You can add the Lotus 15 to the list of cars which ran
the BOP Ally V8... not a um, factory installation but
successfully developed and raced in 1961 by Sy Kaback
on the East Coast
(http://www.simplesevens.com/sykaback/06.htm). At
least one other Lotus 15 was prepared in this manner
on the West coast (was it Pete Lovely?), and I believe
the transplant caught on in the UK as well.
What are you planning on powering with it?
Cheers,
John D.
--- David C Littlefield <dmeadow@juno.com> wrote:
> Yes, it is essentially the same V8 that ended up in
> a number of British
> cars, including the TR8, the MGB GT V8 (not sold in
> U.S.), and more
> lately in the Range Rover and the Discovery. I
> understand that some
> changes were made to the block over time to
> strengthen it, particularly
> to accept a larger bore. I've never heard of any
> inherent weakness of
> the earlier versions, however.
>
> David Littlefield
>
> On Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:33:27 -0800 "Hugh Barber"
> <tr6nut@sbcglobal.net>
> writes:
> > Isn't that the engine that GM sold to Rover?
> Don't know about the
> > oringinal
> > B-O-P blocks, but the Rover ones seem sturdy. The
> only thing I'd
> > wonder
> > about is the $$$$ of go-fast stuff for it and the
> $$$$ to make all
> > the
> > "special" stuff for it (like the adapter to the
> transaxle, etc)
> >
> > Hugh Barber
> > Hollister, CA
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-vintage-race@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of
> > JXLmail@aol.com
> > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 6:43 PM
> > To: vintage-race@autox.team.net
> > Subject: Question About a the Oldsmoble 61-62
> Alumnum Block
> >
> >
> > Folks,
> >
> > I was wondering what the collective wisdom is on
> the Olds 215CID
> > Aluminum
> > block engine.
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