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 ...

Q:Can I take a naturally aspirated 231 Buick V6 block and use it to build a turbo engine with 16 to 20 psi of boost? I know I would need to upgrade the internals. My main concern is the block ...

It was such a good engine, in fact, that it won a spot on Ward's 10 Best Engines Of The 20th Century. Think of the Buick 3800 as the Chevy small-block of American V6 engines.

The ancestor of the Buick V6 is the Buick 215 V8, an innovative lightweight V8 with aluminum block and heads that debuted in 1961. This engine turned into iron and gained much displacement with GM ...

Buick was one of the first American carmakers to utilize a V6 engine as standard across its lineup, and the 3800 was known for being especially bulletproof.

Fundamentals of proper machine work and build procedures for a Buick Turbo V6. Find all the details inside GM High-Tech Performance Magazine.

We follow along as Jack Merkel Performance Engines works on a Stock-block Buick 3.8 turbo v6 in the July '02 issue of GM High-Tech Performance Magazine.

While eight cylinders like Chevy’s small-block or Chrysler’s HEMI, are often associated with American engineering excellence, many enthusiasts forget about Buick’s venerable V6. Less ...

The big-block V6 was made from 1960 to 1974 for GMC's 6500-series commercial pickup trucks, and it is still one of the biggest V6 engines ever produced.

Time is catching up with Buick's seemingly ageless V6 engine. The venerable workhorse, which set several industry benchmarks for quality, reliability, durability, performance, fuel economy and ...

Instead of choosing a heavy and lethargic Malaise-era V8 engine for 1976 pace car duties, Buick opted to add a turbocharger to its newly-reacquired (and lighter) V6 for more power.