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Buick first introduced its overhead-valve straight-eight engine for the 1931 model year, and such was its remarkable power, sturdiness, and effortless delivery of silky energy, it lasted until 1953; that long 23-year-production run proved that Buick's engineers designed it right from the start.
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The straight-8 is a bygone engine configuration that was once common for automakers seeking enhanced performance and refinement. Buicks were powered by straight-8s for more than two decades, in varying displacements.
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The Buick straight-8 engine (Fireball 8) was produced from 1931 to 1953 and sold in Buick automobiles, replacing the Buick Straight-6 engine across the board in all models in 1931. Like many American automobile makers, Buick adopted the straight-eight engine in 1931 as a more powerful alternative to.
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The Buick straight-8 engine ( Fireball 8) was produced from 1931 to 1953 and sold in Buick automobiles, replacing the Buick Straight-6 engine across the board in all models in 1931. Like many American automobile makers, Buick adopted the straight-eight engine in 1931 as a more powerful alternative to the previous engines. Design
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General Specifications for the 263 and 320 straight eight Buick engines. The following information has been directly complied from the original 1952 Buick service manual. Max B.H.P. @ RPM. Full precision bored bearings first appeared in Buick engines in 1947. In series 40-50 after engine 4918702 and up to engine 4919898 and after engine 4922786.
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Along with Packard, Buick was one of the two great proponents of the straight eight engine in America. But nothing is forever, and in 1953 the Buick division joined the growing crowd and adopted an up-to-date high-compression V8.
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Straight 8 Engines BUICK STRAIGHT 8 ENGINES By: Willian C. "Bill" Anderson, P.E., Vice President of the BHA. Buick employed Straight-8 engines in all models from 1931 through 1952 and in the Specials in 1953 when the nailhead V-8 was introduced in the Super and Roadmaster models.
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STEP 1: CLEANING! Before we can undo the bolts, or even find them, we had to un-earth the engine from beneath layers of 1-3" thick and firmly packed Oklahoma clay. Arrived at Driven Restorations: 1949 Buick Special 40 Series Under the hood is the all original Buick straight-8, 248 c.i engine
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Redline Rebuild S 4 : Ep 89 Fitting a Buick Straight 8 aftermarket exhaust and intake manifold | Redline Update - Hagerty Media
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Buick straight eights and GMC sixes were quite common, because of their overhead valves and big displacements. We've covered the GMC six in hot rod form here, but not the Buick. These long and heavy engines had eight exhaust ports, but only four siamesed intake ports, hence the log intake manifold with three carbs.
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Buick's "nailhead" overhead V-8 debuted in 1953, and then low-priced Ford got its "Y-block" overhead V-8 in 1954. Packard could never again claim industry-leading status with its erstwhile eights, and by 1952 it was struggling to compete with the Big Three.
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Buick straight eight cranks have five main bearing journals. Generous in size, the become larger from front to rear, except in the 263 engine where they are a constant diameter, 2.562 inches. To prevent misalignment of the crank, matched sets of main bearing inserts must be installed when fitting the crank to the block If the crank must be.
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12-24-2005, 07:05 PM Ha! Kinda wondering when someone was going to ask some serious questions. I've built only 1 320, my 248 a number of times and currently favor the 263 as the best of the bunch. The 320 and 248 are basicly the same engine, just bigger or smaller depending on your viewpoint.
1951 Buick Special Deluxe 2 Door Straight Eight Car
Bob Willem Wouterse May 14, 2022 at 12:15 am Hi all, We are restoring a Buick 76s Coupe,… we need 8x new pistons. Does anybody know where we can find them? In today's displacement date story, Let's Take A Look At The 320ci Buick Straight Eight. These engines were cool and powerful for their day.
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This video demonstrates the firing order of the Buick straight 8 engines, which were used from 1931 to 1953.Firing order shown here is 1 6 2 5 8 3 7 4.