I worked for West Yorkshire Foundries and was responsible for Foundry tooling approval and all dimensional Engineering reports of the Rover/Landrover Aluminium V8 Block and heads from 90 to 05 when Ford at the time had Landrover kill the Engine, This Engine even went in Boats before going to Solihull the Landrover cast into the head and blocks was removed same for TVR & Morgan. Working with it for so long I knew it dimensionally inside and externally for head and block in my head without looking at Hugh sheets of Engineering drawings, basically thousands of dimensions. For fool approval of a die before block going into production it took me 4 to 5 months, Probably 6 weeks for the Aluminium V8 head.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
Buick 215 aluminum V8 actually started about 1950 and used in early 1950's Buick/Harley Earl one off concept cars... some supercharged to 335 HP... big HP for those days...
@Steviegtr52
4 ай бұрын
I also worked at West yorkshire foundry in Leeds around 1970. As a Contract electrician for Shaw Dale electrical.They were making the Jaguar V12 blocks & mini heads then. I now have a 4650cc rover engined TVR Chimaera that goes like a bat out of hell. Small world.
@jeremywentworth1833
4 ай бұрын
Strangely enough I was also responsible for mark-off tooling approval of the Jag V12 block & left & right hand heads + AJ straight six block & head from 90 to 2000ish when Jaguar killed off both engines. In the 15 years or so I worked for West Yorkshire foundries all electricians worked for the company not contractors. It also went from Rover to Hydro which are huge in Automotive industry.
@Steviegtr52
4 ай бұрын
@@jeremywentworth1833 Hi Jeremy. I can assure you we worked as contractors We installed lots of large cabling around the factory. In fact I got into trouble for being in the compressor house. I was in awe of the huge compressors. There was one being rebuilt. A huge single cylinder one with a Ammeter on a pedestal. From memory it went up to 400 Amps. Worked in pressure Die. Gravity Die. Shake out. There was a huge woman that worked i think in the sand casting dept. We were give oxalic acid to wash our cars with due to all the fallout. I used to watch the guys with the long oxy torches repairing casting from behind a screen. I think the Manager that we answered to was called Doug. Regards. Steve.
@moebadderman227
7 ай бұрын
@ 5:49 "Lowered the profitability" BEAN-COUNTERS running the business into the ground
@Hogger280
7 ай бұрын
You are talking about a 60 year old V-8 while showing pictures of the Bentley W-12, WTF?!
@PaulG.x
7 ай бұрын
I was waiting to see a gas turbine and a steam locomotive in that sequence
@Hogger280
7 ай бұрын
@@PaulG.x LMAO
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
74 years old since it started about 1950 in Buick one off concept cars..
@SabotsLibres
7 ай бұрын
Even when (Land) Rover 'killed off' the engine, they actually sold the rights to another UK company with the simple aim of keeping production going for rebuilds, repairs, kitcar manufacturers and the small number of specialist manufacturers still wanting this brilliant power plant.
@doug8525
7 ай бұрын
My friends dad had a little Buick Special wagon with one of these engines. Every summer, he’d load up mom and four kids and drive from Iowa to Colorado and back for vacation. It was a great car, kinda nice looking too. Baby blue with a white top.
@5695q
7 ай бұрын
My grandfather bought a mid 60's Buick Special wagon with the 215 V-8, I learned to drive with it in the mid 70's.
@nicholasagnew2792
6 ай бұрын
Marlin Blue and Arctic White. Absolutely beautiful combo
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
Back in 1960s, my daily driver was a '62 Olds Jetfire that used the turbocharged Oldsmobile version of Buick 215...
@mickvonbornemann3824
7 ай бұрын
You forgot the 4.4 litre alloy version developed in Australia for the Leyland P76, basically the same engine but with deck height of the Buick 340
@tomasjones3755
7 ай бұрын
Great vid & you are correct; one of the best engines in history. Imagine a world where GM didn't give up and improved casting QC. The US might have had a real winner & we might have never had the Rover V8......
@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391
7 ай бұрын
Their loss is our gain.
@jarm7726
7 ай бұрын
Yes more engine episodes please
@rarecars3336
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@brianwarner308
7 ай бұрын
yes i second that
@km6832
7 ай бұрын
The world needs more small displacement high revving v8s, we have the modern tech and materials to make it happen. By small displacement i mean 4 liters and less, like back in the 60s when v8s were 2.5 liters and revved to 9000
@nonyadamnbusiness9887
7 ай бұрын
I can't think of a single V8 from the 1960s that was 2.5 liters and certainly not one that turned 9,000 rpm.
@km6832
7 ай бұрын
@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 because you are thinking of american v8s and tells me a lot already..but alfa romeo 33 stradale is an example
@billyfoster3223
7 ай бұрын
@@km6832Yeah, the little European V-8's from Italy maybe high revving, but American V-8'S aren't so bad!😆
@km6832
7 ай бұрын
@@billyfoster3223 they arent when you really think about it.
@royster3345
7 ай бұрын
@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 Daimler made a 2.5 litre V8 used in the Jaguar Mk2 shell and their Dart model. Same engine was used in drag racing with a blower to get into the lower displacement class.
@TonyWhite-x3c
7 ай бұрын
I do have an MGRV8 with this engine. 3.9/5 speed/quaife diff. Chipped up to 220hp. 4:10 0 to 100km in 5.9 seconds. Brilliant engine.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
And I have a '75 MG Midget with Buick 215 and BW 5 speed...
@frasercrone3838
7 ай бұрын
It was also fitted to the Leyland attempt at producing a big car rival to Ford and GM Holden in Australia. It was an option in the P76 and some would say the best part of the whole car as it turned out to be the swan song for Leyland in Australia. The V8 was a 4.2-liter variant.
@elroyfudbucker6806
7 ай бұрын
4.4 litre
@chrisquinlan3012
7 ай бұрын
The P38 ...... 1/2 a car.
@petereldredge6204
7 ай бұрын
Had the 4.6 in my 04 LR D2, solid engine. Always kept an eye on my coolant temps though.
@davec1942
7 ай бұрын
I have a TVR 350i with this engine, if you can source a race cooling system instead of running stock it makes the world of difference.
@peter455sd
7 ай бұрын
The radiator hose almost touching the a/c pulley was bizarre
@sailingspark9748
7 ай бұрын
yes, if they overheat, they can drop a liner. All rover had to do was machine a small lip in the block and tophat the liner and the 4.6 would have never gotten the reputation it did. I love that engine in my 2003 D2, though, I do wish we had gotten the TD5 with the manual. That combo might have been slower, but it would get better than 14 mpg.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
@@sailingspark9748 - My '62 Jetfire 215 averaged 25 MPG (USA 4 quart gallon) in gentle driving. kzitem.info/news/bejne/q7Ctm4tnq4R-opw
@BrianLevine-q7e
7 ай бұрын
I worked with a guy with an older brother that worked in a junkyard. He built a car from salvage. It was a TR6 with a baby V8. I knew about the 215. His 215 had a dual 4 bbl manifold. It was also running a 5 SPD overdrive transmission. This car would get opened up out on the desert highways. All built from things he collected at work.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
I have a '75 MG Midget with Buick 215 and BW 5 speed...
@BrianLevine-q7e
5 ай бұрын
@@buzzwaldron6195 You must get a lot of stares when your car launches like a rocket!.
@micodyerski1621
7 ай бұрын
Wow guys, I never heard of this V8. None of my GM car guys ever mentioned this engine. Thankz for the knowledge.
@rarecars3336
7 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the vid!
@SabotsLibres
7 ай бұрын
Slightly surprised since stateside it features as an incredibly advanced engine for its era, even if it did only last about four years. Of course, the other side of the pond it really made its mark being in production with (Land) Rover alone for 37 years...
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
The Buick 215 aluminum V8 actually started about 1950 and used in early 1950's Buick/Harley Earl one off concept cars... Back in 1960s, my daily driver was a '62 Olds Jetfire that used the turbocharged Oldsmobile version of Buick 215... kzitem.info/news/bejne/q7Ctm4tnq4R-opw
@MontegoReviews
3 ай бұрын
When Jaguar were working on the XJ40 in the early 1980 British Leyland who owned Jaguar at the time tried to put the Rover V8 into it. The Jaguar engineers hated the idea of a Rover V8 powered Jaguar so much that they made the engine bay to narrow for an engine with a V configuration. At around the same time Austin were developing the Metro 6R4. the measurements for It's V6 were originally taken from a Rover V8 with two cylinders removed. That engine would go on to be used in the XJ220 when Jaguar realised that the V12 would be too heavy, so what is sort of a Buick/Rover 215 made it's way into a jaguar in the end.
@barryphillips7098
7 ай бұрын
The 215 V8 was lighter than the ancient B series 1800 and made much More Power WIN WIN!!!!!
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
Also lighter than Triumph Spitfire/MG Midget 1500cc 4 banger... and vastly smoother... I have a '75 MG Midget with Buick 215 and BW 5 speed...
@STEVENSHIREBROOK
4 ай бұрын
My friend had a 3.9 straight piped Disco and could hear him coming from 2 miles away 😂
@keno77
7 ай бұрын
I had a Rover P6 3500 V8-69, this was back in -82 to -84, I drove it very hard but I never had any problems with the engine, I enjoyed it very much. I then sold it to a friend who had a big dog, I saw the car a few months later and it made me want to cry, the dog had totally destroyed the interior, seats door panels, the whole thing,it was so sad to see what had become of a totally intact and well kept car 😢
@Salman-sc8gr
7 ай бұрын
Such a Gem,hydraulic tappets way back then.The recent Honda v6 needed 24 valves adjusted every major service.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
See the Buick 215 aluminum V8 actually started about 1950 and used in early 1950's Buick/Harley Earl one off concept cars...
@Ramcharger85
7 ай бұрын
The Fame Buick 215 V8. We need more of them. ❤😊
@michaellambert3067
7 ай бұрын
Interesting! I never heard of the aluminum GM 215 V-8 before.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
Been around since 1950... kzitem.info/news/bejne/q7Ctm4tnq4R-opw
@PaulG.x
7 ай бұрын
It was also used in the Australian Leyland P76: "The top-of-the-line 192 bhp (143 kW)[5] aluminium 4416 cc V8 unit was unique to the P76, and was a derivative of the ex-Buick V8 that was powering the Rover 3500 and Range Rover."
@MegaEdge777
7 ай бұрын
I wish my MGB moved and sounded like that clip!
@Nathan-mw8bv
7 ай бұрын
😂😂 yeah I was looking for another car to come into frame.
@alwenke212
7 ай бұрын
if you do an engine/transmission swap, don't forget the rear sub floor, rear suspension and differential from a sunbeam tiger also a different front cross member/suspension, steering and brakes will be advised !
@AFMM3
6 ай бұрын
The car at the 4 minute point is mine. All MGBs made after 1974 were configured to accept this motor but were only made for the British home market as British Leyland didn't want them competing with Jaguars etc in the USA.
@dailyolds1970
7 ай бұрын
Dont forget about the jetfire. Oldsmobile took the 10.25 compression 215 and put a turbo on it with methanol injection, available in auto and standard transmission. The first production turbocharged vehicle in the world.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
First production turbocharged aluminum V8 car... my daily driver in early 1960s... kzitem.info/news/bejne/q7Ctm4tnq4R-opw WWII fighter planes had similar turbo setups... plus WWII hemis... WWII nitrous engines...
@amaccama3267
7 ай бұрын
I'd like to see you do a video dedicated to the Repco version of this V8. This is the engine Jack Brabham used to win the 1966 F1 drivers championship and followed it in 67 with Denny Hulme.
@brianlove8413
7 ай бұрын
Repco used the Oldsmobile version of the block, that is all they used, the rest of the engine was engineered and manufactured by Repco, of course this is when Repco was a proper engineering and industrial company, tacky spare parts is all they are good for, and are now owned by the Americans!
@johnnygeorgopoulos4072
7 ай бұрын
The 215 aluminum Olds was in the very first McLaren race car as well, the M1A.
@rarecars3336
7 ай бұрын
I just saw the M1A video on Jay Leno - amazing car!
@corvairjim1
7 ай бұрын
Fascinating stuff, especially the technical aspects of an aluminum engine vs. iron. I was aware of its long life cycle, but why was there no mention of it coming back across the pond for use in Kaiser Jeep products. I'm not absolutely certain of this, but I have heard about it from several sources. Now, as for other engines to cover like you did this one, how about the Corvair flat-6, especially the turbocharged version, since it was the world's first successful turbocharged production car. Or maybe a cautionary tale about the Chevy Vega 2300, with its unsleeved aluminum block and cast iron head. It was actually a decent little engine if well maintained, but who bothers with maintenance on what was basically a disposable car?
@rarecars3336
7 ай бұрын
The Corvair or Vega engines could be great topics thank u for that! And this video was aimed at just the aluminum 215 which to my knowledge didn’t make it back into the jeeps but if they did please let me know and I will issue a correction!
@lancerevell5979
7 ай бұрын
The Jeepster Commando used the Buick V6 iron block motor, until replaced by the AMC 304 V8.
@mrspandel5737
7 ай бұрын
The Fireball V6 tooling was sold to Kaiser Jeep and used in the CJ and Jeepster, plus the Wagoneer was offered with the cast iron Buick 350 V8 for a few years in the late 60s before Jeep switched to AMC engines fully
@rescue270
7 ай бұрын
A number of Jeeps were modified to use the 205/215 V8.
@brianhayes7618
7 ай бұрын
I would love to put one of these in my MGB
@nucleargrizzly1776
7 ай бұрын
A neighbor has one in a Triumph that he bought new. He loves the car.
@geoffgoodworth
7 ай бұрын
It was a long time ago but, from memory, the gearbox was strong enough so all you needed was an adaptor plate and some engine mounts. The only other issue was that with the V8 in place, the front rode something like 9-12 mm higher than standard. Either the spring seats neede adjusting or the springs required resetting.
@tonyfranks9551
7 ай бұрын
.Get a TR8... a great car
@anthonyrowland9072
7 ай бұрын
The aluminum LS is great for that now. A 5.3 from a 15 year old truck...
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
Have one with BW 5 speed in my '75 MG Midget...
@speeedskater
7 ай бұрын
showing engines that are not the 215, terrible
@RudyRiggin
7 ай бұрын
My dad won a 62 Buick Special at the fair, let My sister drive it to Purdue for school, gave it to my brother and I when she graduated we had to make it faster blue printed it offenhouser 4 barrel ,our buddy was so mad it would run with his new 396 chevelle
@stephengibbs4372
7 ай бұрын
I did my time on Rovers and we used to pick up 215’s and put them on the workbench to run them up😂 when rebuilding them the remote oil pump has to be filled with vasaline or assembly grease or they don’t pick up oil and run bearings aside from that i like them.
@michaelcliffe562
7 ай бұрын
I own a 1986 Rover SD1 with a fuel injected variant of this engine. Great Sound, very revvy and especialy fun mated to a manual 5 Speed gearbox!
@gordonwallin2368
7 ай бұрын
This engine, the small block chev, the 4.0litre I-g Jeep six, and now the Toyota 1UZ DOHC V-8 seem the standards now. Some examples to look at. Cheers from the Pacific West Coast of Canada.
@joejoejoejoejoejoe4391
7 ай бұрын
No mention of the mighty Rover SD1, with fuel injection ?
@aceroadholder2185
6 ай бұрын
Most importantly, 215 V8 pistons are a direct replacement for Panther 650cc motorcycle engines.
@deeremeyer1749
8 күн бұрын
283 Chevys were "truck motors" before they were "car motors". STRAIGHT-TRUCK MOTORS. That's a REAL "high performance" application and one no BOP engine ever "matched" on an "ongoing basis". GMC did use some Pontiac "small blocks" as "truck motors" to "compete" with Chevy trucks with Chevy engines before finally giving in and "adopting" Chevy engines when it was that or "go under". And it was using car engines as "truck motors" that was primarily responsible for getting GMC to that point.
@donaldfrederick1557
7 ай бұрын
Owned two 62 starfires
@divyajnana
6 ай бұрын
My first car, a 62 Buick Skylark convertible, had the 11:1 compression ratio V8 in it. It hauled butt.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
I had the '62 Jetfire... neighbor had the '62 Skylark convertible w/ 4 speed manual... in burgundy... kzitem.info/news/bejne/q7Ctm4tnq4R-opw
@gairnmclennan5876
28 күн бұрын
Hello Rare Cars, Great video....good idea doing specific engines. Could have added sound v8 sound recording too. These engines were fitted with twin 6 inch headers and with up to 5 litre capacity in the TVR's 1990's to 2003. Very few cars sounded like that right out of the factory! Flat plane crank too so at 4-6 thousand rpm the howl is real! Also you could add details like basic cam info how many an engine has where they are mounted and basic valve details. Links to more info. Fb has a big "Rover V8 enthusiast" page. Getting good quality parts for rebuilding these is challenging now. Thanks for all your videos. 😊
@76629online
6 ай бұрын
So much misinformation in this video it's not even funny. These were horrible engines in the 60's and they were horrible when Rover was making them. Hardly an icon and they certainly did not power the world. If you want to make a video about an engine that fits the false description you gave this one in this video, then you should be making it about the small block Chevrolet...or even the flathead Ford. This engine should be at the very bottom of that list.
@bobbowie5334
6 ай бұрын
Keep in mind that General Motors regurgitated the 215 in the 1980's as the notorious HT4100 V8- which powered full-size Cadillacs and is widely regarded as the worst engine GM ever produced.
@CommonMapTurtle
7 ай бұрын
Great video, except it didn't help to show a Pontiac Tempest engine bay with the half-a-V8 four cylinder instead of the 215; nor does it help to show a '64 Buick Special engine bay with a 300 CID iron block motor! You can do better than that!
@patrickjordan2233
6 ай бұрын
4 decades ago, i stuffed a 215 into an Opel GT...my nephew saw it/lusted for it & his father begged/threatened/convinced me to sell it to him (And i gave Numerous warnings)... Within 2 months my nephew was married to a hospital bed for 6 weeks and the GT was married to an Oak tree... And they've never really spoke to me since (2.5 decades)..
@3ducs
6 ай бұрын
Back in the late '90s I was thinking I'd put an Olds 215 into a Volvo P1800E. I bought an engine, had the Volvo in my driveway for a few weeks, then decided to move 600 miles away, it didn't happen. They were good engines, there were some differences between the BOP engines, the Olds was thought to be a bit better. At the time people were putting Ford 289s into the Volvos, there were manuals detailing how to do it. I still look at P1800s with some longing, they are quite beautiful in my opinion, especially without bumpers.
@floppychzcake7936
7 ай бұрын
Love and hate these engines. Parts are so hard to find in the U.S for cheap. Very unreliable engines too. Power was never an issue tho. Had spectacular torque.
@nicholasagnew2792
6 ай бұрын
You really didn't need to rev them, if you meant to win races in professional motorsport then sure... My 1963 Skylark doesn't even need the secondary barrels. It likes staying under 5,000rpm using velocity on the primaries.
@blackericdenice
7 ай бұрын
3:50 GM installed a cam with the 4 barrel carb to make 185 hp.
@chipmonk12
6 ай бұрын
The engine fitted in the Rover P5b with twin su carbs was rated rated @ 184hp
@blackericdenice
6 ай бұрын
@@chipmonk12 Your point
@chipmonk12
6 ай бұрын
@@blackericdenice 2 ways to arrive at the same result
@blackericdenice
6 ай бұрын
@@chipmonk12 Name the two ways
@Poorexampeofhuman
4 ай бұрын
We just got done refreshing restoring a Buick special wagon with all original 215 V8. What's the original transmission which is air-cooled the offense on the torque converter which is rebuildable.
@AJ-qn6gd
6 ай бұрын
Owned four of these engines two in P6 Rovers two in 80s Range Rovers never rated them, underpowered, burned oil, engines car boned up internally, camshafts wore out as early as 60-70k miles later engines were better apparently ! Buick stopped making it for a reason. 🇬🇧
@jarrodnaude3004
2 ай бұрын
I've got a 4l rover V8 in my discovery 2 and love the thing, even though it's decided to blow a head gasket and hydro lock. I'm still gonna spend the time and money in finding a 4.6l and rebuild it from the ground up. They also sound amazing with the right exhaust set up.
@SteveLippert-nq5ww
7 ай бұрын
saw a couple of these engines powering VW buses back in the day. made 'em zip... trans axle didn't like it much though...
@phillipcleaver7063
7 күн бұрын
GM still make the most versatile engines , the world over . We knew these as " Rover V8,s " , & with a little creativity they still shift faster than a ferret up a drainpipe . Lovely engine note .
@ianbarber311
5 ай бұрын
My brother put this engine in an Alfa boat tail, a 1970 Alfa GTV and a Lotus Europa.
@arthurjennings5202
6 ай бұрын
I tried to make a silk purse out of a Chevrolet Vega. The 215 engine was a logical choice. I built the engine in a storage room, then picked it up by the exhaust manifolds, stuffing the water pump into my belt buckle and carried the thing out and loaded it into my pickup. The engine was great, but the Vega still was not.
@davidpistek6241
7 ай бұрын
And yes knowing about the 215 Is why I'm watching,,you have great content
@BPJJohn
5 ай бұрын
The max Buick/Rover 215 V8 was actually 5.0 litres.
@johndumarney1630
3 ай бұрын
My Rover V8 changed gear at 7,200 rpm! When you booted it.
@madmike2624
4 ай бұрын
The Brits also bought the Buick V-6, and Buick had to buy the rights back, maybe touch on that on in a future video???
@johnkelly8525
7 күн бұрын
This motor was shockingly sluggish in landrovers and for that matter it was not much chop in many cars power wise
@christophertownley6734
5 ай бұрын
Ford killed this engine while they owned jaguar; the engine was gm derived, and, during the transition to bmw ownership...it disappeared
@Schlipperschlopper
27 күн бұрын
Dont forget the great hemi Daimler 250 SP V8!
@jeffc79
7 ай бұрын
Great video. I have two 4.6l sitting on stands in the garage.
@Poorexampeofhuman
4 ай бұрын
Matter of fact they even put a turbocharger on and the Oldsmobile version and the real difference was just an extra head bolt on the Oldsmobile version
@danielnunez3518
Ай бұрын
They’re just a bit of a hassle to upkeep especially the efi models Land Rover bored and stroked (and for some reason put different sleeves into)
@pauljanssen7594
7 ай бұрын
That was a very good and dependable motor I wish I was able to tear one apart and rebuild it I never got to build one of these engines.
@davidpistek6241
7 ай бұрын
Carmugeon and Jason cammisa have tons of Buick rover history, as always great material and channel
@2loudspeakers
4 ай бұрын
TVR had increased the capacity to 5L in the Griffith and Chimera before it went out of production.
@WeeShoeyDugless
6 ай бұрын
Great little engine and, had the mighty Ford not put the kybosh on it, it would still be in production today with all the bells and whistles on it. An engine which would run for hundreds of thousands of miles provided proper and thorogh maintenance was adhered to.
@DavidMScott-cs8pp
6 ай бұрын
Those were the days when N.A. built engines were super reliable. Now for engine longevity one has to go to Honda and Toyota.. sad
@jmflournoy386
7 ай бұрын
Look up Mickey Thompson Indy car with this V8
@FairladyS130
7 ай бұрын
Aluminium engines should have been a US specialty but consumers did not care enough about weight's effect on performance, handling and economy.
@rarecars3336
7 ай бұрын
Agreed - now ford exclusively runs the aluminum coyotes
@jmflournoy386
7 ай бұрын
Easy to stroke with cranks from other iron BUICK V8s
@theephemeralglade1935
7 ай бұрын
This is what happens when a Dauntless V-6, goes on a diet and grows a pair.
@turbo8454
7 ай бұрын
It was the other way around. The Buick Fireball/Jeep Dauntless was the 215V8 with two cylinders removed and made inn cast iron.
@theephemeralglade1935
7 ай бұрын
@@turbo8454That's right! I completely forgot! That's why the Dauntless was an odd-fire engine. Thank you!
@mausplan3890
7 ай бұрын
you missed the big one, the Repco Brabham formula one engine which won the F1 world championship. Repco was an Australian engine rebuilding firm still in business today but only sells parts
@MicKeyMooZiK
6 ай бұрын
They did mention the Brabham engine. They didn't mention that only the block was used. Repco fitted their own liners and special block stiffening castings as well as their own ohc cylinder heads. It was also only 3 litre displacement.
@yuglesstube
6 ай бұрын
Thats interesting. Who made it and when? Any idea of what it was used for? Thanks. Great video.
@mikaturunen2354
7 ай бұрын
Rover V8 (3,5 and 4,2L) was used in Finnish army`s rubber tracked SISU "Nasu" NA-140 light military transporter produced in 1980`s. My team had those many times as our signed vehicle in 90-ties. Nice sound when revving high. And some times we did... kzitem.info/news/bejne/1JCotYF9sHNkeIY
@mikaturunen2354
7 ай бұрын
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@gravesclayton3604
6 ай бұрын
My 1963 Buick Special had the 215 V-8 with the Dual-Path 2-speed automatic transmission. Under hard acceleration it could run up to 60 mph in 1st gear. Being a very lightweight Uni-body sedan, this would only take about 7 seconds. My 1970 Chevy Nova 250 L6 with 3 speed manual took at least 9 seconds & 2nd gear to get to 60 mph. I no longer have either car, but if I had my choice, I'd rather have my Buick 215 V-8 back, hands down!
Is it true that the Brits improved the engine by changing the firing order?
@norm379
7 ай бұрын
CRAPPY MOTOR..FLUID LEAKS BIG TIME..
@theephemeralglade1935
7 ай бұрын
Next logical video... Pontiac OHC!
@billdurham8477
6 ай бұрын
I once into the machine shop at the parts store, Steve tells me to hand that engine block. I almost threw it over my head, bare block barely weighed 10 lbs. It ran great but were blowing oil smoke at 50K miles. original engines did not have iron sleeves. Pontiac's OHC straight 6 ate it for lunch too. PS longest production run of any US engine ( besides Briggs and Stratton ) was Chevy's 262, forerunner to 283. UPS ran it for decades.
@johnkelly8525
7 күн бұрын
Spot on they're weak
@AMSIGOWNER
23 күн бұрын
love the meeting, flat screen tv !! wow they were ahead of the times
@normannippy8471
2 ай бұрын
To this day, it's still the best engine I've ever owned.
@J-o-h-m
3 ай бұрын
ok but what coolant type should be used in this engine?
@peacemaker6156
7 ай бұрын
Lets hear it run plz. You show footage of it running on a engine stand but no sound.
@prophetsnake
7 ай бұрын
One more use for this engine deserves a mention: In the late 1960s, aircraft designer and race pilot, Steve Wittman, adapted an Olds engine to power one of his Tailwinds. I believe several other Tailwind owners used them as well.
@5695q
7 ай бұрын
In the early 1980's a guy in California designed an all-aluminum kit plane that used the Olds 300 V-8, sounded like a sweet hotrod cruising by at 180mph.
@buzzwaldron6195
5 ай бұрын
I think Oldsmobile itself experimented with their V8s in planes... had them in ads...
@prophetsnake
5 ай бұрын
@@buzzwaldron6195 I haven't seen those ads, but they were almost certainly referring to Steve Wittman's airplane. Ford and Plymouth both certified aircraft engines based on automobile units in the 1930s, and a small number of Ford model A, model B and V8 powered fully certified engines aircraft were produced. The Model A based unit in the Wiley Post biplane, the Model B in the Funk ( yes really) and the Arrow Model F with the V8. The Fahlin Plymo-coupe was certified , I believe, with a geared Chrysler 6 of some description, but if I remember correctly, only one prototype was built. A good number of homebuilt aircraft in the 30s employed the Model A, B and even the T. Chevrolet built a racing engine at one point as well.
@mgguyvintagevehicles
6 ай бұрын
Great video! As an owner of a 1975 MGB, I've considered a swap to one of these engines. The ony thing holding me back right now is that the original 1.8 litre engine that's in it is running great, and it's hard to justify the money and time required when there's nothing wrong with the current powerplant.
@Indy_at_the_beach
7 ай бұрын
Sure showed a lot of VW VR6 blocks
@uhisthisthingon1984
6 ай бұрын
The engine that inspired GMs 3.8l V6 in 1962, later the 3800 V6. Both, absolutely brilliant engines. Edit-I might add that the first iteration of the 3.8l V6 had many drawbacks. Including roughness/vibrations, as it was an oddfire engine due to being literally an engine designed with 2 cylinders "lopped off". Adding the split journals and balance shafts, really brought this V6 to the next level. Hence the reason why so many 3800s are reacing 300k+. Such a shame that GM killed this engine off.
@THEScottCampbell
7 ай бұрын
Sounds like a great engine. At the same time, the 225 Slant Six is probably more durable.
@rarecars3336
7 ай бұрын
yeah the 225 would have been a workhorse for sure
@audiophil4946
7 ай бұрын
Great episode, I love this engine. I have one in my Land Rover Disco1, plus two spare long blocks. One is going in my 72 MGB GT to build a V8 clone. The Rover V8 is actually 50 lbs lighter than the iron 4 cyl. it's replacing. The other one will eventually end up in my Super 7. 250HP in a 1200 lb car should be quite entertaining! Cheers from the right coast of Canada!
@clbailey9586
6 ай бұрын
I had 350 rocket in a 79 Regal
@istp1967
7 ай бұрын
I Love small block V8s; even better than the big ones! 😎👍👍👍
@rarecars3336
7 ай бұрын
Agreed I am a small displacement guy!
@Curtis1984
7 ай бұрын
I have a LH8 which is a Gen 4 LS based engine (all aluminum).. but it doesn't have AFM, VVT, or flex fuel.. they only made them for a year or so. It's a great running v8 engine.. all the modern upgrades/revisions with no tech on it.
@stephencox4224
6 ай бұрын
One very important variation of this engine was developed by REPCO engineering in Australia and was used by Sir Jack Brabham the only person ever to win in his own right both the Formula One drivers championship and the Manufacturers Championship the engine REPCO developed was based on the Buick 215 but sported single over head cam cylinder heads. Here is a youtube on the REPCO Brabham History. kzitem.info/news/bejne/ypCVqn2brKRebGk
@martinhann1672
6 ай бұрын
What you failed to point out in your video was that the origin of this V8 was from BMW in Germany and fitted to the 328 model and others in the fifties. It is ironic, therefore, when the engine came to the UK and fitted to Rover cars, that ultimately BMW took over the failing British Leyland Group which included Rover.
@TT64NOVASS
7 ай бұрын
I had a 215 in a '73 Vega GT , Edelbrock intake, Crane cam , not much bottom end torque but easily revved to 7200 rpm which helped .
@DaryanPrescott-vy4ss
7 ай бұрын
Ive always loved the sound of a big block American v8, but id love a small sub 4 liter v8 for the better fuel efficiency. Never heard of a buick 215, thats a small v8 for America, thats only 3.5 liters. My first truck was a ranger and had a 4 cylinder that was only 1.2 liters smaller.
@madmike2624
4 ай бұрын
Great content my brother!! Bravo!!!
@coburnlowman
7 ай бұрын
The old man put one of these in a CJ2a Willy's flat fender jeep. It was before my time , but over 50 years later people around here still talk about it.
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