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The 1964 Buick iron-block 4.9 L (300 cu in) engine had aluminium cylinder heads, 3.75 bore and a longer 3.4" stroke crankshaft, which with modification can be used with the Buick 215 or Rover engine blocks to produce a high-output, very light weight V8 with displacement of up to about 4.9 L (300 cu in). The 300 crank, after machining the mains ...
The 322 Fireball V8 in a 1956 Buick Century. Buick's first generation V8 was offered from 1953 through 1956; it replaced the Buick straight-eight.While officially called the "Fireball V8" [1] by Buick, it became known by enthusiasts as the "Nailhead" for the unusual vertical alignment of its small-sized valves (Originally it was known to hot-rodders as the "nail valve", because the engine's ...
1961–1980 Buick small block V8 (formed the basis of the 1961-1963 Oldsmobile 215 aluminum V8) (now better known as the Rover V8 and also the Buick-based "Dauntless V8" on Jeeps or the Repco V8 Formula One engine based on the Oldsmobile version) 1965–2009 Chevrolet Big-Block V8 (originally "Turbo-Jet")
The aluminum V8 was replaced by conventional cast-iron block V8s of 300 cubic inches for the Buick Special/Skylark and 330 inches for the Oldsmobile F-85/Cutlass, while Pontiac carried over its 326 cubic-inch V8 to the '64 Tempest/LeMans line while switching the base engine from the four-cylinder to a 215 cubic-inch inline six-cylinder.
BOP V8 Pattern. Post-1965 Oldsmobile/Pontiac RWD V8s; Buick Big Block V8s (1967-1976) and post-1963 Buick Small Block V8s (1964-1982) Buick V6s (225 / 231 / 3.8) (1964-1988) Jeep "Dauntless" Buick engines: the 225 V6 (1967-1974) and 350 V8 (1969-1970) Cadillac cast iron V8s after 1967 (1968-85 472 and 500, 368 and 425)
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With an 8.75:1 compression ratio and a 2-barrel carburetor, the Olds 215 had the same rated hp, 155 hp (116 kW) at 4800 rpm, as the Buick 215, with 220 ft⋅lbf (300 N⋅m) of torque at 2400 rpm. With a 4-barrel carburetor and 10.25:1 compression, the Olds 215 made 185 hp (138 kW) at 4800 rpm and 230 lb⋅ft (310 N⋅m) at 3200 rpm with a ...
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