Yo Dan.......what a lucky find. I don't think you are ever going to get to
drive one of these motors....too
many projects......too many detours.....chuckle. Just for the record, if the
300 heads are close to stock
thickness, milling .060 off them will reduce the head volume from 54 cc to 43cc
and they don't seem to suffer
any problems in normal get a little crazy driving. I have 82K miles on the
stroker and its still running. I
suspect the valve guides are getting a bit loose so oil consumption is a bit
high, but it still passes smog
just fine.
One of these days I will start the next motor which will be a 4.7L (3.9 & 300
crank).
Later
Wil
On 01/17/00 16:13:15 you wrote:
>
>A few weeks ago I noticed a guy posting a 266 cube
>Buick 215 stroker for sale on a bulletin board.
>His ad was brief and he didn't mention price or where
>the engine was located. Someone asked and he replied
>he would entertain offers over the scrap value of
>aluminum. Sensing a bargain, I emailed the guy for
>details. He really didn't know that many details but
>was willing to disassemble the engine and check
>anything he could.
>
>It turns out this engine was to be a copy of the
>266 stroker Shirl Dickey built for his E-Racer
>homebuilt aircraft. The seller was building an
>E-Racer and apparently ordered the engine from
>Shirl but Shirl was slow to deliver, so he told
>him to just ship the parts and he would find someone
>to put it together. In the meantime the seller has
>decided to use a new crate motor (Chevy 4.3L V6)
>instead of a Buick 215/Rover/Buick 300 hybrid that
>he knows little about.
>
>After a couple of weeks of phone calls and emails,
>it looks like the engine specs out like:
>
>Holley 750 (chosen for high altitude constant 4500 rpm
>operation)
>Edelbrock Performer Rover aluminum intake manifold
>Buick 215 block with thread inserts
>custom front sump oil pan
>Buick 300 front cover and oil pump
>Rover oil cooler adapter
>Mallory Comp 9000 electronic distributor with dual pickups
>Crower 50233 cam 280/286 degrees duration @ 0.050",
>0.488"/0.501" lift, 112 LSA
>Buick 300 heads
>upgraded valve springs, adjustable pushrods
>Buick 300 crankshaft
>Venolia custom forged pistons
>aftermarket small journal Chevy style rods (unknown
>manufacturer but carry 5700SS markings)
>flexplate
>Mcleod lightweight gear reduction starter
>Header's by Ed Buick 300 header flanges
>
>Even though I've got a 215 sitting on a stand that I need
>to finish, I've agreed to buy the stroker. As near as I
>can determine, the compression is going to be a lower than
>I want, so I'll either mill the Buick 300 heads or replace
>them with a set of home ported Buick 215 or Rover heads.
>
>He had a set of Offy valve covers but traded them off for
>a set of sheetmetal ones because the Offy's were too heavy.
>Sigh.
>
>We're still trying to determine whether the starter and
>flywheel are for a Buick 300 or 215.
>
>The 215 will be the first engine to go in. Then I'll turn
>my attention to the 266. I also have most of the parts to
>do a 289+ cube big bore motor. So many engines, so little
>time.
>
>Dan Jones
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