As an engineer for Land Rover North America, I know a little bit about the
current form of the "215" buick v-8. It is used in the Range Rover, Discovery
and Defender. Up until 1996 it still had a distributor and was said to displace
3.9 litres. In 1996 they made a few changes. It now has cross-bolted mains,
distributorless ignition and different pistons. The displacement did not
change, but they called it a 4.0 litre to highlight all the changes. In the
Range Rover it is available in a 4.6 litre version. They both have 9.35:1
compression.
The 4.6 is rated at 240bhp. The trick to putting a distributor on this motor is
to mill the crankshaft to accept the 3.9 litre front cover and to install a cam
either aftermarket or stock that is meant for the 3.9. I have a friend who did
this in one of his older Land Rovers. He is running a quadrajet carb I think.
If you are going to install a version of this v-8, I suggest that you find a
Land Rover in a junkyard and try to get one of these motors
Jim Moore
69 Fairlady RHD
Wolfgang Von Wellhassen wrote:
> they did make a turbo charged 215 olds f85 in 63 i had one and still have
> the motor
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor Laury <vlaury@earthlink.net>
> To: Jsk977@aol.com <Jsk977@aol.com>; BERKEN@aol.com <BERKEN@aol.com>;
> david_e_wilson@hotmail.com <david_e_wilson@hotmail.com>
> Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 9:41 PM
> Subject: Re: aluminum block 215
>
> >That was the "Jetfire" A very cool and very small (for an American car of
> >that era) ride. It was supercharged not turbo. You used a special "Jetfire
> >fluid in the water injector, but I have no idea what that was. I believe.
> My
> >father bought one right out if the showroom. and then took me for a wild
> >ride. I was 5 1/5 or something but I remember the thrill and my dad's big
> >smile! When we got home he had all us kids dress up in or Sunday best and
> >shot photo's of each of us with the car. I hope he found another one in
> >heaven. Gabriel will give him a speeding ticket, but he'll still be having
> >fun.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Jsk977@aol.com <Jsk977@aol.com>
> >To: BERKEN@aol.com <BERKEN@aol.com>; david_e_wilson@hotmail.com
> ><david_e_wilson@hotmail.com>
> >Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> >Date: Friday, January 22, 1999 8:41 PM
> >Subject: Re: aluminum block 215
> >
> >
> >Olds even had a turbocharged version complete with water injection.
> >
> >
> >Jerry Krakauer
> >
> >
> >
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