<VV> Off-Topic (mostly)- Buick motors

[dennis dorogi]

We owned a 65 Skylark with a 300 CID motor but it was a Wildcat 355 with a 4 
barrel Carter AFB carburator so you are right to be confused.  It had 11:1 
compression.   It was a very peppy car - my kids drove it to college and 
just loved it.  I restored it and sold it at the Buick Nationals when it was 
in Buffalo.  Very nice car.

Dennis D.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Wilson" <jwilson at unctv.org>
To: <tkalp at cox.net>
Cc: <jvhroberts at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Off-Topic (mostly)- Buick motors


>
> Yes- the 4.9 liter 300 CID motor is the one I'm wondering about.
> All the info I've found on it says its a pretty good motor and
> light as all get out.
>
> But I'm a bit befuddled, as lots of car ads say the car's got a
> '310 Wildcat' motor. I've seen no mention anywhere of Buick ever
> producing a 310 CID motor, and I *think* what's going on is that
> the name '310 Wildcat' is just a marketing ploy. The 300 CID
> motor was rated at 310 ft-lbs of TORQUE, and advertised as such.
> I think people are seeing a sticker on their air cleaner that says
> 310 and assuming that's the displacement and/or horsepower.
>
> No real Corvair connection here- I'm actually pondering picking up
> a 64 Skylark/Special.
>
> CJW
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: tkalp at cox.net
> To: jwilson at unctv.org, jvhroberts at aol.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 10:09:59 -0400 (EDT)
> Subject: Re: <VV> Off-Topic (mostly)- Buick motors
>
> John, I thought he was talking about the 215 also.  But when I looked it 
> up I found:
>
> 300[edit]
> In 1964, Buick replaced the 215 with an iron-block engine of very similar 
> architecture. The new engine had a bore of 3.750 in (95.3 mm) and a stroke 
> of 3.40 in (86 mm) for a displacement of 300.4 cubic inches (4,923 cc). It 
> retained the aluminum cylinder heads, intake manifold, and accessories of 
> the 215 for a dry weight of 405 lb (184 kg). The 300 was offered in 
> two-barrel form, with 9.0:1 compression, making 210 hp (160 kW) @ 4600 rpm 
> and 310 lb·ft (420 N·m) @ 2400 rpm, and four-barrel form, with 11.0:1 
> compression, making 250 hp (190 kW) @ 4800 rpm and 335 lb·ft (454 N·m) @ 
> 3000 rpm.
> For 1965, the 300 switched to cast-iron heads, raising dry weight to 467 
> lb (212 kg), still quite light for a V8 engine of its era. The four-barrel 
> option was cancelled for 1966, and the 300 was replaced entirely by the 
> 350 in 1968.
> The Apollo 5000 GT sports car, (also sold as the Vetta Ventura) used this 
> engine.
>
>
> Sounds like a pretty cool engine . . . wonder what it is going into?
>
> T. Kalp
> Wichita, KS
>
> ---- jvhroberts at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>  It was available from 1961 to 1965. And there are Oldsmobile and Pontiac 
>> variants as well.
>>
>>
>> John Roberts
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff Wilson <jwilson at unctv.org>
>> To: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Mon, Mar 24, 2014 4:57 pm
>> Subject: <VV> Off-Topic (mostly)- Buick motors
>>
>>
>>
>> I've become quite fascinated lately with a unique
>> aluminum-head (slight Corvair connection) V8 made
>> by Buick in 64 only.
>>
>> Anyone who knows Buick engines well, plz contact me
>> off list, I have a quickie question.
>>
>> CJ Wilson
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