Thanks, Larry, I just learned something. Now, my '61 Tempest was
definitely a 4-banger and I recall, this much-ballyhooed engine was cast
from a half of a V8 block. Can you tell me which V8? Did I have a half of
a Rover engine and give it up?
Allen
>From: Larry Dickstein <bugide@tfs.net>
>
>Florrie & Allen Bachelder wrote:
>
>> I don't recall the aluminum 215 V8 being in the Tempest - it was in the
>> Buick Special and the Olds F85.
>
>Yep, they were in a few of them but darned few of them. The '61 models
>offered
>a 155 hp thing w/ either an automatic or manual transmission w/ a 2 barrel
>carb. The '62 models jumped up to a 185 hp engine which could only be
>obtained
>w/ an automatic transmission. These engines were the Buick version of the 215
>and used the transaxle setup. (Info from the MG V8 Newsletter)
>
>--
>Larry Dickstein
>Lone Jack, MO
>
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