Think of the Buick 3800 as the Chevy small-block of American V6 engines. Engines as hardy as the 3800 V6 don't come along all that often, but when they do, they should be remembered long after ...

It all started in 1961 when GM introduced both a new all-aluminum, 215-ci (3.5-liter) V8 and an iron-block V6 for its Buick, Oldsmobile, and Pontiac compact cars.

The cut-down version of the Buick 215 appeared early in the going, with the "Fireball" 198-cubic-inch V6 available in 1962 Buick Specials. Like most V8 engines, the crankshaft of the Buick 215 had ...

The new V6 and V8 engines were mostly the same, ... The Buick 3800 V6 was so good that GM retired it 10 years beyond its initial 1999 estimate. Moreover, ...

An intensive engine development program at McLaren Engines in Livonia, Michigan, put the Buick V6 into the 850 hp range with intercooling and unlimited boost. Indy engines running at 57 inches of ...

Jack Merkel Performance Engines is serious about Turbo Buick powerplants. "I saw that there was no one filling the engine demands for guys with 10- and 11-second cars," says Merkel. "I spent a lot ...

This page from the 1964 Buick brochure shows an adman's idea of the kind of American appropriate for each of these engines. All are white, all are well-dressed, and all are no older than middle-aged.

Jack Merkel Performance Engines performs many mods for the unique needs of the Buick turbo V6 engine. Due to its rather unorthodox oiling system, the engine has some unique bearing clearance needs.

The turbocharged, 3.8-liter Buick V6 is legendary, and for good reason. Even those with “no replacement for displacement” tattooed on their bicep have respect for the boosted six-pot.