455 engine rebuild cost?

Discussion in 'Street/strip 400/430/455' started by Mike Trom, Aug 18, 2006.

  1. 65buicklark

    65buicklark Active Member


    Im new to buicks and I need to know why fram oil filters are bad. I have one in my 455 1965 skylark right now :Dou:
     
  2. daward

    daward Measure twice, cut once.


    From what I've been told, they have a bad drain-back design. This can lead to dry starts, leading to bearing destruction.

    Someone chime in if I'm off-base here...


    My machine shop threw on a Fram, and I didn't think anything of it... only from the board did I learn of its bad-design.
     
  3. 65buicklark

    65buicklark Active Member


    If fram is a bad filter then what brand do you recomend? I have been using fram for about 10 months now in a car that I only drive once a week. Im worred about dry starts now.
     
  4. GRIMM

    GRIMM Well-Known Member

    K&N are good, there are some washable ones that are awesome, not sure of the name, someone else will say it for me im sure :D
     
  5. Johnny Angel

    Johnny Angel Well-Known Member

    John, may I ask, what did you not like about the GSCA cam? Was it not up to what you were expecting, or did you upgrade to something you needed to match parts to? Thanks.

    Regards, John.
     
  6. TORQUED455

    TORQUED455 Well-Known Member

    Twice as much as you plan on! :Dou: :laugh:
     
  7. mikeyfartsen

    mikeyfartsen Well-Known Member

    Thanks for the info. What kind of money did they charge for the rebuild??

    Norm
     

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