Buford Motor In a Cutlass

[chad86]

I have been searching around for quite a while on what to do with my Cutlass. After reading some of your profiles, I have come to the conclusion a buford motor may be the way to go. my car is now equipped with a buick v6 and I figured a v6 to another v6 would be a purty easy swap. I saw a car on ebay with this sort of swap and I was wondering how hard this would be. I was also wondering about a Turbo trans am motor, as these cars are easier(and cheaper) to come by than a Turbo regal or Gn.

i know to do the swap I would need the ecm, the motor and tranny with all the brackets, I would also prolly need a turbo regals dash to simplify things. would i need a TR or Gn wiring harness to do this correctly?

Another question that comes to mind is are intercooled motors that much better performance and reliability wise? Because I have seen 86-87 motors go for a pretty penny and I was wondering if I should go in with the extra coin or not.

I also was wondering how much a 86-87 good running motor and tranny with the correct ecm would go for? What about a "hot air motor?

Thanks for your help ahead of time, and I apologize for so many questions.

 

[Doug Jacobson]

First off, TTA motors are not in greater supple by any means. You must be refering to the early models with the 301 turbos, stay away from that swap.

You would need everything you stated the harness, radiator, run new fuel lines and put a TR fuel tank in it. The dash really wouldn't be needed.

Hot air motors can run good too, and in the future you could always switch the induction over to an 86-87.

Talk to one of the many guys here that do business in parting out TR's like BWeavy or others.

 

[chad86]

So I should stay away from TTA motors?

Since I need all of this stuff would I be better off trying to find a totaled or basketcase Turbo regal so I can swap everything over?

Or would It be cheaper to just sell it and get a turbo regal?

Is it hard or expensive to convert from "hot air" to cold air

My main goal is to run high 11's /low 12's in the quarter and be daily drivable. I have seen guys on this sight claim this with relatively few mods, so would a intercooled motor really be nessicary

 

[Doug Jacobson]

No, just make sure it is an 1989 TTA and not the early variations.

Might be cheaper to go a different route. The motor and tranny are the major parts of the equation, the rest of the problems can be tackled rather easily.

I'm converting my '83 S10 blazer over right now. It had an '82 Carberated turbo 6 and now I'm switching it over to an 85 FI setup. I'm not looking for killer performance but mre the driveabity and awe factor

 

[chad86]

So i can get any turbo buick v6 and convert it to the intercooled version when funds allow?

Would a motor converted from hot air to intercooled have the same hp/tqe as another stock intercooled car?

What kinda et's do any these hot air guys run?

 

[chad86]

Originally posted by Doug Jacobson
No, just make sure it is an 1989 TTA and not the early variations.

Might be cheaper to go a different route.

What route ?? The sell it and net a turbo regal? or the use a turbo trans am engine?

Thanks for your help doug

 

[Doug Jacobson]

Like buying a beat up TR and swaping everything over or just switching over to the darkside alltogether and buying a nice TR

A hot air converted to IC specs will run the same as a stock IC car of the same build, given it is done right. REDS HOT AIR is a converted car and He does just fine, as do many others on the board.
Look around in the Hot Air section and check on those guys Signatures.

 

[chad86]

How much would i expect to pay for a nice tr. I am not picky about options, i just want it to run good and look decent. I also want it to have anything but blue or champaine colored int