I also remember reading (where?) that the distributor location on the Ford unit
was very advantageous for the Tiger. You may have some luck looking in a Morgan
book, literature or website to get a cutaway of the Rover 3500. I've looked in
the Sheally book, the Survivors book and in the sales literature I got from
Moggie, no luck. Bill
Victor Hughes wrote:
> According to Richard Langworth ("Tiger, Alpine, Rapier") the SP 250 V8 was
> considered for the Tiger but was too big. Apparently Ian Garrad (a west coast
> Alpine dealer) went out measuring V8s - also discovering the GM V8 was too
> big. That small block Ford must be really compact.
>
> That rumour about the GM 215 being war reparations has been around for at
> least 20 years. I was unable to trace it through my BMW books, but I did find
> a 'Cutaway' of the BMW V8. Now I'm going to look for one for the GM/Rover
> motor - positions/angles of ancilliary drives could be revealing.
>
> Vic Hughes
>
> "T.J. Higgins" wrote:
>
> > > Thanks for the great response! Good thing I asked about the mysterious
> > > "Pre-war BMW/GM aluminum V-8" connection. No mystery there. I appreciate
> > > all your responses!
> > > Really sounds like a great engine--too bad it doesn't fit our cars.
> > > Maybe my next swap project should be an MGB--and give my wife the Alpine
> > > when it's finished :-)
> >
> > Has anyone ever investigated whether the Daimler SP250 engine would
> > fit in an Alpine? That would be pretty cool. But if you thought
> > parts for your Rootes 4-banger were expensive...
> >
> > --
> > T.J. Higgins
> > tjhiggin@ingr.com
> > Huntsville, AL
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