Toby B wrote:
> Sometimes I forget that advances in metallurgy are REALLY impressive,
> even tho you seldom hear about them.
That's true. Nissan did a fantastic job compared to MANY manufaturers
of the time (especially the British stuff). I've seen some Jag
heads that look like Swiss cheese!
I also meant to throw in a comment about that 63 215 aluminum V8.
The V8 experts in this area cringe at the thought of that block.
It is notorious for erosion problems and even worse-block flex.
Flex usually manifests itself as crank failures, which the un-informed
write off as bad crank work, until it happens again! Then they
get disgusted and set the 215 aside.
I would bet that the new version (the 4 bolt in whatever Rover) is
a vastly better block for the reasons you state.
Jim Tyler
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