I recently threw a rod in my 1975 Buick LeSabre Custom Convertible. She's a beautiful car and worth replacing the motor. I recently bought a "Kenne Bell" 455 motor that had a single plenum intake(?) and a different (I was told better/more high performance) exhaust manifold than the one on my "blown" 455. My question is, can anyone tell me whether or not this version of the 455 motor will work in my "cruiser?" I believe this is a "high performance" motor and I'm not looking to build a dragster. I just would like it to drive as i have come to expect with maybe a little more low-end torque and more efficient gas mileage if at all possible. Will this motor possibly get me there or should I sell this one and find a more "stock one?" Thanks in advance for any advice one can offer to a fellow Buick enthusiast.
Cool car! What are the specs on the motor? That will help in deciding if this is the right motor for your cruiser. You still want to wipe ricers off the stoplight don't you? Any 455 can do that:grin: But your cruiser will probably love anything you put into it. I am loading my Centruion convertible with a bunch of small performance upgrades, and it is a beast of a machine now. Still working on getting faster though. The engine is basically stock with an aluminum intake and headers....stage1 heads also. To each his own!
