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Also called the GM small corporate pattern and the S10 pattern. This pattern has a distinctive odd-sided hexagonal shape. Rear wheel drive applications have the starter mounted on the right side of the block (when viewed from the flywheel) and on the opposite side of the block compared to front wheel drive installations.
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 ...
1961–1980 Buick small block V8 (formed the basis of the 1961-1963 Oldsmobile 215 aluminum V8) (now better known as the Rover V8 and also the Buick-based "Dauntless V8" on Jeeps or the Repco V8 Formula One engine based on the Oldsmobile version) 1965–2009 Chevrolet Big-Block V8 (originally "Turbo-Jet")
Buick Nailhead V8 The Buick straight-8 engine ( Fireball 8 ) was a straight-eight cylinder automobile engine produced from 1931 to 1953 by the Buick division of General Motors . It replaced the Buick Straight-6 engine across the board in all models on its debut.
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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 ...
In 1962 the Wildcat was a Buick Invicta subseries, mating the Invicta's longer full-size two-door hardtop Buick body (known as the "sport coupe", body production code 4647 hardtop only) [2] with a high-performance 325 hp (242 kW) version of the 401 cu in (6.6 L) Nailhead V8, known as the "Wildcat 445" for producing 445 lb⋅ft (603 N⋅m) of torque.
The chassis is steel tube, painted red. [2] The 1957 Buick nailhead, with it block painted brown and the intricate detailing of red paint, [3] [4] was bored and stroked to 386 cu in (6,330 cc) and equipped with 11:1 compression Jahns pistons, Hilborn injectors, Scheiefer magneto, 1963 Buick cylinder heads, and open headers. [5]