Woody - I haven't tried any transplants into a DeLorean yet, but I have one of these engines in a kit car project of mine. I have the 1963 Oldsmobile variant which has 6 head bolts per cylinder. The Buick version has 5, and the Pontiac version, 4. This engine family was sold to British Leyland years ago, and is now the Rover 3.5L V- 8. You are right in that this is a great little motor. I don't know if it's really all that small compared to a small-block Chevy, but it is light! I have one mated to a VW transaxle in a Sterling GT kit. It would probably be better for somebody to use the Rover version for the DeLorean, as parts for the American versions are a bit tough to come by. I suspect that somebody would have done the Rover conversion by now(?)in a DeLorean. Toby Peterson VIN 2248 "Winged1" DeLorean Parts Northwest, LLC www.delorean-parts.com --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Woody <BePositive2000@xxxx> wrote: > One of my favorite engines is the very small 215 c.i Olds/Buick V-8 > that was installed in 61-63 Cutlass and the Buick equivalent. Standard hp was 185 and there was also a turbo (?) option at about 212 hp. > Has anyone tried a fit with of one of these in a D? To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/