Sbb 350 Questions

[Blake442]

Well, if it's a Buick 3.8 V6, than the Buick 350 drops right in on the V6 mounts.
They were produced from about '68 or so until around '77, give or take a few years in each direction.
If you're just building a cruiser, as opposed to high-performance, stock exhaust manifolds will do just fine.

thats great info, is it true all of my current accessories will bolt right up to the front of the engine?

Yes, all the accessories are a direct swap. The only things you'll need to change are the radiator and fan shroud.

 

[Qdub24]

You may find a few helpful tips here: http://v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=66510

 

[VeryRegalSedan]

You may find a few helpful tips here: http://v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=66510

wow, thats a good thread. thanks! 😀

 

[VeryRegalSedan]

yes it is a complete long block. all of them are complete long blocks.

yeah they're more than i can afford currently but i also consider if i bought one used and cheap and it blows up i'm gonna have to get it rebuilt, costing me about as much. might as well shell out the money up front and not worry about that plus they come with a 3 year warranty from date of purchase.

i plan on rebuiling the engine on a stand before i acctually drop it in so that would save me a little cash

 

[VeryRegalSedan]

Well, if it's a Buick 3.8 V6, than the Buick 350 drops right in

thats great info, is it true all of my current accessories will bolt right up to the front of the engine?

Yes, all the accessories are a direct swap. The only things you'll need to change are the radiator and fan shroud.

would it be ok 2 just cut my orriginal shroud or would that affect engine cooling in an adverse manner?

 

[Blake442]

would it be ok 2 just cut my orriginal shroud or would that affect engine cooling in an adverse manner?

That won't work, you either need a V8 shroud, or you can convert to electric fans.

 

[VeryRegalSedan]

would it be ok 2 just cut my orriginal shroud or would that affect engine cooling in an adverse manner?

That won't work, you either need a V8 shroud, or you can convert to electric fans.

ill go with the shroud, elictric fans and switches are too much of a hassle lol