Buick 455 Thunders On Dyno - Maximum Horsepower

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

I had a 1970 GS 455 I bought in 1978, I had a stock rebuild, kept it stock except I put a set of GS Club headers on it and took out the distributor and made sure it didn't have any end play. It was a great car, had to sell it in 1995 to make room for a small office in my garage, still got the Demon 340. Never ran the Buick over 5000 rpm, it ran great.

[@davidmacias7176]

I Had a1968 Olds Delta88 with a rocket 455 That was the best sleeper around in Norwalk Ca. 1986 the year I graduated from high school John H.Glen High School . My auto shop teacher was Mr.H Householder was his Full last name.

[@grantw.whitwam9948]

@@davidmacias7176 I had a friend who had a 68 Delmont. It was funny as hell, he could smoke the tires so easy, it was a 455, 2bbl, seemed to be a torque monster.

[@mikeholmstrom1899]

I has a 1969 Olds Delta 88 with the 455. It would also light up the tires. The 2.56 rear end gear kept it from being fast off the line.

[@GruesomesGarage]

Most underrated muscle car engines, Buick's rock !

[@ottokerkhofs6762]

OldTriumph I have a Buick 430ci with lots of upgrade high performance parts. And the engine rocks indeed

[@dannybeeler9817]

OldTriumph had to have a lot hp to haul all of that weight around !

[@DeanMk1]

the 350 and the 455 were both torque monsters. Stage 1 is a good example of the later large displacement muscle car engines. Where the phrase "No replacement for displacement" was born. You still get the power, but the car is easier to live with because you're starting off with more. 500 HP+. Amazing.

[@ronaldmoparornocar9590]

Buick and Pontiac make great tourqe underrated engines to say the least but Buick only has one actual muscle car and that was the GS but 95 percent of Buick was for the ride/cruise they are like driving your sofa ...sorry but grand Nationals don't count different vintage and v6 turbo

[@ronaldmoparornocar9590]

@itsabig oh so you're first thing to do is come and degrade ppl by calling them names...if you have nothing good to say don't say anything....yes they are all GM products now but way back they were independent companies...go learn some history before you come and degrade with the name calling

[@JohnGruber-di3cw]

The Buick 455's & 401 & 425 nailheads were awesome engines as were the 430's!!! That dyno'd 455 sounded very sweet!!! AWESOME!!!

[@charliedee9276]

I stuffed a 1970 Buick 455 pulled from a 225 Electra into a 1974 Buick Apollo that had a 350 back in the 80's. Motor was pretty much stock rebuilt, it was rated at 375 and 510 stock. Car was an absolute sleeper and a blast to drive. Love seeing some Buick love!

[@UncleTonysGarage]

The late Buick is the 9th wonder of the world...great vid!!!

[@petereconomakis149]

Uncle Tony, you like Buicks too??

[@gt-37guy6]

@@petereconomakis149 Mopar guys seem to gravitate to Buicks...torque addicts!😄

[@CallofDoobie585]

Heeey uncle Tony! It's funny cause I do really have a uncle Tony lol

[@northlander4370]

@@gt-37guy6 Not Nick .

[@kuiper6926]

@@gt-37guy6 I'm a mopar guy myself and gotta say... this 455 engine is a masterpiece! Light, powerful & fun

[@FanelliRestorations]

BUICK POWER! yes! and little do most people know the 455 produced the Highest torque rating of ANY production muscle car of the era, 510 ft lbs

[@danielj3230]

Fanelli Restorations although not a muscle car motor, a Cadillac 500 was rated at 550 lb-ft in 1970.

[@bbb462cid]

@@danielj3230 exactly. Not a muscle car engine. My '70 Buick should have had heart disease back in the '90s, what with all the fatty 5.0s, T/As, and IROCs it showed tail lights to.

[@FanelliRestorations]

@@danielj3230 very cool I didn't know that, thanks man!

[@jeffg4008]

They were the lightest of the big blocks as well.

[@wildcat6669]

Now just throw some boost at it and you'll be looking at about 600+ ft lbs

[@davekostka7151]

I can remember my Dad coming home from his Buick job in Detroit headquarters with a GSX 455 Stage I company car. My older brother and I took it to pick up a pizza. We put at least 10,000 tread wear miles on those tires in 12 or so miles round trip. Ha! The tires didn't squeal, they sizzled. :-)

[@johnjenkins6547]

Yep, I used to have an original 70 Buick GSX stage 1. It was a beast and was the most underated and overlooke muscle car of the era which could kick 426 Hemi's in the rear. I know I used to do it in my GSX.

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Ahh, back in the days of cheap gas, big block stoplight warriors laying rubber on a Saturday night...

[@gregarioussolitudinist5695]

had the m22 muncie in mine. it would spin the tires until you let off in 4th gear. quarter tank of gas.

[@davekinghorn9567]

@@johnjenkins6547 They say that was only true of the Stage 2 Dealer mods. But you were doing it with a stage 1?

[@CallofDoobie585]

Those stage cars are wicked bro! I love em. They're very under appreciated

[@anthonypritchard7710]

YES A BUICK!!!! THE HEMI KILLER.

[@anthonypritchard7710]

Drummin'Man74 Lol! You clearly know nothing about Buick 455 stage 1’s

[@peted5217]

Bucko's Yuge Bore - Short Stroke - Good Heads made them HP monsters. And the Bane of other Muscle Cars out Street Racing back in those Days. NHRA recoqnized disparity , bumping Bucko's into higher Stock/Super Stock classes despite low advertised HP .

[@timrayburn2461]

A lot of people don't know a 455 Buick with an aluminum intake weighs about the same as an all iron small block Chevy. In '86 I had a 430 Buick motor with heads I ported with advice from Kenne-Bell,a Kenne-Bell cam,750 DP Holley,Hooker headers,etc that ran 12.44 in a 3800 lbs Cutlass Supreme SX .

[@bbb462cid]

I was able to pick up my '74 Buick 455 block and put it in my Regal's trunk, to take to the machinist. And now with good al heads and good headers, you can knock even more weight off. My '70 Skylark looks like it has no engine the front end sits so high from the stock springs. I took almost 170 lbs off the front end.

[@scottsilvey7522]

I had a 79 Buick Regal I slapped a 455 with turbo 400 in back in the late 80's that came out of a 225 Electra! I used front springs from a 74 Monte Carlo with two turns cut off each one. I replaced the front shocks, ball joints and tie rods and added a B&M floor shifter between the buckets. That car was scary fast but alas I got married and kids became a priority so I sold the car but I kept that 455 and the Turbo 400 so maybe one day I"'ll find a 70's Buick body to put that monster in! 😜😜😜😜

[@DaveGringo]

I had a 1969 Wildcat with the 430 and then I had a 1971 Centurion convertible 455.... Both great cars, great motors!

[@sandyshoremann7524]

Yep them SBC are a bit piggy. Buick had 'em by over 100lbs lighter with the 340. I Had a 455 in a '70 hand me down Elecra 225 (thanks Dad!) Unbreakable. But I felt the '65 nailhead + superturbine 400 in the '65 had more "personality". I would bet a 455 tweaked a bit in a '71 Skylark would kick &^%$ Big Time. - Cheers! Sandy

[@errindale2103]

@Dave Micolichek BUICK "RULE", plus, they still make them!

[@n8rivera74]

“Fast with class”, the Buick performance motto. I’ve owned a half dozen boattail Rivieras, blew up one engine and caught the car on fire, badly hurt another engine. Damn oiling issues. TA Performance is THE Buick performance specialist, they have been in the business for a long time, and continue to innovate and offer excellent customer service. You can buy Buick performance parts from some of the big name vendors, I’ll spend my money with the vendor that’s stayed loyal to Buick performance.

[@bbb462cid]

Mike T probably had a vacation courtesy of me!

[@bbb462cid]

@Dave Micolichek a boatload? For what application? And when? TA has had a timing cover that solves the basic oiling issues for over 20 years now. It has an adjustable pressure pump, a steel thrust plate, and longer gears. Use a '74-'76 455 block with larger galleys, the TA cover, clean up the lifter valley hole to get rid of stress risers, and paint the insides of the heads and valley with something like glyptal for better drain back. Split duration cams that suit the Buick 455 have been available for decades now too.

[@gt-37guy6]

@@bbb462cid the boatload is the money to fix the toasted rod bearings on your 67 to 69 430 engine...455 was better, but you still blow them up after a few years of flogging..😮 at least that is how it was in the day.

[@jonbaker3728]

My builder just completed my engine. 470cu in 456hp@5100 and 544tq @ 3800. I am so freaking excited. I cannot wait till the truck arrives after the new year.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

Let me tell you a little story here; l was a Tennessee Highway Patrol Officer = THP years back...Anyway l was responding to a hit and run in Clayborne Country Tennessee.....To make a long story short...I got behind a Buick Wildcat in it was a 455 engine just like the one you built..The back of that Buick the trunk was mashed up to the back seat in a crash...The Buick ran off and left me...l could not catch up to it......We got it later on...! Anyway thanks very very much Nick you are the man....From Kentucky over and out...!

[@williamjones4483]

Nothing can outrun that two way radio!

[@steveshoemaker6347]

@@williamjones4483 That is correct my friend...! But when thay try it can be fun....!!

[@stevemaxwell8550]

What were you driving

[@michaelcuff5780]

I had a 66 442 convertible. The town cops were friends of mine. They were going to pull me over. I hit the gas and so did they. They said my tail lights just got smaller and smaller. If they really wanted me they would just wait on the side of my house till I got home. Dont ask me how I know! Lol!

[@boostjunkie2320]

@@williamjones4483 I have!! A police officer tried to pull me over right next to the woods while I was on a dirtbike. I pulled right into the woods and got away. best part is the family was just sitting down for dinner when I walked in. dirtbike was in the garage and I was home free

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Like many other viewers I noticed the top right primary float bowl fastener backing out on a couple of pulls. No big deal. The 455 delivered the classic gradual rev rate and monster torque synonymous with the light weight, big block Buick. It should propel Alex's Skylark to breakneck speeds with no problem! As always, great job Nick. 🤓

[@TheFogLakeshore]

I like how Nick makes a little community around his business.

[@tonypepperoni234]

Large Community my friend. Far and wide we are.

[@johnkufeldt3564]

500 hp Monday morning, gotta love those V-8s

[@TBullCajunbreadmaker]

I was looking forward to this run. I too worked at a Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac dealership when I was 18 years old in 1972-73. By far one of my favorite engines along with the old 425 Ultra-High compression before the 455 came out. I have always wanted to own a Buick Skylark with a 455 in it. Maybe one of these days Nick. Good stuff!

[@NicksGarage]

Very good stuff.

[@jeffreyrubish347]

In the late 1980's I had a '66 Olds Starfire with the 425. The air cleaner cover said "Ultra High Compression. Use premium fuel." I added the full can of 104 octane booster to the tank!

[@Christopher-mi6qe]

As a Buick 1970 GSX 455 owner, my heart goes out to the rear tires on this Skylark.

[@scw-di4cr]

Nick -- I have been waiting for this BB Buick video since I saw this covered up in your shop months ago and you teased it. I like the Mopars but I'm a Buick man and we don't get to see too many of those. We had one of those fire-breathing Buicks when I was a kid and even while towing the family boat it could still outrun most cars on the road. Once it gets in your blood.......you know the rest of story.

[@2cr500s]

Love it! Yrs ago I came up on a dead man's treasure. 455 short block, Kenny Bell single plane cool runner intake, etc. Put ported n polished heads ,with stage 1 valves, Proform 750cfm, big cam 110 good to 6500rpm. It's in my 72 Skylark. Built 350trans,2500rpm stall and 3:90 gears. All on my poor man's budget. Heads turn every where I go.

[@Marine2111usmc]

I have an 84 Cutlass that needs a engine. My buddy dad had a bad as built Buick regal board to 5 something with a gear vender over drive 6spd it's sick. He has a stock running 455 I'm thinking about slaping in it. I had a buick 350 out of a 69 skylark paid 150 sold it for 500. To my wife cousin for his 70 Skylark.

[@dank8865]

My 1st car was an '72 Electra Deuce and a Quarter. When you guys cold started that beast I got tears in my eyes and goosebumps up and down my arms and legs. That car was like moving through sludge in 1st but then it was a freaking rocket. Many a fratboy in their Camaros had the surprise of their lives courtesy of that old monster. Thanks for some wonderful memories guys. :)

[@tnt0664]

the intro brought a tear to my eye and felt like something stabbed me in the soul. the reminder that evreyday most people go to work and struggle, never really doing what makes them happy. unfortunately im one of those people. but nick gives me inspiration to push on and follow my dreams to build and fix cars. thankyou. p.s editor of the video did a great job also!

[@70stunes71]

I am a die hard mopar guy but here's one engine where there is no argument . The Buick 455 so under rated by most people...what an incredible engine the 455 was & still is. One of the greatest of factory produced torque & HP.

[@ElectraGSX]

A nice professional Dyno session, well documented. Chevy was “The performance division of GM”. That being said, Buick is the rock upon which mighty GM was built. Every once in a while Buick motors dominated in efficiency and power. 400-430-455 and 3800 series were motors that made the entire industry take notice. A 455 STAGE II is a match for ANY of the special hopped up versions of other motors. It is, arguably, the lightest, most powerful factory package available in that period.

[@jon-christiankaczor5384]

Yes satge 1 and stage 2 Buick motors are very sought after. I had a 1971 Buick (boattail) Riviera and some of them came with stage 1 motors but mine had a standard 455 and it spun the mains so I found a blown up standard 455 and stage 1 heads and cam and built a stage 1 and also "pinned" the mains as to not spin and threw a 150hp shot of nitrous on it and that car was a rocket ship for a gank

[@flyonbyya]

Michael A. Joseph, II I couldn’t have said it better!! I’m from Flint..Home of Buick ! Ive owned a Gran Sport and Grand National...loved them both !!!

[@Ravidshaw]

A 455 equipped vehicle ( I drove 1968 olds 442) would quickly (and happily!) destroy a set of (those old 70 series) tires if you let it.... So much torque, if you fully punched it, it would totally break loose...wild ride Thanks Nick! ✨🔧⚙✨☕️✨

[@errindale2103]

Buick: Fast with Class.

[@errindale2103]

@Dave Micolichek Buick: Fast with Class.

[@joedonnelly9487]

This is what happens when those with the wisdom & understanding of these engines collides... I'm a huge Buick fan from the 1960's to early 70's. Nick and his great crew say "ok you want 500HP and mid 5's torque?" Then they get on it. They serve it up and prove it... Incredible....

[@jimjungle1397]

With an aluminum intake the Buick 455 is about the same weight as a 350 Chevy with a cast iron intake. About 100 to 130 pounds lighter than a 454 Chevy. Even lighter with aluminum heads. Like Oldsmobile, Buick used good high nickel iron for engine blocks, but the Buick blocks are really light weight.

[@GS455Stage1]

The Buick 455 engine with the cast iron intake weighs right at 25 pounds more than a 350 Chevy engine with a cast iron intake. Also, the Buick 455 engine weighs about 120 lbs. less than a 454 engine with a cast iron intake.

[@davidfortin7897]

Nick...you've got a good crew, and good clients...great place to work!!

[@C.S.Sensei]

Love your passion Nick, most repair shops have unenthusiastic mechanics at best. "Love what you do-and you'll never work a day in your life"".

[@pavloosh]

Always a treat to hear an engine on Nick's dyno. Overhead shots of the Holley @ W.O.T. are awesome. That Skylark is gonna be like a bakery truck and haul buns out of there.

[@user-hb8be5wb4q]

I had a 1978 with the 350, 4 barrel Electra 225. Great ride, good economy 22 mpg on road, 18-+ in town. All went good until 14000 then rear main seal out, just outa warranty, got that fixed, then lifters started going sour, got one kind oil to quiet some, no stp, motor medic, nothing would shut them up. No warranty to fix. Land of 12,000 mile warranty. Got divorced, gave the car to exwife, she traded for a VW rabbit diesel. Never looked back. Became a Ford/Chrysler fan!

[@Australia-ky7kx]

It's as suspenseful as watching an action movie with a happy ending. I guess the Buick engine was not as well known as its contemporaries but now shows itself as a mighty beast.

[@sparkomatic100]

Great Dyno demo, good to see the Buick lay out the torque and desires horse power target.... great show..

[@rollydoucet8909]

In stock trim, the 455 Buick makes 505 ft lbs of torque at 2800 rpm.

[@papasmurfron7339]

Hey Nick; I noticed the top left bolt on the front bowl of the Holly Carburetor was loose, and backing out! You found it, when you put the spacer on!

[@NicksGarage]

Yes sir! We wondered who would be the first to spot that. Good eyes.

[@matthewmajcher7180]

I saw that as well, I knew it would be in the comments!

[@devondeaton2103]

Ha ha, im here because i just saw it. Had to see if someone commented before finishing the video..

[@vintagesavoiur]

Figured someone saw that

[@papasmurfron7339]

gree Fred Sanford!,,,, Is that you?,,,, Don't have the "Big One" Elizabeth knows you saw it first!

[@DamianAriel717]

What a beast!!!!!! Amazing take of the four barrell in action!!!!

[@65msp]

It's nice to see you passing your craft to live on.

[@robertbaron3242]

Thanks Nick and I really enjoy your channel. This brings back so many memories for me from the 60's and early 70's. My dad drove Buicks and my first car was a 67 GS400, the smaller bore sister to this motor. The 400 was the first motor I pulled and rebuilt in the Spring of 71 with a lot of phone conversations with Jim Bell of Kenne-Bell. After nearly totaling the GS I found a 70 GSX 455 Stage 1 that I kept until 1975 and wish I still had it today. A block from where I lived was a Phillips 66 station where the owner/mechanic was a Mopar guy. I spent a lot of time in that station learning what I could about cars from him. He had a young guy that pumped gas for him in the evenings that bought a new 68 Hemi RR 4-speed. That was the first muscle car I got a ride in and after experiencing a full throttle blast through the gears I was hooked. Looking forward to future builds and dyno's from you.

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks for your kind comment.

[@ericball6000]

Dr. Nick,that 455 sound's great,when I was in my twenty's I had a 72 skylark with a 350,it would do a holeshot all the way down the street,good time's.

[@0004612]

My buddy next door in high school had that same car....fun, fun car to beat on.

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

I had an orange and white vinyl top one. Huge coupe doors, 350 2- barrel, power steering but manual drum brakes ( took forever to stop from 100+). Massive chrome fenders would plow right thru these plastic cars today.. Sorry I sold that one , was a lot of fun laying rubber with the V-8 torque, even if it wasn't super fast, it was a tough, reliable tank of a car that could still do 130.

[@davidfreeman8074]

Nothin to turn your nose up at, the 350. That '68 GS had intake ports you could stick almost a whole bouquet of fingers in.. and I just HAD to stick more Crane bumpstick and a 750DP on top. When I was done, it had 4 or 5 better MPGh than a Stage1: and gapped a couple of big blocks. Second best car i ever had and it was almost as heavy as my '56 BelAir. That is all... except there's nothing like some nice competition Hookers connected to a worked GS350. Tears of unburnt gas, and Sunday careenin'. Just watch your valve spring pockets, just sayin'...

[@markbuchanan3694]

@Dave Micolichek not really. The Buick 350 heads are the basis for the sbc brodex hp heads. The 350 Buick is torquey and it does have hp parts available. The small block did suffer from lack of development,but that doesn't mean it isn't capable

[@bufford5483]

My uncle had a 64' Buick Wildcat 2 door hardtop in yellow with a white bucket seat interior. The big Wildcat engine gave it lots of grunt. It also road like a dream.

[@robertorhymes]

This 455 Buick is really trick Sounds really strong and not at all sick It's a testament to Nick Alex picked an awesome lump on the Dyno it's time to jump A Big block that's far from stock The only place to test if it's the best is at Nicks shop!

[@NicksGarage]

Right on Roberto. Thanks.

[@jordanwiley4582]

It really only has just good heads, cam, intake and headers. normal hotrod stuff.

[@bayouboy6668]

Back in 1995 i had a 455 built by a legendary mechanic in Arkansas. He built it completely blue printed for $2500. But I had to buy JE Nickle custom .030 pistons instead of Kenne Belle/Poston proven pistons. But for a few hundred dollars more I bought the JE and was able to use all Kenne Belle aluminum block stiffener/high pressure oil pump intake manifold, KB MARK C107/118 cam and 4inch collector headers. Plus he gave me a broken Hemi Carter carb which I sent to Poston Buick and they just used the core and had it flow 1000cfm for $180. It was a beast and he worked the crank and heads so that it was 12:1 compression and ran on 116 leaded VP/Sunoco and 1/4 tank of Mobil 94 unleaded. The TH400 was built w/a B&M shift kit 2800 or 3200 stall plus the guy machined an extra clutch and bearings from a 1969 Corvette. I wanted a GNX/GSX but couldn't afford either so I dropped the 462 into a 1987 regal. This guy has a thick accent like many French speaking people from where I come from in Cut Off, La. Our ancestors came from (Acadie, Canada)Nova Scotia in the 1700's.

[@blinkie1523]

The old Buick 455 doing what they do best pumping out the horses right from the get go choice one Nick. You and Vasili certainly know your engines and make a great team. I'm sure once that motor is in running in the car it will be just fine bro, thanks.

[@jppagetoo]

I had a '71 Olds 98 with a 455 4bbl. It had torque for days.... Stock against stock, I could take small block Cameros and Chevelles off the line and that's with a car that weighed over 5000 lbs. But after 200 yards or so the small blocks hit their power band and with the lower vehicle weights would leave me in the dust. But off the line??? No contest the 455 big block with that low end torque won. Oh yeah... and that engine got 14 mpg if you took it easy. If you stepped on it, god only knows how bad the mileage was. Fun car, it's one of the few I wish I had back.

[@richp5321]

Look at that fuel pouring in there! It looks like a toilet flushing! What an awesome engine.

[@ChristopherHayniedd980]

Nick those Buick 455's are torque monsters. They reach there peak torque at lower rpms. Badass Buick big block!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@brandonharvey6455]

One of my favorite big blocks they called this engine in the Buick GS Stage 1 the hemi killer they are tourqe monster for sure

[@bigthunder2860]

Himi killer nope it's close but no cigar a 455 has low end power a himi has high end the higher rpm the more hp see Nick's 426 dino test

[@brandonharvey6455]

@@bigthunder2860 The factory Buick G.S Stage 1 and Stage 2 where faster than the factory Challenger and Cuda in the quarter mile so they where hemi killers period

[@tomcherry7029]

The pontiac 421SD and the 455 SD where the ture Hemi killers

[@bbb462cid]

Thanks for this Nick. I am a Buick man. Still have my '70 Skylark Custom convertible with the .030" over Buick 455 from a '74 Riviera. Got it for the enlarged oil galleys. The trans detent switch doesn't work, and you'd never notice. And rest in peace Buick Performance Group. I was a card-carrying member.

[@Welcometofacsistube]

Yaaaaa it’s a long weekend in Canada and I can finally watch a Nick vid without having to wait till after work

[@NicksGarage]

Next week, maybe you can watch with your boss?

[@Welcometofacsistube]

Nick's Garage as a machinist that works for a gear head machinist, maybe lol

[@ninjapumkin]

Hal 1000 grateful for all those that gave up their lives so we can freely watch anything we care to. Never forget

[@donaldgreen7471]

When I was about 15 working in the orange groves in Florida around 1966 the grove bosses drove big Buick wildcats in the Sandy groves between the rows of trees. For some reason they would go through the sand better than pickups would. These were new cars at the time getting scratched up. My brother and I was amazed at this.🏁

[@nicomjerry250]

This is old school, adjusting the mixture by the ears. I love and miss it 👍 Vasily's got really good ears, too. Top end knocking was gone after turning back the ignition. Nice, old machines in best hands 👏👍

[@willgriffin3490]

Always love hearing that old iron roaring back to life... doesn't matter if it's Mopar, Buick, Olds.. I love what you and your guys do Nick! Keep it up!

[@joelenglish7092]

Thanks Nick and everyone at Nick`s Garage!! I really enjoyed the 455 BUICK on the dyno.

[@johnhull6363]

Nick's is the most honest performance channel on KZbin...no BS, real repeatable legitimate testing

[@thejourneymen7722]

I love these 6 AM nicks garage videos they get my day off to a good start.

[@NicksGarage]

Thanks for getting up with us.

[@frank.l181]

Buick 455 was lightest big block motor of it time. Insane torque numbers!

[@bgjb-r1499]

I believe they were approximately 70 pounds lighter because they were 2 bolt main motors.

[@UncleDoug]

The aerial view really shows the large volume of fuel squirted out by the accelerator pumps.

[@lawrenwimberly7311]

I enjoyed watching the bolt back out of the rear car bowl during the run

[@johnnyappleseed6415]

Buick: Fast with Class.

[@jamieh4148]

Not anymore. You must be 80 and drive 30 to own a Buick now.

[@ronashbaugh4351]

@Jamie H you are correct. I love the older Buick’s but I would never drive one or these ugly Buick’s out today even if they gave me one I would sell it and buy something less ugly

[@mikebrown4429]

I did a budget buick 350 rebuild many years ago . i ported the heads with a dremol tool , rv cam and stock manifolds . put it in a 6000 68 jeep wagoneer . torque monster !

[@mmcnew1]

Thus proving all us Mopar fans are also closet Buick admirers... lol

[@n8rivera74]

It’s ok to come out of the closet now... 🤣😂🤣

[@buickdude69]

Yes, and I as a Buick guy like Mopars and proud of it. :)

[@isaakwelch3451]

Mopars are terrible vehicles but I can't help but love them

[@SmEiF-]

All car guys from the big 3 are secretly Buick lovers. I'm a Chevy guy and ill admit it

[@isaakwelch3451]

@@SmEiF- I'm a ford guy and not really a big fan of GM but I own a buick and I'll buy another in a heartbeat

[@y.u.doodat9133]

If I owned a garage, or was a career mechanic, a well-run, orderly place like this would be EXACTLY where I would want to be! Very interesting videos!

[@robertgrant4501]

The back tires on that Skylark aren't going to stand a chance against that motor!

[@johnoneal3342]

In 1972 I ran a Buick Late Model at the infamous I-70 racetrack . I was sponsored by a Buick dealer in Lawrence Ks. who was able to get me two sets of the Stage II heads . Talk about a rare bear.

[@fernandoarriola2714]

Remember....always build for torque!! Horse power is an after-the-fact. Go fast with class,Boys!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼👍🏻👏🏼

[@fernandoarriola2714]

Who remembers “TV-Tommy Ivoe”

[@barryperdue7520]

Being an old gearhead every time I tune in my pulse goes way up! My brother had a buick GS 400 in a 59 Chevy 4 door with 4/11 gears that we had alot of fun with,this brought back memories !

[@teretz571]

man that 455 is a beast, love watching these videos of huge engines great job , keep them coming, i have always been mad on fords but after watching your vids iam turning more towards mopars, we just dont see these engines in australia

[@tomquinn607]

Buick made some HOF nail head 425 to 465 motors from the 60's right through to their 3.8 liter turbo. My dad had the 340hp engine in our 1964 Buick Wildcat and could not get a steady needle on the tach dwell. His friend who drag raced a 427 Ford Falcon told him. Jack your Buick has a cam.

[@crspcritter]

Grandma use to take us in her park ave crush velvet seats . There was a beast under the hood !!! Unleash the beast nick !!!- 🤠❤️👍🏻✊💪

[@errindale2103]

I own a beautiful 1975 PARK AVENUE, with a great 455 , I bet the olds lover Dave here talking out of his ass, is jealous!

[@2414kels]

Very underrated motor I love the 455's. Done right get great hp and big torque.

[@charleshogan]

Nick I love that convertible Chrysler 300 you get to walk by on your way in to the shop I want to see you make a video test driving it that was a true muscle car in its hay day thanks for sharing your Buick motor dyno I remember driving my uncle Albert s 66 wildcat with a 445 I thought the transmission was slipping the first time I went to the store for him and last thing he told me standing in the front yard was not to be spinning his tires and by the time I realized it smoke came up beside the passenger side I left a 75 foot mark in front of the house and wasn't really trying to I had never drove a car that you just put your tow on the pedal to go that big Buick would eat a tire up in one night on the town if you wasn't careful lol what time it was back in the old days

[@bigBusaJoe]

Sounds like he had the 425 c.i.d. and a switch/pitch turbo 400 transmission.

[@howabouthetruth2157]

@@bigBusaJoe My Dad had a '67 Wildcat with a 430 c.i. engine. For 1966, the "445" actually had the 401 c. i. motor, and the "465" was the one that had the 425 c.i. motor.

[@oswaldmontecristo1035]

Yes, the last of the nailheads in '66. It was also a switch pitch 3 speed transmission, forerunner to the TurboHydramatic 400. They called it the Super Turbine 400. The smaller 300" engines got a 2 speed version called the Super Turbine 300. Often mistakenly called a Powerglide, but a completely different transmission with the BOP bolt up pattern. Powerglides were Chevy only. ST 300 also had the switch pitch converter and was a basis for the Turbo 350, which never had the switch pitch. Run a wire to a switch and bypass the switch pitch solenoid on the carburetor and you could summon up 3000 RPM stall speed at will.

[@hilleryclifford2367]

Engine wasnt a 445 ..... It was a 401 nailhead, buick didn't refer to their engines at that time by engine size, but by torque output. The super wildcat option( 2x4 carter afb carbs raised the torque to 465 lb ft. The 425 nailhead was a riviera/ wildcat extra cost option. So when you see a "66 or earlier buick and the air cleaner says "wildcat 445 or 465 "it is referring to the engines torque output. How do I know all this? Well I live near flint, michigan and had family that worked at the buick for generations. My dad worked in building 78 engineering and I used to hang out with the dyno operators and got to pull the stick on many 455s. But by then the turbo V6 program was in full swing....the rest is history.

[@BUICKGSX71]

Love my Buick 455 now everybody should know what I did back then thanks Nick. Know I want one again lol. A memory of my other Buick brother Lee.

[@musclebone7875]

That's gonna be a fun engine to drive on the streets! Plenty of hp/tq👍

[@smokepeddler]

Had an Olds 455 with Mondello heads , Clay Smith cam on a jet boat, it ripped. Dyno at 558 hp at crank. Loved that motor.

[@GhostOfRT300]

Thanks so much for sharing your unique knowledge Nick, and special thanks to you too George. Your creative camera work gives an amazing insight into Nick’s Garage. Love this channel.✨👍🏼

[@NicksGarage]

Many thanks!

[@dasworkshop4967]

I used to hot rod the Buick 350, a very strong engine with buckets full of torque. All of my goodie parts came from Kenne-Bell, I even bought their Turbo 400 with the Switch-Pitch setup. Best pass was 13.89 @ 101.23mph. Shocking part was that was with a 2.73 rear end. That only happens with torque combined with the Switch-Pitch multiplication.

[@pensive69]

Comparison my Dad had a 1970 model Buick Electra 225 with a 455. Car ran on the highway like it was on a rocket sled. The brakes were wishy washy in such a heavy car and the suspension was challenged in fast turns. We were,as kids, sad when he traded it.

[@jimcharest2308]

I have the same motor. 71 GS convertible. Love this video. I also have a Dodge dually '75, with a 318, I put a 90's era heavy duty overdrive trans in the truck. I love em all. Thanks Nick.

[@garymckee8857]

Those old Buick engines were well built but Nick builds them better.

[@rogeralmond5884]

Great sound to that engine. I had a 66’ 401 Buick in my flat bottom v drive Tiger boat. It had a tunnel Ram with quad 750 Holley double pumpers on it. The sound was exactly the same. Loved that engine. It sure used the gas though.

[@jeffbros293]

good to see a steeler fan in the background

[@zmxl1020]

I have waited to see a buick big block build for ages! Fabulous job!

[@RobertBrumley60]

I remember in the 70's they were using this motor and the Oldsmobile 455 for racing boats.

[@markbuchanan3694]

@Dave Micolichek I have a 1969 runabout with a factory Buick engine in it. I am a Buick guy never seen one before either,but I got one gave to me by a friend when he bought one with a Chevy in it

[@trybriguy1357]

I saw the lose bolt in the first run. I can understand that no one picked up on it, watching the screen to see what the numbers looked like. This confirms that hindsight is 100 % every time, LOL!!!

[@bennyjones1597]

More of Nick's amazing jobs he does so good at rebuilding and testing these motors I am so proud of him he's an awesome mechanic for sure your friend Benny from Detroit God bless you and your family and the shop

[@louiskats5116]

Giasou Nikola Great video, that Buick can certainly rumble, couldn't get tired hearing that Buick singing at 500 hp great way to start a Monday morning. Look forward to more dyno time. From Australia Louis

[@danielpost9919]

Awesome video!! The faces of you friends and clients are priceless as you extract more power.. Love it... Hats off to you and your awesome crew...

[@lilibethdoherty295]

The good news is that motor will bolt right up to my B.O.P. TH 350 in my Olds right now!

[@ForensicCats]

Thanks Nick, I am happy guy and I enjoy fellow happy guys! Keep smiling buddy.

[@joeboden8898]

NICK THE GARAGE GENIUS HAS THAT BEAUTIFUL 455 BUICK ENGINE MELLOW THRUST POWER WITH OUT BIG MODIFICATIONS PURE OLD SCHOOL GURU.ISM.

[@drbendaroo9610]

Nick, thanks for the motivation to get my 70 GS stage 1 4 speed back on the road!

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Rich. Good for you.

[@natbec01]

That's a beautiful sight when those four barrels open and it feeds the beast

[@theanomalous1401]

Your intro was First Class. I really appreciate the production quality of your videos. If you would, ask Alex if he's going for the Resto-mod style with the 67 Skylark and whether he does or not, does he plan on using the skirts on the back? I think the car looks sharper with them. As always Mr. Nick and crew, Merci de nous donner une bonne raison d’attendre lundi.

[@williambikash6645]

In the early 1970's I had a 1970 Lesabre 455 with a Holly carb and a lower restriction exhaust which I used to tow a 22' boat with trailer. The boat and trailer weighed about the same as the car and the 2.93 gears were not Ideal for towing but I took the boat down to FL and back to Ma with no problems except the for fuel mileage..The car had great highway acceleration, a BB 4sp Corvette banging through the gears from about 40 mph on couldn't quite pass me before he ran out road. I wasn't towing the boat but I had 3 passengers with me. The Vette driver said he was very surprised but he needed a longer road to pass me!

[@mikecampbell61]

455 is a great engine but the 1970 350 Stage II was one of the most powerful engines ever . Now he needs to build one of those to add to his collection .

[@errindale2103]

@Dave Micolichek Buick: Fast with Class.

[@ericwilson8144]

I absolutely love your videos I just picked up a two-door 73 Buick LeSabre with the 455 four-barrel in it today!!! Freebie sitting in a farmer's field.

[@NicksGarage]

Congrats!

[@iamrichrocker]

Hey Spielberg...that opening with the low light early morning vibe was fantastic...

[@bbrown5887]

Grew up in the old school mopar muscle world but like many I love old school cars in general. Back then several friends also owned muscle cars of various brands but I don’t recall any of them with a Buick that screamed as well as this just did. I’m sure the Buick guys who see this are smiling like the Joker right now. 😃

[@OldeCarrGuy]

It's nice to see something different on the dyno once in a while! Hoping for it to be my 360 some day!

[@nickpanaritis4122]

Olde C.A.G. Maybe one day Jason.

[@markwilson9760]

Love the 455 buick. Nice to hear it sing

[@FalconXE302]

When you have that top view of a 4 barrel carb on WOT... you can surely see why they were called "Gas Guzzlers"... LoL... Being an Aussie, I know nothing about Buick's, but that seems like a very strong engine build... great power for something that sounds like it will be very street-able.