<VV> Pontiac 215 V8

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Well, I wouldn't go that far. They ran rough as a cob. Being the largest 4 banger made for a car since WWII, and no balance shaft, well, you get the idea. 

 

John Roberts
 

 

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From: Jay Maechtlen <jaysplace at laserpubs.com>
To: Ed Dowds <ed_dowds at hotmail.com>; virtual vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wed, Mar 26, 2014 1:16 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Pontiac 215 V8


AFIK the slant-Fours were good motors, except the timing chains got 
noisy early.
They would slap and clatter and sound terrible at idle.

On 3/25/2014 3:35 PM, Ed Dowds wrote:
> My 1966 Motors Manual lists:
> 1961 Tempests as having:
> 4 cyl- 195 CI engines of 110, 130, 120, 140, and 155 HP. The last had a 4 bbl
> 8 cyl 215 CI of 155 HP with a 2 bbl
>
> 1962 Tempests having:
> 4 cyl 195 CI engines with 110, 115, 120, 140 and 155 HP. Once again the 155 
had a 4 bbl.
> 8 cyl 215 CI V8 of 185 HP with a 4 bbl
>
> 1963 Tempests as having:
> 4 cyl 195 CI engines with 115, 120, 140 and 166 HP. The 166 had a 4 bbl.
> 8 cyl 326 CI V8 engine with 260 HP and a 2 bbl.
>
> The 1961 and 1962 215 CI engines were listed as "Buick" engines.
> The 195 4 cyl was half of  a Pontiac 389 V8.
> The 326 was based on the 389 with a smaller bore but the same stroke as the 
389.
>
> I would assume it would be difficult for a salesman to move a car, in 1961, 
with a 215 of
> 155 HP when the top of the line 4 cyl had the same HP, probably for less 
money.
> I seem to remember reading that Buick charged Pontiac a premium for buying the 
"Buick" engine.
>
> Ed  		

-- 
Jay Maechtlen SoCal '61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin, transverse 3.8 
Buick V6 TH440T4 trans
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