Hello All!
I do not have Buick, but am strongly considering building a 3.8L V6 turbo engine for my 1969 Corvair. I want to put the engine in the stock, rear engine configuration. My two main engine choices for this are a 4.3 L Chevy or the Buick 231. I really lean towards the Buick as it is a smaller, lighter engine than the Chevy and turbo parts are readily available. I would want to keep it as simple as possible and use a carburetor and as few electronics as possible. Absolute HP is not the goal. What parts are necessary to build and where is the best places to locate. I noticed an aftermarket turbo/exhaust "kit" on Ebay; is this a start?
A "slight" complication to swapping an engine into the Corvair is that you have to change the engine to reverse rotation, (cam, distributer gear, starter, water pump), but parts are out there as this is fairly common in marine applications. Don't think this will affect my turbo questions. (The Corvair transaxle also will need an adapter to the Buick. I have a Corvair to Chevy V6/V8 as a starting point.)
This would be a great swap; the 231 is only around 25-40lbs heavier then the flat 6 and won't affect handling much. There is a bit of a connection here as we are staying GM & I think the Corvair was the first turbocharged American car.
I know this is kind of different, but you guys know this engine and I would appreciate your help!
To give you a clearer idea, here is a a very neat Corvair with a normally aspirated Buick V6.
http://www.corvaircorsa.com/brekke03.html
I do not have Buick, but am strongly considering building a 3.8L V6 turbo engine for my 1969 Corvair. I want to put the engine in the stock, rear engine configuration. My two main engine choices for this are a 4.3 L Chevy or the Buick 231. I really lean towards the Buick as it is a smaller, lighter engine than the Chevy and turbo parts are readily available. I would want to keep it as simple as possible and use a carburetor and as few electronics as possible. Absolute HP is not the goal. What parts are necessary to build and where is the best places to locate. I noticed an aftermarket turbo/exhaust "kit" on Ebay; is this a start?
A "slight" complication to swapping an engine into the Corvair is that you have to change the engine to reverse rotation, (cam, distributer gear, starter, water pump), but parts are out there as this is fairly common in marine applications. Don't think this will affect my turbo questions. (The Corvair transaxle also will need an adapter to the Buick. I have a Corvair to Chevy V6/V8 as a starting point.)
This would be a great swap; the 231 is only around 25-40lbs heavier then the flat 6 and won't affect handling much. There is a bit of a connection here as we are staying GM & I think the Corvair was the first turbocharged American car.
I know this is kind of different, but you guys know this engine and I would appreciate your help!
To give you a clearer idea, here is a a very neat Corvair with a normally aspirated Buick V6.
http://www.corvaircorsa.com/brekke03.html
