Buick 350ci Engine Specs

Bore, stroke, displacement and compression for all 4 Buick 350ci engines, compared side by side. Plus rod ratio and head specs where published.

At a glance

Displacement350 ci
Cylinders8
Bore3.800–4.057"
Stroke3.385–3.850"
Compression9.7–22.5:1
Advertised power105–260 hp
Years1979–1997
Cylinder head data3 of 4 engines

Engines in this family

EngineDisplacementBore × StrokeCRHP
1979 350 155HP350 ci3.8" × 3.85"9.701:1155
1979 350 160HP350 ci4.001" × 3.484"10.301:1160
1985 350 105HP350 ci4.057" × 3.385"22.5:1105
Buick 350ci · 4.001" × 3.484" · 10.1:1350 ci4.001" × 3.484"10.1:1260

Factory cars with a Buick 350ci

What varies across the family

Both bore and stroke vary across the family, so these are separate castings rather than variations on one block.

Compression spans 9.701:1 to 22.5:1, so fuel requirements differ meaningfully between members — worth checking before assuming parts interchange.

3 of 4 are oversquare — bore larger than stroke, which favours revs over low-end torque.

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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