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oldsmobile-digest           Thursday, 8 May 1997        Volume 01 : Number 655

84 Cutlass?  Better ~NOT~ get a 454!!!
Charley's Salvage Lot
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From: Charley Buehner <buehner@cis.nmclites.edu>
Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 03:16:02 -0300
Subject: 84 Cutlass?  Better ~NOT~ get a 454!!!

Here's a copy of what I sent Popular Mechanics tonight.  Many more might
want to follow suit???  :)

>Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 00:05:49 -0600
>To: pmwebmaster@hearst.com
>From: Charley Buehner <buehner@cis.nmclites.edu>
>Subject: 84 Cutlass
>
>     Hey guys (& gals, don't want to miss any:)  I hear you're planning a
big-block swap for an '84 Cutlass.  Great plan!  I've been there, and loved
every moment since.  I own an '81 Cutlass, and I swapped in a '70 455 Rocket
a couple years ago.  Love that monster Olds torque!  It had about 130,000
miles on it when I dumped it in, so it didn't last forever :(  I later
swapped in a '67 Olds 425 SuperRocket.  Amazing motor!  Gave it an Edelbrock
Performer, and left the rest stock.  No rumpety cam, no nitrous, no blower,
etc.  With the TH-350 and 3.23 posi, there wasn't a daily criuser I couldn't
beat.  Talk about fun.  That car's smoked many built Chevy's in her day, and
it never seemed to matter how built they were.  Sure, there were many faster
than mine, but they only left the garage on a trailer.  That's not a street
car, in my eyes.  I'm strongly sold on Olds motors, and I've got enough
street runs to back the prejudice.  In addition to being strong runners,
they share the same prestige as the ground pounding Rockets they reside in.
>
>     So here's my plea.  I've also heard you're considerring using a big
block chevy motor.  ~Please~ don't disgrace Lansing that way.  Chevy engines
are cheap to build, so ~everyone~ runs them.  Live on the edge and do
something the right way - The way Oldsmobile ~should~ have done it (And
probably would have if CAFE and insurance companies wouldn't have been so
restrictive.)
>
>     Please do this Rocket fan a big favor, and leave the bowties to Hot
Rod and Car Craft.  We already have two magazines that seldom recognize
anything but chevy, so we really don't want a third.
>
>     Thanks for taking the time to read this.  I'd really love to see this
Cutlass get the engine it deserves, and look forward to the article.  If you
want another suggestion, how about a Regal with the 70 GSX 455 StageII?
That'd make a nice sister car to the Rocket you're hopefully considerring now.
 > >     By the way, the 455 Olds will drop into a Cutlass Chassis with
almost no modification.  If it had the 260, 307, or Diesel Olds V8's in it,
the only modifications necessary are widening the exhaust pipes(for the wider
engine) and fabricating an extended bracket for the R4 A/C Compressor.  If
you'd like any more information about the swap, feel free to ask anytime. You
can browse my web page and see the Rockit, throughout its various stages.  By
the way, I ran high 13's, as best as we could estimate here. I'm not sure of
altitude, but here in Havre, MT, I stayed ahead of all the rest.  Our nearest
1/4 track is over 150 miles away, and I don't have the time to travel that far
for an accurate et, so we have to make due with stopwatches :( > >
Thanks again.  If you have any questions or comments, like I said, feel free.
As an Olds List member, I feel we've got a fairly strong wealth of information
about the hottest rockets.  Joe Mondello is an excellent source of aftermarket
Olds performance products.  By all means, get in touch with him.  Good luck on
the swap. > > >

             Charley Buehner       | mailto:buehner@cis.nmclites.edu
             500 4th Ave.          | mailto:charley@rocketship.com
             Box 1255              | Montana State University-Northern
             Havre, Montana 59501  | http://cis.nmclites.edu/~buehner
             "Rockit 1"            | '81 Olds Cutlass ~Dead 425~
             "BT UR 4D"            | '70 Buick GS 455
     "FAST FWD" (Soon)   | '67 Toronado 425
                    Real Cars ~Don't~ Wear Bowties!

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From: Charley Buehner <buehner@cis.nmclites.edu>
Date: Thu, 8 May 1997 03:16:11 -0300
Subject: Charley's Salvage Lot

     Well, I got my pictures tonight, finally.  My salvage lot page is up
and running, it appears.  I don't have the secondary links created at this
writing, but they'll probably be OK by the time most of you check it out.
It's a bit slow-loading, cuz there's a lot of pictures.  Great time to grab
a beer or something?  :)

     Let me know what ya think.

Thanks :)


             Charley Buehner       | mailto:buehner@cis.nmclites.edu
             500 4th Ave.          | mailto:charley@rocketship.com
             Box 1255              | Montana State University-Northern
             Havre, Montana 59501  | http://cis.nmclites.edu/~buehner
             "Rockit 1"            | '81 Olds Cutlass ~Dead 425~
             "BT UR 4D"            | '70 Buick GS 455
     "FAST FWD" (Soon)   | '67 Toronado 425
                    Real Cars ~Don't~ Wear Bowties!

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