Team Buick Reference

• Standard Torques and Cap screw Markings
• Cooling Fans
• Diagnosing Noisy Valve Lifters
• ***Diagnosis
• Engine Build Sheet
• Buick Engine Colors
• Common engine dimensions
• Timing Your Engine
• Buick Engine Torque Specifications
• Rebuilding a Fuel Vacuum Pump
• '50-'56 Heater Hose Routing
• How to wire the Switch Pitch on a Buick Transmission
• Trouble Shooting Carburetor Problems
• Tune up Specs for most Buick Engines
• Wheel Bearing Adjustment, 1963 - 1970
• How to choose your new wheels and tires
• How to Winterize Your Car
• Engine Firing Orders and Wiring Diagrams

Identification

• Canadian Buick Car Serial Numbers 1935-1964
• Canadian Buick Car Serial Numbers 1965-1966
• Canadian Buick Identification
• Official GM VIN decoding cards
• Body Cross Reference,A,B,C...
• 400 auto codes
• BOP Bell housings and Automatic Identification
• Buick Carburetor Types and Numbers
• Buick Carter "V8" Carburetor Numbers and Specifications
• Carter CFMs
• Buick Ralley Wheels

Buick Engine Identification

• Buick Engine Identification, by the numbers
• Visually Identifying a 1960's or '70's GM engine
• U.S. Engine Production Codes, V8 Engines
• Big Block Buick Casting Numbers
• Buick Nailhead Casting Numbers
• Buick 300/340 Casting Numbers
• Buick 350 Casting Numbers
• V-6 Casting Numbers, 198 - 225
• V-6 Casting Numbers, 3.8 - 4.1
• 425 Identification
• Buick Nailhead 364-401 Part Interchange

Calculators

• Engine Compression Calculator
• Tires, Gears, MPH, etc.
• Carb CFM
• Horsepower/quarter mile

Buick V-6

• Buick Cams from Kenne Bell, 252, 231, 225,198, 196
• 225 V-6 Engine Specifications
• 2 Less = More, Stage II V-6
• The Baker Buick V-6

Buick Straight Eights

• Buick F-263 Head/Gasket Swaps, effects on compression
• Straight Eight Engine Specifications
• 263 Head X-Sections
• Building a High Performance Straight Eight
• Buick Straight Eight Lifter Adjustment
• Straight Eight Intake Manifold X-Sections
• Straight Eight Oil Supply Update

Nailheads

• Buick Cam Specifications for 401 and 425 nailheads
• Buick Cams from Kenne Bell, 401, 425
• Nailhead Engine Specifications
• Head Flow Chart
• Nailhead Oil Pump
• 1963 nailhead cam specs
• Nailhead Parts Interchange

215/300/340

• Buick Cams from Kenne Bell, 215,300, 340
• 300/340 casting Numbers
• 215 sports car and Indy racing
• Affordable Aluminum V-8's
• Buick 215 Engine Specifications
• Buick 300, 340 Engine Specifications

350

• Muscle car Enthusiast March 06 - the Jim Burek 350 porting article
• Ancient mid 12's secrets for your Buick *350*
• Poston Camshafts, Buick 350
• 350 casting Numbers
• Buick 350 Drag Strip Tests from Kenne-Bell

400/430/455

• Street Cam Selection Guide
• High 10's Secrets for Your Buick 455
• 400/430/455 Poston Cams Grinds and Numbers
• 400/430/455 Kenne-Bell Cams Grinds and Numbers
• Buick 455 Drag Strip Tests from Kenne-Bell
• Buick 400, 430, 455 Engine Specifications
• Buick Staging Chart
• Differences Between 1970-71 And 1972 and Later Type Block
• Head Flow Chart
• Cam Button

Buick Library, History and Stories

• 1952 Shop Manual
• 1957 Chassis Service Manual
• 1960 Chassis Service Manual
• 1966 Chassis Service Manual, All Series
• 1967 Chassis Service Manual, All Series
• 1971 Chassis Service Manual, All Series
• 1975 Chassis Service Manual, All Series

 

• Buick Engines Today
• Tuning for Speed
• Over and Under - Installing a Junk Yard 200-R4 in a two speed Buick
• Flint Flyer
• 1954 Blown Nailhead
• Tommy Ivo, Racing History
• The Buick V-6 Changes For Racing
• The Baker Buick V-6
• Buick V6 Update
• Smokey's Blown V-6
• 2 Less = More, Stage II V-6
• Hybrid Head, Buick head for SB Chevy
• Light-Weight V8's
• Affordable Aluminum V-8's
• There's Soupability in GM's Aluminum V8's
• History of the Aluminum Alloy V8
• 1937-1957 Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac suspension upgrade
• 1951 General Motors LeSabre
• Knee Action Shock Upgrade

Road Tests

• 1968 GS 400, Hot Rod, January, 1968
• Super Car Shootout, Car Review, March 1985
• Stage Performance, Car Craft, Feb., 1985
• 1966 Riviera, Motor Trend, Feb., 1966

My Projects

• Building Your Own Trailing Arms
• Put Your Distributor on Bearings!
• Stability With a Big Front Sway bar
• Smarten up a 1967 BOP 10.2 from a GS400