Okay, so it's not my next project, I still have to finish making my current Cutlass road worthy, then do my V8 swap into my Blazer... but this follows those two.
Everyone who has ever owned one knows how awesome the 3.8L 3800 Buick engine is. It is reliable as hell, efficient, and even though (mine) only puts out 165 h.p. and 230 ft lbs. stock, it uses every last bit of it to make the most performance out of this motor. Everyone who has ever cared to research this motor knows that the most reliable in general is the Series II SFI found in the 88 to 91 Buick LeSabres and other like vehicles. The downfall to this is that the bodies they put these motors into suck... badly... They are horrible to look at, they only came in colors found in a Tupperware catalog from the 70s, they sit very close to the ground, and the interior is built with the cheapest plastics known to man. ...and have you every tried to pick up chicks in one?? I mean, the odds of being in your 454 Monte or Grand National every time you see hot chicks is not good....
So I was thinking... why not put this superior engine into a car that is actually deserving of it? Like maybe a mid 80s Regal?? Then you could have a reliable drivetrain that would roll the odometer over tenfold, while at the same time, haveing the classy body that everyone digs.
I allready have a donor car with only 57k on it.
I was thinking that maybe with all of the extra room under the hood, I might even be able to Turbo the motor. It's been done before... I could call it a Gran Sport... or maybe... a Grand National... yeah... I kinda like that name...
What do you guys think? Would it be cool to have a G-body that is economical, reliable, and still has enough power to keep up with traffic? On top of that, it would be fuel injected, so it would start easier, and it could be turbo-ed. The 3800 parts are abundant to do the fact that it is the most common and most produced motor in the U.S. less maybe the Chevy Small Block.
Please note: The 3800 V6 and the carbureted 3.8 may be the same essential block… but they are NOT the same motor.
And thanks to another 3800 feature, swaping it from front wheel drive to rear will be easy. The intake is reversible.
Am I wacked? Or am I onto something?
Everyone who has ever owned one knows how awesome the 3.8L 3800 Buick engine is. It is reliable as hell, efficient, and even though (mine) only puts out 165 h.p. and 230 ft lbs. stock, it uses every last bit of it to make the most performance out of this motor. Everyone who has ever cared to research this motor knows that the most reliable in general is the Series II SFI found in the 88 to 91 Buick LeSabres and other like vehicles. The downfall to this is that the bodies they put these motors into suck... badly... They are horrible to look at, they only came in colors found in a Tupperware catalog from the 70s, they sit very close to the ground, and the interior is built with the cheapest plastics known to man. ...and have you every tried to pick up chicks in one?? I mean, the odds of being in your 454 Monte or Grand National every time you see hot chicks is not good....
So I was thinking... why not put this superior engine into a car that is actually deserving of it? Like maybe a mid 80s Regal?? Then you could have a reliable drivetrain that would roll the odometer over tenfold, while at the same time, haveing the classy body that everyone digs.
I allready have a donor car with only 57k on it.
I was thinking that maybe with all of the extra room under the hood, I might even be able to Turbo the motor. It's been done before... I could call it a Gran Sport... or maybe... a Grand National... yeah... I kinda like that name...
What do you guys think? Would it be cool to have a G-body that is economical, reliable, and still has enough power to keep up with traffic? On top of that, it would be fuel injected, so it would start easier, and it could be turbo-ed. The 3800 parts are abundant to do the fact that it is the most common and most produced motor in the U.S. less maybe the Chevy Small Block.
Please note: The 3800 V6 and the carbureted 3.8 may be the same essential block… but they are NOT the same motor.
And thanks to another 3800 feature, swaping it from front wheel drive to rear will be easy. The intake is reversible.
Am I wacked? Or am I onto something?
