Seems to me that the comment by Doane Spencer (as quoted by Mike Taylor) was
something like "The buick 215? That's bigger than the car itself."
Theo
Frank Marrone wrote:
> Rich,
>
> Im positive that the Ford small block is actually 2 or more inches
> narrower than the 215/3500 V8. Also, depending on the source, some also
> report the Buick/Rover motor to be slightly taller than the Ford. I
> agree that the 215 Buick and the Rover evolutions are nice motors but
> they are not necessarily smaller depending on where you measure and that
> could really foul things up in a swap.
>
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