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« on: March 01 2011, 10:06:42 PM »
I've become interested lately in the 455s. I'd like to learn more about them but I'm coming up with very little in the way of simple build recipes. I joined v8buick.com but apparently they're not the type to approve memberships before the end of the fiscal year. Does anyone know of where a guy could find detailed info on rebuilds/performance recipes?

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« Reply #1 on: March 01 2011, 11:16:50 PM »
I can send you some info. How much do you want to spend? That will tell you how much hp you want to make.

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« Reply #2 on: March 01 2011, 11:21:51 PM »
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« Reply #3 on: March 02 2011, 12:07:14 AM »
Quote from: "Wrecked Em @ Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:16 pm"
I can send you some info. How much do you want to spend? That will tell you how much hp you want to make.
I don't anticipate having any money until my next life, but when I do I'd love a 500 horse that was somewhat streetable and would last past Wednesday.

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« Reply #4 on: March 02 2011, 07:46:01 AM »
I would like a 455 in a cool truck for towing - but I would need to mortgage my house to afford to put gas in it.
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« Reply #5 on: March 02 2011, 08:16:31 PM »
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I would like a 455 in a cool truck for towing - but I would need to mortgage my house to afford to put gas in it.
That's the beauty (the ONLY beauty) about my job. All the cars stay low mileage.

It seems like there is a good deal of dispute over what it takes to hop a 455 up mildly. Some guys would have you believe that you need to spend a fortune and other say they run 12.2X's with headers and a friggin' K&N.

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« Reply #6 on: March 02 2011, 08:33:43 PM »
It's not rocket surgery. It's a V8
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« Reply #7 on: March 02 2011, 09:41:57 PM »
Quote from: "SuperSix @ Wed Mar 02, 2011 6:33 pm"
It's not rocket surgery. It's a V8
This is true, but I'm reading conflicting opinions on cam and converter choice (re: their compatiblilty) and nevermind bringing elevation into the picture. Furthermore, many folks say that the oiling system in a 455 sucks. Just wondering why there are eleventy million performance recipes for the turbo 6 and not so much for the v8.

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« Reply #8 on: March 02 2011, 10:11:51 PM »
Old builds but most info don't change.
http://www.buickperformance.com/EngineBuild.htm
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« Reply #9 on: March 02 2011, 10:14:37 PM »
Now *that's* straightforwar d! Cool, thanks. Like I said, not doing anything anytime soon but would like to know what I'm talking about once the day comes.

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« Reply #10 on: March 03 2011, 06:48:53 PM »
Oiling upgrades are helpful. If you build the engine to not rev above 6k it should live a long and happy life and be relatively inexpensive. If you want to rev beyond 6k you will start talking about rods, block girdle, etc.. Iron heads can flow and keep costs down but you can flow well with aluminum head, get the lost weight advantage, and run a little higher compression on the same fuel.

Let me know and I can email you some info I have.

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« Reply #11 on: March 03 2011, 09:49:42 PM »
'bout damn time you came over the... umm... un-Darkside!  V8s are the best power plant a kid could ever ask for!
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« Reply #12 on: March 03 2011, 10:18:07 PM »
If I remember right there's a difference in the years of the blocks as well. I think it was 74 and later (correct me if I'm wrong) the blocks had more nickel content in them and are considered better for performance builds.
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« Reply #13 on: March 03 2011, 10:19:33 PM »
So...starting with a later, lower compression engine might not be all bad?

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« Reply #14 on: March 04 2011, 12:16:41 AM »
Heads make the difference, but I believe the later blocks with the earlier heads are the better way to go. I've got a good set of 455 heads sitting here that have been cleaned and crack checked but I haven't ported them yet. The block has been frozen up due to water in it. :mad: I was planning to put them in an old Jeep Wagoneer that I've got here but haven't had the cash to do it yet. The other option is to go with a Buick 350 which will give me more power and a lighter package than the factory 360 AMC engine. :supz:
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