Not only Buick--

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Oldsmobile had a go too--

164613

[Gav 110]

Oldsmobile had a go too--

164613

Maybe Land Rover should have investigated the Oldsmobile design when working on the Iceberg project https://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/56018-project-iceberg.html

[loanrangie]

Buick and Oldsmobile are essentially the same.

[PhilipA]

The Oldsmobile 300 was an iron version of the alloy V8 as Buick and Oldsmobile found the alloy motor too expensive to produce.

I often wonder why the 300 never became popular with engine swaps in Land Rovers.
Buick Special 215 - 300 Lightweight engines (https://www.teambuick.com/reference/library/215-300-lightweight.php)
Regards PhilipA

[FisherX]

I often wonder why the 300 never became popular with engine swaps in Land Rovers.

Cause we had the P76 4.4 here in Australia [smilebigeye]

[Pedro_The_Swift]

The Oldsmobile 300 was an iron version of the alloy V8 as Buick and Oldsmobile found the alloy motor too expensive to produce.

I often wonder why the 300 never became popular with engine swaps in Land Rovers.
Buick Special 215 - 300 Lightweight engines (https://www.teambuick.com/reference/library/215-300-lightweight.php)
Regards PhilipA


bigger mains on 300 crank,, maybe the machining wasnt possible??