Stick with the 20W50 weight oil if the engine has not been rebuilt...
1970 BUICK REGAL GS w 455ci! OIL!
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I would go with a 0W20, but since you are in FLorida, a 5W20 should be fine and will be a little cheaper.
Originally Posted By: Steve S
10W-30 or 14W-40 HDEO would worl well. Straight HDEO 30 would work in Fla with the temps untill it gets below 40*f being conservative. Those are well built heavy casting engines . 20W-50 would work if you ran the motor hard . That is a Riviera. The Regal is a Chevelle type of chassis style.
The Buick 455 is a high nickel, thinner walled casting than many others. Fully assembled, it weighs less than a small block chevy. Nice motor.
10W-30 or 14W-40 HDEO would worl well. Straight HDEO 30 would work in Fla with the temps untill it gets below 40*f being conservative. Those are well built heavy casting engines . 20W-50 would work if you ran the motor hard . That is a Riviera. The Regal is a Chevelle type of chassis style.
The Buick 455 is a high nickel, thinner walled casting than many others. Fully assembled, it weighs less than a small block chevy. Nice motor.
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Man that`s an AWESOME car!!!!!!!! I always loved the Toronados of that era too. Check out these beauties:
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Why wouldn't you like cars like these, I set out in 1985 to buy this dream car and it was $200 and $4000 later it looked like this. I unfortunately sold it in 1995 to get out from under a couple of credit cards. I kick myself every time I am reminded. Yes that is a California plate.
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OH yeah that's a Rivera all right!!! I'd use a good 10W-30 if I had that car. Assuming the motor is in decent shape.
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Rotella 15w40 if it were mine.
I'll agree with a 15W-40 HDEO.
$200 to acquire this junker, really. The funny thing was I really didn't think much about oil back then other than keeping it clean and I was a Valvoline guy. The motor had a extensive rebuild, pistons, heads, valve train, rods, crank, 0.060 overbore on the 425=431, kennebell cam, Posten everything else NOS, fresh TH400. It was a flyer. Geared wrong but 2nd was very strong over 40mph. I completely stripped the paint & and put urethane paint on it. By no means a qualified restoration but it turned out really good on this very straight car.
I did get this car wo/motor/trans & needed to buy a "66 riv GS for a core & it came with 2-4bbl. It had massive TQ but was very hard to drive & finnaly found a GS with a Q-jet manifold and that was a nice piece.
I did get this car wo/motor/trans & needed to buy a "66 riv GS for a core & it came with 2-4bbl. It had massive TQ but was very hard to drive & finnaly found a GS with a Q-jet manifold and that was a nice piece.
You guys have it all wrong.. For cars made in the 60's, and 70's, its Mopar or no car
Originally Posted By: SLCraig
You guys have it all wrong.. For cars made in the 60's, and 70's, its Mopar or no car
Ill race you. 1970 442 Fastback (Olds.)
*Note: yeah, the 66s were faster, and i never was a GTO dude.
Take this convertible, if you wish. Not the "Racing type," as its a convertible. But still............
"W30" ?
You guys have it all wrong.. For cars made in the 60's, and 70's, its Mopar or no car
*Note: yeah, the 66s were faster, and i never was a GTO dude.
Take this convertible, if you wish. Not the "Racing type," as its a convertible. But still............
"W30" ?
Originally Posted By: HangerHarley
Originally Posted By: SLCraig
You guys have it all wrong.. For cars made in the 60's, and 70's, its Mopar or no car
Ill race you. 1970 442 Fastback (Olds.)
*Note: yeah, the 66s were faster, and i never was a GTO dude.
Take this convertible, if you wish. Not the "Racing type," as its a convertible. But still............
"W30" ?
You guy`s are killing me with these beauties!!!
Originally Posted By: SLCraig
You guys have it all wrong.. For cars made in the 60's, and 70's, its Mopar or no car
*Note: yeah, the 66s were faster, and i never was a GTO dude.
Take this convertible, if you wish. Not the "Racing type," as its a convertible. But still............
"W30" ?
Originally Posted By: Burt
Originally Posted By: cjhepburn
My first car was a '69 Riviera that I owned from '82-'84. It had a 430 that kicked out 345HP. At best only got 12MPG.
Shhhhh!
You know it would get better than that if you had enough disipline to stay off the pedal. Easier said than done.
Originally Posted By: cjhepburn
My first car was a '69 Riviera that I owned from '82-'84. It had a 430 that kicked out 345HP. At best only got 12MPG.
Shhhhh!
You know it would get better than that if you had enough disipline to stay off the pedal. Easier said than done.
What great cars! Bring back the big American iron and I will relive my youth.
My Mom always drove big Buick Electra's back in the 60's and 70's. My Dad drove Thunderbirds, but he did have a 1970 Olds Toronado that I liked. My first car was a 1966 GTO (Tri-Power, 4 speed) but when I had a hot date I drove my Mom's Buick (the back seat was huge!!)
Back on topic, if I had one of these cars today I'd run either a 15W-40 or 5W-40.
My Mom always drove big Buick Electra's back in the 60's and 70's. My Dad drove Thunderbirds, but he did have a 1970 Olds Toronado that I liked. My first car was a 1966 GTO (Tri-Power, 4 speed) but when I had a hot date I drove my Mom's Buick (the back seat was huge!!)
Back on topic, if I had one of these cars today I'd run either a 15W-40 or 5W-40.
Not sure if there was EVER a Regal GS-I seem to remember a '73 Buick Apollo (like a Nova) GS, and of course the well-known Regal-based Grand Nationals of the '80s. Back on topic, we used to run Castrol GTX 20W50 in my brother's '70 GS 455 convertible (which he still has-in pieces in a trailer)-one weakness of the Buick V8s was the oil pump was part of the ALUMINUM front timing cover-they had an annoying tendency to get grooves in them & cause hot low oil pressure-and the covers were very expensive! His '70 had so much torque it actually tore the corner of the frame under the driver's seat-with a worn out 10 bolt posi!!! It was the KING of one-wheel burnouts!!
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