Hi Scott:
I would assume that these are later British versions of the original
engine, just as GM has later, larger versions of some of its V6 engines.
John
>> Was your choice of the Rover engine done because there are pieces readily
>> available to bolt it into the B or was it because you wanted to keep it all
>> Brit?. I have thought about a couple of Buick engines which I wonder if
>> anyone has used. I am thinking specifically about the 3.8 V6 and the 2.8
>> V6. The old 3.8 can be a real bomb and there are lots of them around. The
>> 2.8 was used in a rear wheel drive configuration in the Camaro and the S10
>> pickup.
>
>Speaking of Rover engines, I've seen the 3.5L mentioned all over the
>place as being a version of the Buick 215, but what are the Rover
>3.9L and 4.1L, and where would you find them? Are they distinct
>engines used in production cars, or are they just bored and/or
>stroked versions of the 3.5L? I know I've asked this before, I just
>can't remember the answer. (Pitfalls of being too quick to delete old
>posts.)
> Also, I remembered seeing a web page for a company that did
>installations of Rover v-8s in early Chrome-bumpered B's, but I tried
>to find them with a search engine today and couldn't locate them.
>Anybody have any clues to what the company name might have been?
>
>Scott
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