straight eight buick motors

A Buick straight 8 hooked me into hot rodding at age 14!
I was reading one of the small books, Car Craft or Rod & Custom in about '57.
It was about a '40 Ford 2 door sedan with a straight 8 at Bonneville(?).
The title of the article is still burned into my brain...

"BUICK STRAIGHT 8 HAULS A HOUSE ON JUICE!"

It was a multi carbed straight 8 burning alcohol.
I bet someone here has that mag. It was when the mags. were small.(55-57?)
Sure would like to read that article again.

 

This may have been asked before, but I haven't found it. Will the 40-41 dual carb intakes fit a 53 263. I've heard they will and they won't. Also, The factory 3 speed tranny. Which years fit which, etc. I have a 53 Special, 3 speed manual. I've had it for a few years but I am not a straight eight expert yet. So I am asking those of you that are. Thanks in advance!

 

How long are Buick 8 rocker arms (center to center)?

I'm looking for a replacement for my '28 Chevrolet rockers that are 3 1/4" center to center:

 

the early 2 year only compound carb dual intake and split exhaust manifolds will swap between the 243 and 263 engines they will not swap onto a 320 as it is a physically bigger in size engine dont have an answer for transmission swaps go read buicks.net and get on the straight eight messgae board its a decent source of combined knowledge

 

I don't know if this will help, but some of the guys I vintage dirt track race with run these things. They seem to make a lot of power, and I have heard from more than one of them that they overbore a 320 1/4" and use International Harvester tractor pistons to make them over 350 CI. I have seen them with the stock dual manifolds and a couple with homemade logs with 5 or 6 97's.

 

If you have no other luck try Rocker Arm Specialist a HAMB vendor who will fix you up.

 

Does anybody have the overall dimensions of the "big block" and "small block" Buick straight 8's? Length & hieght, in particular?

 

My father had a soft spot for the buick straight 8, in the late fiftys early sixtys my dad was a dirt modified racer and the rule at the local tracks were flatheads and inlines. I come from a diehard ford family ,my grandfather and father both worked for ford at one time. dad took a 36 buick coupe and put the 320 centry motor with mutiple carbs and dominated the local tracks for several years until the overheads took over. he said he looked in a motors manual for the biggest cubic inch inline he could find.

 

this 37 buick is from savannah ga. and goes 130 something at the maxton mile.

 

I have two Buick"s, one 41 two door and one 1948 4 door. The 41 has two carbs on it.... It runs very well just need to drive it more....

 

Sorry so late on this board, I have a 41 320 dual manifold if anybody is interested with carbs, needs rebuild,800. Made an adapter and put on. Large base Rochester,over 500 com. Big difference. Pulls really hard.

 

1941 buick stock dual carb set up https://images.search.yahoo.com/sea...tup-complete-for-248-engines.jpg&action=click

 

Anyone dable in quad carbs for their straight 8? I have four Carter side draft YH carbs on their way and am wondering if anyone has any advice on linkage setups for quad SD carbs and photos ..?