Hey everybody I recently have acquired a 92 Buick road master wagon after a long time driving European imports( vws ) Its my first american built car. I guess you could say i was hit by the nostalgia factor because when i was a kid we had a ford fairmont wagon and then later an 89 caprice wagon. I really like the car it feels solid and is a joy to drive its not in the best shape but it has 183000 miles on it currently and for a car that old is that really in bad shape? the body is almost free of dings and dents with an exception of a dent on the right side of the bumper as well as on in the rear . I've seen some cool things done to these wagons and i want to do mine up as well. I was wondering how how hard it would be to drop the lt1 in? looking forward to learning some more from you fellahs
The only advantage to the LT1 over the L05 350 is a little more power. The disadvantages would be a trouble prone electronic shifting transmission, optispark distributor under water pump weep hole where it gets wet, and a lot more fuel injection hardware than on the throttle body L05. When I was looking for a Caprice wagon I got a 93 for just these reasons, the 3.23 rear gear makes up for the lower horsepower to me.
Im just looking to make this thing a bit faster. I know thats not what it was intended for but its just something id like to look into.
welcome i have a 93 roadmaster. it is a small block chevy so your horsepower options are unlimited. a simple vortech supercharger would bolt on under the hood and probably add 100 hp or so
Welcome, it sure feels good to have "The Heartbeat of America" under your right foot doesn't it? I would love to see some photos of your wagon.
