which I gave to my buddy for lettin me
> > use his garage to build the engine) onto my current 440... They haven't
> > burnt a valve yet, I don't think.... Did a compression test within the
> > last 6 months or so, 205 on all cylinders except one of em, which read
> > 150 lbs.!  Go figure...
> >
> > I put oil in the spark plug hole to see if the reading would go up, but
> > it remained the same....
> >
> > I'm thinkin that one of the rods were resized a bit TOO much and is
> > placin it's piston down the hole jsut a bit further than the rest of the
> > pistons....
> >
> > Swapped another buddy my set of closed chambered 915's for a set of
> > hardened seat 452's....
> >
> > Found 6 and 8-71 blowers for $100 each! (Rebuildable!)
> >
> > Rebuild kit's only $75,
> >
> > All the money to get a blower usable on a car engine goes into all the
> > adapters, plates, and pulleys n such...
> > The front plate, pulleys, bottom intake, and carb adapters all total
> > about $1,000
> >
> > So I can have a good rebuilt blower with intake manifold and carb plate
> > for about $1,200 total!
> >
> > All I'd need are the carbs and linkage...
> >
> > And oh ya, maybe an ENGINE to put it on, my 440 may have a tad bit too
> > much compression for 10-15 lbs. of overheated boost from a 6071
> > huffer...
> >
> > The injection should help a bit, if/when I get the injection parts
> > ligned up...
> >
> > Should put out about 800 hp at teh flywheel...
> >
> > So won't have to use too big of injectors...
> >
> > Any advice, please post!
> >
> > Later....
> >
> > Todd....!!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Clare Snyder wrote:
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Todd....!! <atc347 at c-com.net>
> > > To: <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 5:31 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Buick V-6, was Prowler V6
> > >
> > > > I hear ya mang!
> > > >
> > > > I already have more than my bogus 295/50's can handle, may have to
> mini
> > > > tub soon!
> > > >
> > > > Or at least move the leafs in for tire clearance....
> > > >
> > > > Don't wanna HAVE to fully tub it, it IS a Superbee ya know... Some
> > > > people would see that as sacriledge or somethin, even if it WAS only a
> > > > 383 auto originally...
> > > Yes, a 383 -  but did you know the SuperBee 383 had the 440 heads? ( and
> the
> > > RT came only with the 440) The RoadRunner was the 383 Magnum -not the
> same
> > > as the SuperBee - and the GTX was the 440
> > > >
> > > > Am definitely runnin air-air intercooler(s)...
> > > >
> > > > Will have plenty of fuel for 1,000+ hp....
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for the info and advice!
> > > >
> > > > LATER!
> > > >
> > > > Todd....!!
> > > >
> > > > ----------
> > > >
> > > > ECMnut at aol.com wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > In a message dated 6/14/99 9:28:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > > atc347 at c-com.net
> > > > > writes:
> > > > >
> > > > > >  I was told that even if I ran TWIN t-1's that they wouldn't be
> enough
> > > > > >  for the 440!
> > > > >
> > > > > Twin T1's ... now were talkin phone lines?.  Is this a virtual 440?
> > > > > Just kidding.  You're looking at a turbo that can feed 220 cubes
> > > > > (if two are used) to 5500 rpm?  That should be easy.  The Buicks
> > > > > were 231 cubes.    You could prolly find OEM Buick turbos
> > > > > on the cheap or ?..  As F.B.  stated before, high RPM is not
> > > > >  a prerequisite for big power with a decently matched turbo setup.
> > > > > Make sure you have the fuel delivery requirements covered,
> > > > > and decent intercooling after the comprressors.  You'll have more
> > > > > power than two street tires can hook to the ground fer sure.
> > > > > Mike V
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >