455 Buick Rebuild part 5

[@brians.harris3487]

I like how you went from the Buick, to an Olds, to a big block Chevy, back to the Olds and finally back to the Buick. That's what I call creative video editing!

[@howabouthetruth2157]

Not only are you an excellent auto tech/mechanic........but you are a great teacher as well. Seriously, you have the gift of the ability to teach in such a patient, clear & concise manner, w/o skimping on the details. Probably the best I've seen on youtube. Thank you!!!

[@Myvintageiron7512]

Wow Thanks

[@joshuasumter5632]

Man you're awesome... I've recently purchased a buick 455 and after watching all of your rebuild videos I wanna give a stab at it myself but I don't have money to waste if something goes wrong... Where are you located and how can I get in contact with you?

[@zmxl1020]

You are the cleanest and most thorough tech I have ever watched work!!!! I was usually told: Youspend to damn much time cleaning! Hurry up and get it running.

[@waltermyers913]

Loved this series, learned a ton !!! Especially on the block being light weight. I put a Buick stage 1 455 in alight weight 1976 Nova with a 700R4 Tranny and a IROC 4:11 Posi Rear. The motor got a 500 lift cam, forged pistons, Edelbrock intake, and 800 Edelbrock carb. This will mostly be a street car and occasionally a Friday night drag car. The info on the oil pump was awesomefor the prime as well. Great Job Vintage

[@jameswilson3554]

Really awesome videos I enjoyed the whole series I really wanted to hear it run you never see no one ever hop up a Buick they are amazingly powerful and extremely had to find ..2thumbs up on these videos...thank you.

[@Myvintageiron7512]

THX!

[@philgrimsey3637]

love your videos. Watching them almost makes me feel like I could do a motor rebuild myself.

[@RAMZEEERRDAY]

hell yea..im ready 2 rebuild one my self after watching this...real ez

[@brians.harris3487]

Yes indeed you have to pack the pump with vaseline. I've been doing that on buicks for over 35 years, myself. Jeep V8's are the same. one thing that makes it much much easier though, is to pack in the Vaseline before you put the gears in. it's a ton easier and the cavity will be full when you push the gears in and just wipe it flush.

[@fershy]

Hey, I thought we were going to see this engine run? I believe you mentioned that as a client requirement in part #1

[@robertglenn5914]

Pulled and installed dozens of engines with aluminum intakes over the last 15 years with the carb plate and this is the first I've herd of that. Never had any issues. But good video

[@Myvintageiron7512]

Edelbrock, weiand, and pro products all discourage it I am sticking with what the guys that make them say

[@anthonysgarage]

Nicely done! Surprised you didn’t use a booster plate on the oil pump. And yeah, I was kinda hoping for a dyno pull, but I’m sure you’re sick of hearing that.

[@Myvintageiron7512]

Next time!

[@bassemabouantoun7482]

Great job, enjoyed watching the whole build. Keep up the good work

[@southjerseysound7340]

Great tip about those plates,I've seen more than a few trashed manifolds caused by them.Not to mention a few motors that came crashing down on radiators and the concrete ;) Because the bolts pulled out of the aluminum.

[@yambo59]

Ha-! Youre the first person ive seen to mention this on the lift plate and aluminum intake, its something ive always wondered about but never seen anyone mention it.

[@rhare7353]

love how the Buick turns into a BB Chevrolet at 24:10

[@Myvintageiron7512]

Yea good eye my battery dies when I filmed it on the Buick most people don't notice that is a video grab from my 396 build video

[@emrguns1]

Can we hear the 455 Buick run? Thanks for another great video.

[@mikematthews234]

Thanks for this channel bout to build a 455 for a lasabre

[@davidcollis4758]

Those cut outs on the valve covers are to receive the tabs on the valve cover gaskets. You install the gaskets onto the valve covers first.

[@Myvintageiron7512]

If you use 1/4 studs you don't need to waste your time doing that

[@randallreed9061]

Fantastic and informative video on the Buick build! I finished building a 455 for my 53 Buick 8 months ago but have yet to prime or fire it due to work/life situations. I did the Vaseline in the oil pump method you showed. Do I need to do anything special before firing the motor other than priming it? I was concerned that having sit that long may cause an issue. All the parts were well oiled when I assembled them.

[@Myvintageiron7512]

no it will be fine just be sure to prime the pump with a drill and priming tool

[@stevew270]

"Pins-oil", haha, good'n! Also, not all rainy days are good for working, don't know if you fish or not but those are the days when the fish bite! :D

[@Myvintageiron7512]

In AZ they are the best

[@karlx-1]

Did you decide to leave off the valley pan because of the aftermarket intake? I sometimes use the felpro intake gaskets and then trim the valley pan port sections off, so that they don't affect sealing, but they still help shield oil splatter. Thank You for mentioning that lift plates are No Bueno!! Of course so many people will disagree, but taking the chance of distorting an intake even a tiny bit is NOT worth it. Plus, it can't be good for the small threads.

[@hoytswinderman6295]

I have run 472 Cadillac engines that I had to do the vasiline trick almost every time I changed the oil and filter. The oil pump is in basically same location as the Buick you are working on.

[@rayward100]

Would like to hear that big dog start up. Great vid. I'm a subscriber.

[@Shane-Singleton]

Great build! Man that oil pump sure is an awkward thing.

[@Myvintageiron7512]

Yea it's kinda the norm for me now but back in the day when I first heard it I was weirded out for sure

[@robowens3504]

i am building a buick 455 also and would like to know what was your final Horsepower and Torque predictions on this build. thanks for your vids, really helpful to those of us seeking advice with our own projects.

[@matthewhoughton9601]

Did you drill out any of the oil gallery's as part of the oiling upgrades ?

[@Guidi815]

did you use the stock intake valley pan? at 24:00 it changed to a different gasket being siliconed on.....

[@jonnybridin]

THANK YOU for showing this build! Im strongly considering this motor for my 71 skylark build and happened upon you're vids. Thank you for being soo detailed, articulate, well spoken and precise. You truly have a gift for this. All those little tips and tricks you showed and explained along the way were great help. Just a couple of questions: If budget wasn't an issue, what cam would YOU have chosen for the build? What carb would you go with? And do you know/recommend if they make a timing GEAR set for this? Would it be better than the timing chain set up?

[@Myvintageiron7512]

I would go with a hyd roller cam setb up it's the best choice I would not use gear drive on the street the 455 needs a 700 to 800 CFM carb

[@Guidi815]

did you use the stock intake valley pan? at 24:00 it changed to a different gasket being siliconed on....

[@shoominati23]

Can't afford an LS right now.. But I saw a couple of things , and I was thinking.. Could I find a decent 4 bolt chev small block and do the LT4 heads bolt right on to these? I would go with the red Edelbrock intake with the dual throttle bodies. And EFI controlled by Megasquirt (Hopefully they have an LT map in their database) I want to go with a (decent) Ebay turbo setup and want between 750 - 1000 hp. what would you recommend? and what might any pitfalls be to watch out for? Thanks, Tom.

[@bulletnova7637]

Can you fill that oil galley that leads from the oil pump to the oil screen in the oil pan with oil to help get the pump primed also?

[@VigilanceTech]

at about 19:00 in it would have probably been good to mention that when dealing with sheet metal covers/pans its usually a good idea to dent back out the bolt holes with a ball peen hammer

[@thefish6777]

thanks for the info about the lifting plate

[@johnlincicum6390]

Can you do a video so we can hear it running?! Cast iron exhaust manifolds or headers for the final decision?

[@Myvintageiron7512]

Yea were gona fire it up using ex manifolds

[@johnlincicum6390]

Awesome! I wanted to do that Buick 300 cu. in. small block because it wasn't a Chevy! The stock torque is more than enough for the 1984 Toyota 4X4 truck 5 speed manual, but it will bolt right up where a Buick 3.8 V-6 will. I have an original Buick manual bellhousing and flywheel along with an automatic ring gear. I don't need the rebuild to have more torque than stock, but I just would like it to be usable well below 3,000 RPM. I don't need to run above 3,000 rpm on the highway doing 75 mph even.

[@UsefulEntertainment]

if im building an engine and adding a new hydraulic F/T camshaft, do I have to change the oil directly after the initial breakin period or is that not necessary? I also have 1 QT of royal purple breakin oil to use as well. thanks.

[@MrThisIsMeToo]

Great info. Thanks for sharing!

[@mectechman1]

Haw was priming done on the factory line? Have a hard time imagine guy packing pumps with Vaseline during the engine build. Tfs!

[@lilbill6089]

A fixture was used to push oil through the engine from the relief valve hole. Once completed, the engine was motored for a time using compressed air through the spark plug holes. Before they were started, Buick engines were very ready.

[@chrisdonaghy7646]

The Rover 3.5L ( 215 ci all alloy Buick) primed the oil pump in the same way. I did it after changing the timing chain and changing to a steel cam gear OEM was plastic.

[@jamesscherbenske5985]

love your vids

[@mikematthews234]

Where can u find a harmonic balancer for 455 Buick stock engine ?

[@cameronmarks83]

Could you please tell me on the driver side valve cover is that just a grommet that attaches to the hose that goes to the air cleaner or is that a pcv valve ??? Please and thank you

[@REDDAWN2010]

Drill holes to fix the oiling issues.

[@MrBuickstage1]

Nice love Buick mrbuickstage1

[@thoenig2]

Would you rebuild my 1970 Buick 455 stage 1?

[@skylinefever]

I was told that Toyota's service manual required this for the 22R and 22RE engine.

[@michaelhughes8096]

What did you torque your valve cover down to

[@melanodawido]

what i learned so far is nothing goes in dry

[@evanmurphy2473]

why is the intake torque sequence on an olds much different than buick?

[@shoominati23]

What car is it going into? A wildcat? I can see what you mean about Lightweight Casting! It would be a good street NA motor, but if you tried to put big boost in it in a blown application, I can just see where the rotating assembly would split through the block!, Peace, Tom :)

[@thenitroviper6149]

Buick only made two-bolt main engines (as far as I know) so they aren't good for boost at all. You can put a main bridge on the main bolts to help strengthen that up, but then in some applications, you need a custom oil pan.

[@ziggassedup]

Notice a very similar engine design between these and a SBC that makes our Holden V8 Tom.?

[@shoominati23]

Yeah, Isn't there a chevrolet part or two that actually bolts to an Aussie plastic ? Funnily enough, I was watching a video with a commodore that had the COME 355 stroker kit in it that was running quite alot of boost and making over 1000hp still on the 2 bolt bottom end (did anyone ever make a 4 bolt 308?).. It smoked a bit on a couple of runs and then blew up just after the starting line. When they took it out and put (what was left of) it on the engine stand later on, it was almost split perfectly enough that you could have pulled the whole rotating assembly out of one side.

[@thenitroviper6149]

yeah, two bolt mains just don't cut it under boost

[@ziggassedup]

COME make 4 bolt caps for 308-304's but the caps didn't let go when that VL split in two.

[@kingearl2596]

Fine work! But why you use a shitty Edelbrock Intake manifold? They have no quality, no precision.

[@ziggassedup]

Holden V8 oil pumps are just the same...I'm not a fan of engine lifting plates either.

[@johnmckamy6398]

do any of the intake bolts have to get silicone

[@JRMorgan1000]

Can a SBC's oil pump be vasolined too? O r does a SBC at automaticly prime? Thanks

[@timsharpe3498]

This is never an issue with a Chevy, Pontiac or Olds oil pumps because they actually sit down inside the sump so they never have to lift the oil like a Buick or Cadillac.

[@rwbaron6292]

To avoid using petroleum jelly in the oil pump you can do the following. At first startup remove the distributor and mount a long flat wide blade screw driver shaft in a drill, insert it where the distributor sits and align with the slotted oil pump drive and spin the pump to prime it and distribute oil throughout the engine. You can confirm by the oil pressure gauge if one is installed. This ensures a primed oil pump and having oil throughout the engine on first start. This is how we did it in the early 70's on recommendation from Jim Bell of Kenne-Bell.

[@twwtb]

200 ft-lb torque, not psi, right. Ok, legit question: How do you prime the oil pump after an oil change?

[@brians.harris3487]

You don't ever have to "re prime" it during an oil chamge. it is only upon a new install or if you remove the oil pump for some reason.

[@timsharpe3498]

I have had Buick and Cadillac V8s lose prime after an oil change. These engines have to lift the oil through a very long pickup tube and any microscopic leak or worn pump gears can cause them to lose prime quite easily.

[@geoepi321975]

what type of paint you paint it

[@jamesscherbenske5985]

damm your a good ass mech .Only my comment!!!??

[@8172008]

I didn't to hear it run boohoo. OOPS I just got a special e-mail? with you know what? Start up and run yaaaaaaah! :--))))))))))))

[@tjhamer3]

Thanks man

[@twwtb]

I don't want to sound like I'm your mom or anything, but are you feeling ok today?

[@dangerousfreedom4965]

You need a dyno

[@DanMcD80]

Sent you an opinion based question to your fb page. I'll leave it to you if you want to make it a video lol

[@michaelstrafello8025]

I know this is a old post but I would have gone with a high volume oil pump a little more difficult to install but buicks need all the oil they can get

[@edwingreene7583]

Hv oil pump not recommend on Buick,wear out distributor gear, and front cam bearings . been there done that.unless you have loose clearance on bearings

[@johnmckamy6398]

3.8 s are the same way

[@michaelhughes8096]

What did you torque your oil pan down to