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To start alphabetically, we kick things off with the brand that originally developed the 3800 V6 engine all the way back in the 1960s, Buick. Overall, the L36 found itself powering four different ...
The Ford F-150 XL comes with a 2.7L V6 EcoBoost engine, introduced in 2014. Ford's V6 makes an impressive 325 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. This translates into 7,500 pounds of towing ...
With about 25 million built and a long production run dating to the Kennedy administration, Buick's V6 has a track record that few engines can match. But the 3800's success was borne out of an ...
The 3800 was developed from Buick’s old V6 engines and became the 3.8L V6 in the early 80’s, that engine had some issues which were fixed with the new Series I 3800 V6.
Over the course of automotive history, there have been quite a few engines that have gained fame for a multitude of reasons. Most of those reasons are good, like in the Buick 3800 V6's case, as ...
A Pontiac Fiero-obsessed GM fan recently put together a video explaining why the supercharged GM 3800 V6 engine is a great engine swap for this two-seater.
In a recent YouTube video, one mechanic declares the 3800 V6 to be "the best engine GM ever made." ... pay here used car lot is 3800-powered. It's virtually indestructable.
While the 3800 takes up more room than the 60° V6 that went into many 1985-1988 Fieros, it’s still a pretty compact engine (and Fiero swappers manage to get V8s into these cars without too much ...
The heart of the Oldsmobile LSS was GM's Buick 3800 V6, an engine known for being practically bulletproof. The 3800 is one of those engines that you'd think will survive the end of the world ...
The Buick-designed, 3.8L, 3800 V6 Series II engine first appeared in 1996 and continued in production as late as 2005 in some chassis. Most, like your Monte Carlo V6, were the normally aspirated ...
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 Ford F-150 XL comes with a 2.7L V6 EcoBoost engine, introduced in 2014. Ford's V6 makes an impressive 325 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. This translates into 7,500 pounds of towing ...