actually isnt that the 229 not 231? being distributor is in front (buick not chevy) my 81 malibu sounded the same way with straight pipes no cat or muff. with no work at all done to the motor!
This is definitely the buick v6 231, the 229 is a chevy and would have the distributor in the rear. The 229 is basically a chevy 305 minus 2 cylinders.
Sweet! Think it's feasible as an ongoing project for a college student? I still got a running 3.8 cutlass out in the driveway and currently drive a series 2 3800 and really dont wanna give up the v6 buick. Im moving away and want to buy a v6 Regal to build
same car as i just got on sat. picked it up for 200 bucks haha. needs minor tranny work and the lug studs are broken and stripped...bout a months work and it'll be on the road.
I bought it when Kenne Bell right before Kenne Bell went out of the Buick business..it was probably in 2003 or 2004. You will see this intake pop up on ebay every now and then.
Nice Regal man. Tune out all the V8 heads on here! Stick with a quick 6! I have a N/A 3.8 too. I`m finally getting ready to put the draw-thru turbo on my 78, then I plan to go SFI... down the road.
Hey I was just wondering if you had to machine the heads to use that camshaft. I have heard some people say you need to machine the heads to use any cams bigger than .448 lift, and others that say that is wrong you can go bigger and have no problems. Thanks
Yes, I had to machine the heads. I have around .500 lift so it was necessary. I have heard on some of the later heads on GN's (84-87) you can get away with the .448 cam.
@dupperskeez A 500 lift cam will not clear the bearing journals. The easiest way to make a 500 lift cam work, is to cut the back side of the cam and use longer push rods,
not you (the car owner).. im talking about dustmagejr.. any retard would say "oh just put a 350 in it".. i bet he thinks thats the only v8 thats ever been made.. my buddy and i just pulled a 283 from a truck so he can replace his 231 in his '76 buick skylark. he found out that it wasnt a 283- but a 307 bored over to a 327
No, I don't think 350 was the only v8 ever made, i was refering to him converting it to a manual trans, because 350s were the typical v8 to get in trans ams and camaros.
And I was also advising him not to use the stock v6 if he wanted it to go fast.
I also suggested a 350 because they're plentiful.
Now fuck off and go to bed, You have school tomorow.
its just a 350 or stroked to a 383 is the only logical choice...400's dont last long, 327's are hard to find, and anything below that sucks, if your going to spend money on making your car faster, it doesnt make any sense to use anything less than a 350.
400s last as long as you take proper precautions while building them.. my good friend races circle track running a 377.. a destroked 400 and after 2 full reliable seasons of beating the snot out of it, it runs just fine..
right, but at that point, your almost just better off buying an aftermarket small block since a lot of them can be stroked far over 400 inches, i mean if your going to go through all that machine work and precaution with machining the block to make sure it lasts and destroking it...of course if you can do it yourself that would make it cheaper though.
He put his together for 1200 bucks.. its nice when you have a network of friends and a plethora of parts at your finger tips.. i get what ya mean tho.. but sometimes if the price is right.. ya just gotta do it
yeah i hear you on that..i got a build im copying for my 350 that should be good for 350 horses and 400 ft lbs for about 1500 bucks when its all said and done...got the engine complete running for 400 bucks then im adding headers, edelbrock eps intake, a mild cam (im thinking around 280 duration) and then patriot put out these new vortec style heads that actually flow better than vortecs and they work with any stock style intakes (ou dont have to buy the vortec style) hard to beat for the money.
@alwaysopen its all in how you build them, nowhere near a big block obviously, but the 350 i got in my elco that i build puts down about 430 ft lbs at 2,800
is this the 3.8L or the 4.1L??? if its the 231 version do you plan on turbo charging it? if so would you be upgrading the manifold to the stock GN ones or just going custom? i kind of wanted to know because i got the same car and got no clue what turbo kit to put on my 231-any suggestions for me? thanks!
thats what ive been lokking at as of now, the engines the last thing im going to work on , the current one runs A OK for now, but yeah i think one off of a GN or a T type is what i will go with.
Nice buick man. Is that the 231? I have a 79 with the 231 myself, actually rather gutless stock but has lots of room for upgrades, hardest part is finding parts. A good exhaust system is true duals with cherrybomb glass packs. Sounds very throaty with em
I have already built one of these myself. I used Jim Ruggles book to build it. It's easy to get 1hp per cubic inch out of a buick. I used to 3.0 liter flat top pistons in the 3.8 block with the 3,8 rods. That gives you near 12: to 1 compression. I had the crank crossed drilled and i used a Chet Herbert cam. 300 dur 500 lift. The heads had double coil springs and were ported and polished. The engine dyno ed just over 300hp without the 150 nos. drop me a line for more details.
I wanna build a 2wd Nissan Hardbody with a Buick v6 and some kind of 5-speed, (T-5, New Venture, etc...), I'm not sure which ones will fit the engine. I have a newfound lust for the Buick V6, thats all I know. Even at 7000 rpm, it still doesn't pull 500 cfm though, so thats all the carb I would ever need. (500 cfm 2 barrel). or 2 3-barrel webers off a porsche. But the first is more practical.
To get a good 3.8 with manual trans, look for a Camaro or Firebird with that setup. They came with a pretty stout setup in the late 90's, I believe they were a T-56, definately a 6 speed in them though. Those engines were also the most powerful of the 3.8L buicks. There is even turbo kits out there for them.
The 3.8 that came in the camaro and firebird from 93 and newer is a newer generation buick 3800 and shares nothing with the older 3.8 or 231 cubic inch carbureted motors. The manual trans that came in the v6 camaro/firebird was a T-5 5 speed. The v8 cars came with the T-56 speed. Neither of these have the correct bellhousing to match up to the old style 3.8/231
just take a 350 out of a trans am or a camaro and bolt it in if you want it to have a manual trans.. those v6s aren't good for making horsepower and you need quite a bit of it seeing as you have a pretty heavy car there.
Your car is really nice.Wow. I also have a 231 in a 85 oldsmobile. I was wondering where you got your valve covers? and what intake manifold are you're using? I'd really appreciate it if you could help me out. You can message me if you'd like. Thanks alot. -Mike
This makes me miss my first car. I bought a 1981 Navy Blue Buick Regal for $2,000 in Michigan w/ only 89,000 miles in. . .would be around 2002. It had a 231 V6, rebuilt it and did some bodywork to it. I had it for 5 years until it became too much of a money pit and I had to sell it. . . I miss her lol.
hi there i am 17 years old and i am looking 4 a project but i dont want these freakin hondas that everybody have i was just wondering if i could make it with #1 a high school and i just want to make it look nice no need to race just enough to beat somo hondas
Nice buick 231 build. I am in the planning stages of doing the same thing with my 83 cutlass. I'd love to hear what the specs on your engine are...(after market parts etc..) looks awesome. keep up the good work!
It's actually the B&M Pro Ratchet. I haven't had a chance to change the steering column out yet so I know it looks goofy with a floor shift and column shift.
I just got the bumpers on it so it's coming along nicely.
Nice regal cuz...I just got me an 86 wit 307 V8 hopefully in a couple if weeks I'll have it in the shop to get painted and also get some fiberglass center consoles done
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whats the average the temperature gauge read??
OverSeeZ1 3 months ago
i Have 1982 buick regal i need help the thermometer on the dashboard dont work anybody help.
OverSeeZ1 4 months ago
76 350R IN MINE LEGO
MrParishbaby 4 months ago
Hmm, never seen a g body with a suped up v6...... That rev ...... Gotta drop a 305 or 350 in it...
alexander2398 5 months ago
i have a 82 regal with a 252 4bbl v6 do you know where i can get headers for it?
tgm49 6 months ago
actually isnt that the 229 not 231? being distributor is in front (buick not chevy) my 81 malibu sounded the same way with straight pipes no cat or muff. with no work at all done to the motor!
RJC454 7 months ago
@RJC454
This is definitely the buick v6 231, the 229 is a chevy and would have the distributor in the rear. The 229 is basically a chevy 305 minus 2 cylinders.
regal7point5 7 months ago
help for rochester dualjet 210 carburetor for chevrolet malibu 1981, engine 231 v6
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labartino1 9 months ago
Sweet! Think it's feasible as an ongoing project for a college student? I still got a running 3.8 cutlass out in the driveway and currently drive a series 2 3800 and really dont wanna give up the v6 buick. Im moving away and want to buy a v6 Regal to build
roytboga 1 year ago
sounds good and looks good in primer
citydriver 1 year ago
Nice to see someone else taking the time with a 231 v6 Sounds bad ass. Tell me what you think about mine.
Jcbeen 1 year ago
That's cleannn
redbullsnipper11 1 year ago
same car as i just got on sat. picked it up for 200 bucks haha. needs minor tranny work and the lug studs are broken and stripped...bout a months work and it'll be on the road.
josh1233 1 year ago
where did you find the intake?
cutenukkah 2 years ago
I bought it when Kenne Bell right before Kenne Bell went out of the Buick business..it was probably in 2003 or 2004. You will see this intake pop up on ebay every now and then.
regal7point5 2 years ago
Nice Regal man. Tune out all the V8 heads on here! Stick with a quick 6! I have a N/A 3.8 too. I`m finally getting ready to put the draw-thru turbo on my 78, then I plan to go SFI... down the road.
lgnsniper 2 years ago
**stock 305 v8 267 hp
heyheyhey989 2 years ago
my regal is identical to that. the interior is just a little more blue, the car is white and it has a v8
heyheyhey989 2 years ago
i have a 81 regal with a stock motor but mines don't sound like that what did u do to have urs runnin heavy
ampley25 2 years ago
See the video description...in short, the cam.
regal7point5 2 years ago
Hey I was just wondering if you had to machine the heads to use that camshaft. I have heard some people say you need to machine the heads to use any cams bigger than .448 lift, and others that say that is wrong you can go bigger and have no problems. Thanks
dupperskeez 2 years ago
Yes, I had to machine the heads. I have around .500 lift so it was necessary. I have heard on some of the later heads on GN's (84-87) you can get away with the .448 cam.
regal7point5 2 years ago
@dupperskeez A 500 lift cam will not clear the bearing journals. The easiest way to make a 500 lift cam work, is to cut the back side of the cam and use longer push rods,
papachuck63 7 months ago
not you (the car owner).. im talking about dustmagejr.. any retard would say "oh just put a 350 in it".. i bet he thinks thats the only v8 thats ever been made.. my buddy and i just pulled a 283 from a truck so he can replace his 231 in his '76 buick skylark. he found out that it wasnt a 283- but a 307 bored over to a 327
christianwilliams247 2 years ago
No, I don't think 350 was the only v8 ever made, i was refering to him converting it to a manual trans, because 350s were the typical v8 to get in trans ams and camaros.
And I was also advising him not to use the stock v6 if he wanted it to go fast.
I also suggested a 350 because they're plentiful.
Now fuck off and go to bed, You have school tomorow.
dustmagejr 2 years ago
its just a 350 or stroked to a 383 is the only logical choice...400's dont last long, 327's are hard to find, and anything below that sucks, if your going to spend money on making your car faster, it doesnt make any sense to use anything less than a 350.
TWBouska 2 years ago
400s last as long as you take proper precautions while building them.. my good friend races circle track running a 377.. a destroked 400 and after 2 full reliable seasons of beating the snot out of it, it runs just fine..
beeterolds 2 years ago
right, but at that point, your almost just better off buying an aftermarket small block since a lot of them can be stroked far over 400 inches, i mean if your going to go through all that machine work and precaution with machining the block to make sure it lasts and destroking it...of course if you can do it yourself that would make it cheaper though.
TWBouska 2 years ago
He put his together for 1200 bucks.. its nice when you have a network of friends and a plethora of parts at your finger tips.. i get what ya mean tho.. but sometimes if the price is right.. ya just gotta do it
beeterolds 2 years ago
yeah i hear you on that..i got a build im copying for my 350 that should be good for 350 horses and 400 ft lbs for about 1500 bucks when its all said and done...got the engine complete running for 400 bucks then im adding headers, edelbrock eps intake, a mild cam (im thinking around 280 duration) and then patriot put out these new vortec style heads that actually flow better than vortecs and they work with any stock style intakes (ou dont have to buy the vortec style) hard to beat for the money.
TWBouska 2 years ago
@TWBouska
327s stoke. My 69 Camaro had one - FUCKING A!
The thing about mouse motors is you have to spin them up to get the horses out of them.
alwaysopen 1 year ago
@alwaysopen its all in how you build them, nowhere near a big block obviously, but the 350 i got in my elco that i build puts down about 430 ft lbs at 2,800
TWBouska 1 year ago
is this the 3.8L or the 4.1L??? if its the 231 version do you plan on turbo charging it? if so would you be upgrading the manifold to the stock GN ones or just going custom? i kind of wanted to know because i got the same car and got no clue what turbo kit to put on my 231-any suggestions for me? thanks!
MoParguytilidie 2 years ago
This is a 3.8. I have considered turbo or centrifugal supercharger. I would end up keeping it carb'd and doing a blow-thru setup.
If you want to go turbo, the easiest thing to do find a wrecked 84-87 GN and swap the whole engine and wiring harness
regal7point5 2 years ago
thats what ive been lokking at as of now, the engines the last thing im going to work on , the current one runs A OK for now, but yeah i think one off of a GN or a T type is what i will go with.
MoParguytilidie 2 years ago
Nice buick man. Is that the 231? I have a 79 with the 231 myself, actually rather gutless stock but has lots of room for upgrades, hardest part is finding parts. A good exhaust system is true duals with cherrybomb glass packs. Sounds very throaty with em
GMdrivingMOPARguy 2 years ago
were did you get the valve covers
sunday1211 2 years ago
They are stock GN valve covers that have been painted black and polished the ribs
regal7point5 2 years ago
I have already built one of these myself. I used Jim Ruggles book to build it. It's easy to get 1hp per cubic inch out of a buick. I used to 3.0 liter flat top pistons in the 3.8 block with the 3,8 rods. That gives you near 12: to 1 compression. I had the crank crossed drilled and i used a Chet Herbert cam. 300 dur 500 lift. The heads had double coil springs and were ported and polished. The engine dyno ed just over 300hp without the 150 nos. drop me a line for more details.
papachuck63 2 years ago
that is one MEAN sounding exhaust for a v6
likawildcougar 2 years ago
Do you have any idea what kind of horsepower you are putting out?
Thanks
dupperskeez 2 years ago
I'm not too sure...it should be about 250hp once its been dialed in.
regal7point5 2 years ago
Had a grand prix with the 4.1 bulit like this,ran decent.
KJBPj 2 years ago
I wanna build a 2wd Nissan Hardbody with a Buick v6 and some kind of 5-speed, (T-5, New Venture, etc...), I'm not sure which ones will fit the engine. I have a newfound lust for the Buick V6, thats all I know. Even at 7000 rpm, it still doesn't pull 500 cfm though, so thats all the carb I would ever need. (500 cfm 2 barrel). or 2 3-barrel webers off a porsche. But the first is more practical.
seang15243 2 years ago
To get a good 3.8 with manual trans, look for a Camaro or Firebird with that setup. They came with a pretty stout setup in the late 90's, I believe they were a T-56, definately a 6 speed in them though. Those engines were also the most powerful of the 3.8L buicks. There is even turbo kits out there for them.
85rotarypower 2 years ago
The 3.8 that came in the camaro and firebird from 93 and newer is a newer generation buick 3800 and shares nothing with the older 3.8 or 231 cubic inch carbureted motors. The manual trans that came in the v6 camaro/firebird was a T-5 5 speed. The v8 cars came with the T-56 speed. Neither of these have the correct bellhousing to match up to the old style 3.8/231
regal7point5 2 years ago
just take a 350 out of a trans am or a camaro and bolt it in if you want it to have a manual trans.. those v6s aren't good for making horsepower and you need quite a bit of it seeing as you have a pretty heavy car there.
dustmagejr 2 years ago
Yeah, because nobody has ever put a Chevy 350 in anything before
regal7point5 2 years ago
wow.. you're such a douchebag.
christianwilliams247 2 years ago
Your car is really nice.Wow. I also have a 231 in a 85 oldsmobile. I was wondering where you got your valve covers? and what intake manifold are you're using? I'd really appreciate it if you could help me out. You can message me if you'd like. Thanks alot. -Mike
xbmxstud 2 years ago
This makes me miss my first car. I bought a 1981 Navy Blue Buick Regal for $2,000 in Michigan w/ only 89,000 miles in. . .would be around 2002. It had a 231 V6, rebuilt it and did some bodywork to it. I had it for 5 years until it became too much of a money pit and I had to sell it. . . I miss her lol.
0uchMyKnee 2 years ago
hi there i am 17 years old and i am looking 4 a project but i dont want these freakin hondas that everybody have i was just wondering if i could make it with #1 a high school and i just want to make it look nice no need to race just enough to beat somo hondas
AWADLOCO1 2 years ago
its dangerous to put the air filter off
VillejeanRyder35 2 years ago
nice to see someone doing an na 231 for a change.
eatpogs 3 years ago 4
I like it
sv6civic 3 years ago
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do u think it asoung good with pipes coming out tha back
86Queen04 3 years ago
do tink it a sound good on pipes,coming out da back
86Queen04 3 years ago
Nice buick 231 build. I am in the planning stages of doing the same thing with my 83 cutlass. I'd love to hear what the specs on your engine are...(after market parts etc..) looks awesome. keep up the good work!
dupperskeez 3 years ago
Specs for the engine are under "more info" at the top right of the page.
regal7point5 3 years ago
is that a holley 390 on there?
citydriver 3 years ago
Holley 600 vac. secondary
regal7point5 3 years ago
That sounds GREAT !! I dropped a 3.8 in a 80 Luv truck with headers and stacks , It kicked ass but did not sounds as good as yours
enfieldpolice 3 years ago 2
wow thats looking great and sounding great too
really nice i would love to build up a 3.8
jujujus2 3 years ago
nice. you have the exact same interior as mine, but i got a 2-tone outside. check my video too
goat612 3 years ago
hurst shifter??
nice sound, and nice rims. Im on the same project with a 1981 231 cutlass. greetins
ram2k 3 years ago
It's actually the B&M Pro Ratchet. I haven't had a chance to change the steering column out yet so I know it looks goofy with a floor shift and column shift.
I just got the bumpers on it so it's coming along nicely.
regal7point5 3 years ago
mine has over 300,000 miles on it
j45007 3 years ago
the 307 is a very durable motor.
j45007 3 years ago
Nice regal cuz...I just got me an 86 wit 307 V8 hopefully in a couple if weeks I'll have it in the shop to get painted and also get some fiberglass center consoles done
LuisZ033189 3 years ago
What's that beeping noise that played as you were turning the key to start up this 1981 Buick?
Jac2Mac 3 years ago
Its just the ignition buzzer that reminds you the key is in the ignition but the car is not on.
regal7point5 3 years ago
Ok, but I thought all Buicks still used the scary buzzer where it sounds like two buzzers sounding together until 1983.
Jac2Mac 3 years ago
Actually, this is the pulsing beep sound that was optional on the Buick Regal from 1979-1982, isn't it?
Jac2Mac 3 years ago
is that stock cause my 80 regal dont have that peep
citydriver 3 years ago
Nice car !!
buickman00 3 years ago