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1978 Buick Century Salon 72k miles 305 V8 Rwd Aluminum hood Aluminum rad support Aluminum deck lid Aluminum factory intake manifold Body and frame are solid, the interior is in good condition minus the headliner. It runs, but needs a tune up badly. Brakes went out after I got it when I was I...

Ok that's good. Don't plan on running ac, and moving the cts is no problem. Thanks!

Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I'd like to use a distributor on my 4.1 and am not sure which intake to use. Are there any Clarence problems with using a gn Intake and a distributor? Im going to use megasquirt so controlling it is not a problem.

How are you controlling that?

I think I could do a mpfi setup for kinda cheap. Wiend makes a singe plane intake, I can get it set up for fi. I could use megasquirt to control it, and use tpi sensors and injectors so parts will be easy to get. First I will try to find a 200r4. Another car I am looking at is a 1979 buick...

I forgot Ill need to get a 200r4, not a 700. How hard are 200r4s to come buy. Yeah I do alot of highway driving to school and work so od will make a difference. Ill look into that weight kit, how do I select the right one? Are there different kits for different rpm ranges?

Thats what I meant by a higher gear, I have my terms backwards. I thought the car would have 3.23s stock, but 2.41s are even better. What about those 2.41s with an od trans? It be sweet if I could afford a mpfi setup, that wouldn't hurt.

What do you think a trans with od would do to the mpgs? I dot know what the car has in the rear end stock, but I could possibly get a higher ring and pinion set for the rear end. I hate to pull off the original panels because this car is mint, but your right, that's probably the only way to get...

There would be some modifications I could do to get better mpg. Can you guys recomend anything in particular?

I'm hoping to get a little more than that. I have read that people claim 25 mpg, bit that seems high.

I know this is a topic that most guys don't worry about when it comes to their 231, but I'd like to know about it. I'm looking at buying a 1978 Buick skylark 4 door to be my everyday driver. I understand this car isn't made to be a high mpg car, but i'm thinking it won't do terrible, and it will...

Could you please send info to dhrider369@yahoo.com, Thanks alot.

Ill have to look at my block, I think there is a hole in the same place for the oil pressure sending unit, I could get one of those brass blocks and tap the hole out if its to small .Thanks alot for the pics and help Patrick.

Im building a 4.1 and I was wanting to know where the 3.8s feed the turbo with oil? I figured it was on the front cover somewhere but i wasnt sure. Any help?