Steve,
The 62 Skylark (all Skylarks had four barrel carbs) was rated at 190h.p.
with 11to1 comp. ratio. The Car that was rated at The 215 h.p. figure you
saw was for the rare Olds F-85 Turbo charged engine that was made in 1963.
It yielded 1 hp for 1 cubic inch displacement with an alcohol water
injection and the same 11 to 1 comp ratio and low boost. (I believe about
6psi) The turbo and side draft Rodchester carb were the same as the
Corvair Turbo of the same vintage. The turbo operated off of one bank of
cylinders only.
The T-10 four speed mentioned and old Buick parts do have Value!!!!!! Do
not trash old Buick Parts simply because they are old!!! I cannot tell
you how many requests I get for Buick 4 speed bellhousings, distributors and
four barrel intake manifolds. I have supplied many MG V8ers with Buick
parts that are in the works or running today. My 62 Skylark has 3.36 possi,
a four speed and is capable of 9sec 0-60 times.
Remember where the Rover engine and engineering came from, and recognize
that there are folks out there that would love to have that odd piece of
Buick history.
Curtis Hunter (just now stepping off his soap box).
-----Original Message-----
From: SEEverist@aol.com <SEEverist@aol.com>
To: buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net <buick-rover-v8@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, December 13, 1998 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: Values of 215 & 4-speed?
>Can anyone verify that there was a different horsepower output for the
Skylark
>with the T-10 in 1962? Somewhere many years ago I read that if you had a
>Skylark (doesn't work for Specials) and the 4 speed trans (not for autos)
>there was a compression ratio increase and the combo was rated at 215
horse.
>I've always assumed this to be true as this is the version of Skylark that
my
>mom has owned since she bought it used in 1964. If anyone is interested in
>seeing a few pics of the car that I shot last summer, they're at
>http://members.aol.com/seeverist/index.html
>The navigation bar has a 1962 Skylark button. Just give it a click.
>
>Steve
>
>
>> The original four speed out of a 62 Skylark was a BorgWarner T-10. This
>> tranny was originally designed for the Corvette. The version used in
the
>> Skylark has a unique cast aluminum output shaft housing and the output
>shaft
>> itself is the same as the Dualpath automatic. There should be an i.d.
>> plate on the linkage cover. My Skylark T-10 has such a date. Enough
for
>> identification; I bought my T-10 in 1989 for $400 less bellhousing.
Add
>> at least another $150 for it.
>> The four barrel engine complete (including flywheel) should go for about
>> $200-350 depending upon condition.
>> If you have the car that these parts came out of you may want to cut the
>> larger transmission hump out of the floorpan, the pedal assembly and
>> steering column. Also the lower gear ratio for the manual box is
>desirable.
>
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