General Motors option code

LC8

LC8: a General Motors factory option code reused for more than one part across 1978–1981 and 2 models — see the table for what it named each year, with installs and price where a source states them.

General Motors reused this code for more than one part over the years — read the "as named that year" column for what it meant on each row rather than assuming one meaning throughout.

2 models · 3 model years · 2 sources

Brochure spread: side view of a copper-colored 1978 Buick Regal coupe parked before a brick house, with a vintage Buick racer inset
1978 Buick Regal coupe, from the 1978 Buick full-line brochure

Every sourced appearance

Year Model As named that year Price Installs
1978 Buick Regal Turbo, Grand National and GNX 3.8 litre (231 CID) turbo 4-bbl. V-6, available on the Regal Sport Coupe (the standard entry is the 3.8 turbo 2-bbl. V-6, LC5); listed for Federal, for California after January 1, 1978, and for Altitude; availability contingent on emission certification engine code as printed in the powerteam chart Unknown Unknown
1979 Buick Riviera Turbocharged 231 cu in (3.8 litre) V-6 in the standard Riviera engine option (code from later ROA pages) $110 Unknown
1981 Buick Riviera 231 cu in (3.8 litre) turbo V-6 (standard coupe) engine option $750 Unknown

Every row traces to the source it links from on that model's own year page; this table only collects them in one place.