>From indirect experience, I've always viewed this engine as a good choice for
relatively inexpensive performance. Lightweight, rather compact, responsive to
tuning, strong, easy to find, not so pricey. Lots of tuning shops on both sides
of the Atlantic produce high performance parts for this engine, Offenhauser, to
name one in the US. TVR Power in the UK has been doing what may well be the
best of the tuned versions of these motors to date for their late-model,
V8-powered cars.
GM did produce large numbers of these things before Rover picked it up, and
I've also seen the GM versions available for very little money.
Hmmm. Now, if someone made set of twin-cam heads for it, you could convince
yourself you had a Cosworth DFV under the hood.
- Steven
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