which one for my car...v6 or v8??

[regal8r]

hey, i was wondering what would be easier to find and actually put in my car. a 3.8L turbo engine out of a GN or a 455 (buick of course). which one would require less modifications to the car? which would be cheaper to do? thx

[sailbrd]

A stock 455 and th400 is easier and cheaper. For the fastest street/race combination it is hard to beat a turbo. The problem with a turbo swap is you really need a donor car because the little parts will kill you. The cheapest way to go is find a nice 10 second car for $10000 and buy it.

[Leviathan]

I'll vote for the 455 as well. With the right placement of the engine you need no modifications at all and can easily get into the 12's for around 2-5k.

The turbo will be far for finicky and need a lot more attention. It'll also cost you a lot to get started. the 455 is a minimal cost investment, only about $500 to get up and running.

[kshrek]

Would have to go with the herd on this one. To do the intercooled motor swap you just about have to have a whole parts car to swap back and forth. Did the math before I started tearing down the 82 GN and conservative estimate is 455 would be half the cost of the turbo conversion.

[Truzi]

Which is easier? Why not which is more fun? You'll only put it in once (hopefully), but you'll drive it a lot.

[NJBuickRacer]

Go with the GN drivetrain. I found that on my car I didn't need a lot of the stock parts since I'm upgrading every damn thing. I got most parts used so it didn't cost me an arm and a leg either.

[P.D. Gropp]

Josh,

What happened to the 350 swap?

P.D.

sorry I didn't get back to you on the ignition ? you had.