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SAFARI RICK
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Just sold my old Hull to a guy that says he's going to put one of these on it. Would love to see one of these run :lol:
Waterthunder
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In high school I was in a class that we designed and built an experimental plane. It was called the Eau Gallie gull. Believe it or not after taxi testing the plane and design I was told was bought by one of the Rutain brothers. Anyway we used one of these motors. They are the same exact motor that came in some Buicks from 1961 to 1963 Land Rover now uses them in their trucks. They have no torque and are a very small displacement only 215 cubic inches another negative to them there are next to no after market parts available for them. I would only use one if you got it for under $500 bucks because the LS1 is 130 cubic inches bigger and only weighs 18lbs more with tons more torque and ton's of aftermarket parts available.
For a while back in those days that was a very popular conversion to drop into the Jeep CJ5s. A friend built one and his was a shure nuff bad a$$ lil jeep. They were also popular in the OMC In/Out drives and to this day are a prize find if one still runs. They had a single model line of tri-hull boats built around the lil Buick.
Just depends on how ya use them.
Scotty
Just depends on how ya use them.
Scotty
buckstrand
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Hey guys, new member here. Been reading and enjoying all the great info. sure makes my work day go much quicker.
I have been running Buick and Rover 215 (3.5L) for about 20 years now. As Thunder stated, the stock motor really does not have much but with a little work and not too much money this block can make some decent power. There are gear-heads out there which have been tweaking and installing these motors in MG's, Vegas and Jeeps for years. There are several proven recipes floating around but typically involve a Buick 300 crank (.6 inch longer stroke) and ford 3.0 pistons. end result is about 250HP at 5000. performance parts are not readily available but replacement parts are. a decent Buick 300 crank is about 100 bucks plus machining. you can buy Ford pistons for next to nothing.
I currently run a stock Rover 4.0L with a Stinger 1.73 and an IVO in flight adjustable paddle prop on a 12 ft Palm Beach hull. I can run 3-4 men plus gear dry all day long. I do have plans on stroking this motor. Those in the know claim I should see close to 300 HP around 5000RPM due to the larger bore. I am also investigating supercharging. I paid $400 for the motor and the only thing done so far is add a carb. end result is an inexpensive and light motor with decent power.
anyways keep the good info coming...
I have been running Buick and Rover 215 (3.5L) for about 20 years now. As Thunder stated, the stock motor really does not have much but with a little work and not too much money this block can make some decent power. There are gear-heads out there which have been tweaking and installing these motors in MG's, Vegas and Jeeps for years. There are several proven recipes floating around but typically involve a Buick 300 crank (.6 inch longer stroke) and ford 3.0 pistons. end result is about 250HP at 5000. performance parts are not readily available but replacement parts are. a decent Buick 300 crank is about 100 bucks plus machining. you can buy Ford pistons for next to nothing.
I currently run a stock Rover 4.0L with a Stinger 1.73 and an IVO in flight adjustable paddle prop on a 12 ft Palm Beach hull. I can run 3-4 men plus gear dry all day long. I do have plans on stroking this motor. Those in the know claim I should see close to 300 HP around 5000RPM due to the larger bore. I am also investigating supercharging. I paid $400 for the motor and the only thing done so far is add a carb. end result is an inexpensive and light motor with decent power.
anyways keep the good info coming...