speedtigger

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I am trying to find out if the Gen III V-8 ever came in a Buick. The only reason I care is that I was hoping there might be some Buick branded plastic intake/valve cover fascias out there like the Corvette and Cadillac have.

jsteele90

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was there ever a rwd or fwd v8 buick made since 1997? hmmmmm should answer your question quick

speedtigger

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That is what I was trying to figure out. I really don't know the answer and it is kind of a hard thing to Google. Too many variables.

jsteele90

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i have no clue man

orangeapeel

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Not that I know of. Only Buicks I ever paid any attention to have a 200-4r and a hairdried v6.

5.3LJimmy

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The Buick Rainier was available with a 5.3, but I don't think it had any covers on the engine.

Paint_It_Black

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What did the Enclave have in it?

Scooter76

The Ranier was avaliable with the 5.3 , the Enclave is only available with a fwd or awd V6

speedtigger

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Here it is. Looks like no custom covers:
http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/phot...0,0/photo.aspx

The Buick community is giving me a hard time because they say that the 6.0 Escalade engine I am putting in my car is a Chevy motor. So, at least I have one car that the LS motors came in that is a Buick.

speedtigger

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Here it is. Looks like no custom covers:
http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/phot...0,0/photo.aspx

The Buick community is giving me a hard time because they say that the 6.0 Escalade engine I am putting in my car is a Chevy motor. So, at least I have one car that the LS motors came in that is a Buick.

Arc00TA

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WTF is that round cutout in the side of the oil pan for?

Also, Maybe you could get some custom covers made? Or were you trying to go OEM on them.

PitchblackC3

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First Gen Buick Lacrosse was available with the 5.3L LS4. Not sure what kind of covers it had.

*edit*
Well I found a pic of the Lacrosse engine compartment....Sorry no Buick logos on the cover, although I'm sure you could mount one on this cover easily.


Although keep in mind the intake is backwards on a LS4, so the cover may not fit anything else easily.

PitchblackC3

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That hole in the oil pan is for the front axle tube to go through. Same setup as 4x4 and AWD trailblazers.

speedtigger

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Perfect. I will tell them it is a Lacrosse engine LOL. That is my story and I am sticking to it.

The_Rizzle

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Or you could tell them theres more things the ls engines have in common with the buick small block 350 than they do sbc.

Valve angles closer, deep skirt block, front oil pump, tall deck, and the power always surprises people lol.

m477

Your question has already been answered, but I'll post this anyway -- maybe it will help someone in the future.

I like Wikipedia. It's not always accurate, and you should cross-check other sources if you're actually going to apply the info, but it's a great place to start looking.

The LS1 was the first motor in the Gen III small-block V8 family, and it came out in 1997. You're looking for Buicks with Gen III/IV V8s. So:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick
Scroll down to the bottom and click "show" on the 1980s–present section.

The LaCrosse Super came with an LS4 (5.3 L V8).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_LaCrosse#Super

The Rainier is available with a 5.3 L Gen III V8 as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Rainier

Not what you're looking for, but interesting: the Lucerne is available with a 4.6 L Northstar (DOHC V8).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_Lucerne

Also interesting: the Buick Riviera was available with a supercharged V6.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buick_R...2.80.931999.29


You can also start from the other direction: look at the list of vehicles that the Gen III/IV V8 has been installed in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_LS_engine

List of Vortec engines. The 5.0 and 5.7 are old smallblocks (not LS1 compatible). The The 4.8 L, 5.3 L, 6.0 L and 6.2 L are Gen III/IVs from the LS1 family.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Vortec_engine#V8

lslover96

that doesn’t matter there were fwd impalas that carried an ls engine in it 🤦🏼‍♂️😂