Guest 2002sentraSER Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 will it fit and will it bolt up without cutting the engine bay and can i use the jtr mounts because i can get one for 320 dollars as a full turn ky assembly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 i am not 100% sure, but i dont think so. for some reasons a chevy will drop right into a buick, but not viceversa, and i dont know if its the same with a jtr conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToplessZ Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 Hey just curious what happened to that 400 engine and tranny combo you were going to have installed. That sounded like a great deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted January 12, 2003 Share Posted January 12, 2003 I have always liked the idea of the buick 350. It is only 450 lbs but I dont think it will ever have the power of the chevy and parts seem to be kind of rare and expensive from what I have seen. Still it would make a very nice street motor. There was talk of ali. heads being made for these that were based on some of the v6 race heads. If that were the case i would be looking all over for one. I believe the narrow bore restricts valve area somewhat. Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2002sentraSER Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 buick is made by gm right so shouldn't most of the chevy parts fit the buick amd the guy with th 400 will not call me back when i call him so it is not worth the hassle to deal with an a$$hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZROSSA Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Compleatly different engine. If you are lucky it might share a common bell housing. Douglas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted January 13, 2003 Share Posted January 13, 2003 Nope, bellhousing is different too. It shares nothing with a chevy engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2002sentraSER Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 do parts like cams and heads can they be bolted on or does none of that stuff work either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 You might be able to switch an aftermarket air cleaner housing but I would not count on anything fitting if this is a BUICK 350 engine and not a Chevy engine in a Buick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fishoutawata Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 The Buick 350 is a member of the BOP family (Buick, Olds, Pontiac) which all share the same bellhousing bolt pattern. The only things that GM (Chevy, Pontiac, Buick, Olds) 350's have in common are the distributor cap, rotor, and carb bolt pattern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2002sentraSER Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 so cams heads and all that stuff will not bolt up and would i still be able to use the jtr mounts or do i have to fabricate some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Originally posted by 2002sentraSER:so cams heads and all that stuff will not bolt up and would i still be able to use the jtr mounts or do i have to fabricate some Nope,Chevy cam, heads will not bolt up to a Buick. You maybe able to use the JTR mounts, but probably will have to modify them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2002sentraSER Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 that stinks so where would i hget parts for this engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 15, 2003 Share Posted January 15, 2003 Keene Bell has been doing high performance Buick longer than anyone can remember. Not much of a website though..... do a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2002sentraSER Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 in hybridz or in yahoo or something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jens Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 www.taperformance.com has cam and intake + adjustable rockers web page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 Try www.v8buick.com for hop-up info and engine specs and performance parts outlets. Just like others have said, this is a unique motor; nothing in common at all with Chevy and only the bellhousing pattern is common to the Olds and Pontiac 350's. Bore and stroke are 3.80" x 3.85". It's a light engine that develops good torque. KenneBell has more experience with this engine than anyone else, by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aaron Posted January 20, 2003 Share Posted January 20, 2003 You may also try here for information. buickgod.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 2002sentraSER Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 how much do you think the mounts would have to me modified to work and do i still follow the jtr book for everything else that goes along with the swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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