1964 Buick 300

Anyone know anything about these? I'm considering trading for a project that has one. I'm not a Buick guy so any comments or thoughts are welcomed.

 

we've talked about them here before I think....they're neat little engines, they use the "modern" BOP bellhousing so they'll bolt up to a bajillion GM transmissions.

hint: to search for things like 300 that the hamb search might not find, use google and include the term jalopyjournal

 

believe it or not, Wikipedia has a some good basics on it.

 

i have one, not super interested in it so its just sitting in the corner of my garage

 

300's are based on the all aluminum 215. Good news is that the 64's have aluminum heads with much bigger ports than the 215. They went to the cast iron heads in '65.(65-69 Corvair) valves which are oversized will fit without much effort. Even with the cast iron block, the 64 300's are light--weigh only about 400 lbs fully dressed. As someone else said, they have a common GM bolt pattern unlike the oddball 215. Tubular headers are available from the later Range Rovers that are finding their way into junkyards at this point.

 

I think they are pretty neat engine........look like the bigger "nail valve" (i know,,I know everyone calls them "nail heads"........but they were FIRST known as nail heads because of the small valves looking like 'nails' )...but I digress.....what has been posted so far is correct. the heads did switch to iron in '65 and where changed in design for the 340 version in '66 and again in '68 for the 350. The aluminum 4 bbl intakes from '64 are (or used to be) sought after. I am putting a '67 340 with 'switch pitch' turbo 400 in my '54 GMC pickup project.........nuthin' wrong with SBC except they're everywhere......but here......

 

I think Enjenjo has one in a Buick wagon, hopefully he will chime in.

Anyone know what hp these have stock and what you can get out of them?

 

stock 210 hp for the 2bbl, 250 for the 4bbl.

 

Im running a 1965 300 in my T, Good little engiens.

 

Lucky u! I want that SP400 so I can mount to 65 Buick 300, and put in older S10 4x4. THIS IS A TOP SECRET PROJECT!

 

switch pitches are getting harder to find these days....glad I got a few back in the early 80s

 

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http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=273880&highlight=buick+300

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=359881&highlight=buick+300

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=346406&highlight=buick+300

 

Thanks for all the feedback. I'd love to hear more if ya got it.