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The 322 Fireball V8 in a 1956 Buick Century. Buick's first generation V8 was offered from 1953 through 1956; it replaced the Buick straight-eight.While officially called the "Fireball V8" [1] by Buick, it became known by enthusiasts as the "Nailhead" for the unusual vertical alignment of its small-sized valves (Originally it was known to hot-rodders as the "nail valve", because the engine's ...
Buick Nailhead, Generation 2 pattern [ edit ] 1957-66 Nailheads have a unique round-shaped bellhousing that looks almost the same as bells for the earlier 1953-56 Nailhead, but in fact the circular flange is about 1" smaller.
1905–1914 Cadillac Model D side-valve (acquired as part of the founding of GM) 1906–1923 Oldsmobile Model S side-valve (acquired as part of the founding of GM) 1906–1911 Buick Model D inline-4 [10] (T-head design, the only non-OHV Buick engine ever made) [11] 1909–1915, 1917–1918 Buick OHV [12] (Model 10 had OHV-4)
Y bodies built for 1976-1980 used a GM-standard 13 character Vehicle Identification Number, or VIN, with the second character denoting the series, followed by the body type, engine code, model year and assembly plant. [1] Y bodies built for 1981-1984 can be identified by the inclusion of the Y as the fifth character in the 17 character VIN.
The engine was sold in different displacements depending on the model of car and the year and was constructed upon two distinct (possibly more) block castings. The engine block in the smaller displacement versions internally resembled the 1937-53 inline Chevrolet 216, 235 & 261" straight six (the combustion chamber design was quite different ...
GM THM400 three-speed with AMC pattern from 1974 to 1979 and Buick Nailhead case with adapter rings to fit AMC 327, Buick 350 and V6 as well as AMC V8 before 1974 Chrysler 45RFE four-speed Chrysler 545RFE five-speed (used with 5.7 L Hemi engine and VM Motori 2.8 L Turbo Diesel, same as 45RFE used with 4.7 L, but different software enabling a ...
According to the GM Heritage Center, specifications for the 1938 model were: [8] Engine: 320 c.i. Inline Eight Horsepower: 141 @ 3600rpm Transmission: 3 speed manual Steering: Bendix power steering unit Measurements: 208in in length and 74in in width Steering: Bendix power steering Other: Electronically controlled windows and convertible top
The first-generation Y-block was the 317 cu in (5.2 L), which replaced the undersquare 337 cu in (5.5 L) flathead V8 on all Lincolns in the 1952 model year and was produced through 1954. [2] The 317 was oversquare, as was rapidly becoming the fashion, with a bore of 3.80 in (96.5 mm) and a stroke of 3.5 in (88.9 mm).