Buick 215, 300, 340, 350 and Rover Cylinder Head Comparison

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Mr. Rodder's Neighborhood

Жыл бұрын

Comparison of the Buick and Rover Small Block Cylinder Heads and identifying the differences from all the generations.

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@allthrustnorudder3393 Жыл бұрын

It's great to hear Dallas share more small block Buick knowledge!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

More to come!

@kennyh5083 4 ай бұрын

Hey Bro! Great vdo! Gots a Question fur ya! If'n you wuz ta build a nice moderate Rover alum v8 hot rod which year model would you grab at the J-Yard? (I wanna build one and used ta have a Buick 215 but know very little about the Rover)@@mr.roddersneighborhood2740

@shawnbins203 Жыл бұрын

Keep it up Dallas. Make more videos when you can. Take care of yourself! Everything WILL get better. I dig your videos! LOTS of people have your back!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

@2HacksGarage Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud. Life is still a mess, getting better 1 day at a time.

@lesterlesabre4326 Жыл бұрын

Very sorry to hear that you are going through such a hard time. Glad to see you back! By the way my first car was a '62 Skylark with a 215 4 barrel. Boy do I still miss that car.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Your support is much appreciated!

@jdascout Жыл бұрын

My uncle had a 1964 Skylark drop top, 215 4bbl.

@buzzwaldron6195 Ай бұрын

@@jdascout - Probably a 300"...

@buzzwaldron6195 Ай бұрын

Daily drove a '62 Olds Jetfire 215" back in the day...

@tombrown879 Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah, Mr. Rodder is back. great to see you out in the shop Dallas. And taking the time to share with us once again. One day at a time my friend. One day at a time. Mabe see you on the live stream tonight. and As always . thanks for the great info.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

You bet, more to come!

@Tj1983coggin Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back for Buick season!! Lol. Both Mortski and Dylan McCool did Buick revivals… not to be outdone by the return of the Great Buick Guru, Mr. Rodder!!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@Bill-wz6tw 5 ай бұрын

I used to work at a Land Rover dealer in Atlanta in the late 1990s and I replaced a lot of exhaust valves in those heads because they would get carbon build up and start sticking causing a misfire the new valves had an undercut stem which didn't cure the carbon fouling issue but it gave some extra room for the carbon to build up before it would start to jam the valve open against the guide Land rovers of that era are not known for their fuel economy Claimed to be 14 MPG but I heard owners saying they get 9-10 MPG and I assume the fuel maps in the ECUs were overly rich and a leaner mixture would have probably also solved the problem of the carbon build up on the valve stems and helped the MPG at the same time. Land Rover sold those old Buick designed V-8s up until the year 2004 and they came in several displacements all the way up to 4.6L but started out as 3.9 L the 4.0L was the most common displacement I think for Land Rovers in the USA anyway in England the diesel variation is way more normal none were imported to the USA with the diesels though new anyway which is too bad I think a diesel Discovery or Defender 90 or 110 is an ideal off roader the US gas version was susceptible to stalling out when wading creeks once the ECU connectors got soaked all the Camel Trophy versions were diesels so they could easily wade through deep water with a snorkel attached

@mtut 8 ай бұрын

Glad to see you back. The history of Buick engines is a wild ride. I've never actually owned a V8 Buick - my grandpa had a nailhead in the late 60s and all I know is that it was parked in the pasture when the transmission went out (I think a '61 Lesabre... pre TH-400). But I got through early adulthood on a bunch of different phases of the V6. Mostly early even-fire through the early 3800s. Really dramatic that sort of a stepchild of an engine became one of GM's best. Wonder what it would take to get the 1986-up/3800 timing cover with the crank-driven oil pump to work on anything else. At least in the V6 world, the oil pump was blamed for a lot of problems. We would see a lot of 231's with spun bearings - rarely any V8s though. Maybe the extra vibration on the V6 helped chew up the timing cover? No idea. But in the 90s, you could always find a G-body Regal or Cutlass cheap with a 3.8 that was bad and a THM-200 that slipped, and a rustbucket Malibu police car with a 350 Chevy and a 350C transmission, harness, and anything else for $500. But the Buick engine family outlived even the SBC. Quite amazing.

@67L-88 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you back at it! I don't have free time in the evenings anymore so I really don't get to see lives anymore. I know the road of life has a few bumps for you right now but hopefully, things will smooth out in a good direction!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Welcome back!

@rodgerfolkerts4690 Жыл бұрын

Glad to see you back at it!!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bloodhawk6252 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you on here again Dallas we was a missing you and your content . We are saying prayers for you hope everything gets better for you try to have a great day

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

@BuickPerformanceSupportCha1605 Жыл бұрын

So happy your back was worried about you Dallas !!!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

I was worried about me too.

@bobtaylor7235 Жыл бұрын

Love the content! Keep ‘em coming.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@BKRMON 7 ай бұрын

The Rover 3.5 & 3.9 heads had 36-37 cc combustion chambers (used tin head gaskets). The Rover 4..0 & 4.6 heads have 28-29 cc chambers for use with composite head gaskets.

@mickvonbornemann3824 5 ай бұрын

You just need to have the Leyland Australia 4.4 alloy V8 & you’ll have the whole set.

@forthwithtx5852 Жыл бұрын

Good info! Glad to hear from you!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@possiblycrazy442 Жыл бұрын

Good to see great new content, Mr. Rodder! I just recently got my new '75/'76 (no windage tray bosses) 350 rebuild successfully broken in, and I can thank a lot of your content for helping me along. Do you think you'll ever get a hold of TA's aluminum 350 heads?

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Nice work! Thanks!

@bossbuick8615 Жыл бұрын

hope your ok , missed your updates on buick everything

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Life has been rough to say the least. Getting better every day.

@WhiteTrashMotorsports Жыл бұрын

Good to hear from you, Dallas life kicks us in the ass sometimes but works out in the end.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud!

@spacecat7247 Жыл бұрын

Welcome back good sir. I am watching . Know you're going through hell but please, keep going.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I will

@spacecat7247 Жыл бұрын

@@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 we are behind you

@claytonstoolbox Жыл бұрын

Great video. I think I need a Buick, tempting.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Go for it!

@vincentmarino9825 Жыл бұрын

I’m building a Rover v8 right now. Do you think it would make a considerable difference seeking out a set of aluminum 300 heads? Or should I just do some heavy porting on what I’ve got?

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Port the ones you have and add some 300 valves. You can get a stock set from TA Performance.

@goratgo1970 Жыл бұрын

@@mr.roddersneighborhood2740That is exceptional info. Dallas - Thanks!

@edmundanderson657 9 ай бұрын

This video was an interesting find for me. Its been a long time since I've built a 215 but you don't want the 300 heads unless you're doing major mods. The chambers are way to large. So unless you building cu in (bore x stroke) you don't want them.

@jdascout Жыл бұрын

Pardon me while lust. Thinking back to my 1974 Chevy Vega. 1964 300 4bbl 4spd. Mmmmm, that low end Rover head torque and autocross.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

That sounds like an awesome ride!

@bobbyratliff3349 Жыл бұрын

Do you and tony still do lives I’ve been away for a while.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

No, Tony and I do not do Lives together anymore. Matter of fact, I have not been doing Lives in a while myself. Been dealing with life and getting run over by it.

@kabic7893 7 ай бұрын

Ive been watching alot of your content lately because im rebuilding a 350 out of a 76 LeSabre. I need to watch again to see if an older head may improve performance

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 7 ай бұрын

Honestly, the later heads are the better heads in my opinion. They have larger valves.

@kabic7893 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback. My wallet likes that answer

@thestonedhedge77 8 ай бұрын

Will the 350 heads fit the 63 buick skylark 3.5L V8? Without modification? Thank you.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 8 ай бұрын

Will they bolt on? Yes, I just don’t think the valves would clear the bore. The 215 has such a small bore that valves clearing the cylinder bore would be an issue. Also, the chamber size of the head is so large compared to the 215, your compression would be so low it would likely not run very well. Also, you would need a custom camshaft and a fully custom intake manifold.

@thestonedhedge77 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, I guess it's Destin to be a Stock, Survivor. But thank you for your reply. I appreciate it. Keep making Awesome Videos. Love your 63 !!!

@StevenTreadway-rv9wf 11 ай бұрын

Do you know if all exhaust headers are interchangeable. I am looking to put 66 LaSaber exhaust heads on to Rover 215.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 11 ай бұрын

If they are 1966 LeSabre 300 or 340 manifolds, they should work just fine. You may have to clearance them around the lower row of head bolts on a 215 since the 300 and 340 do not have the lower head bolts like a 215 does.

@edmundanderson657 9 ай бұрын

The 300-340 exhaust manifolds bolt right on the 215 with no mods at all, thats what I used to use. I think the 215 had 1.5" outlets while the 300-340 had 2" outlets.

@DanEBoyd Жыл бұрын

So the 350 was a sort of one-off, with those valve positions swapped on the middle two cylinders? Do Big Block and 350 heads interchange?

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

No the heads do not interchange, but the valve arrangement is the same just like the valve arrangement on the 300 and Nailhead Big Blocks are the same.

@nealelliott1360 Жыл бұрын

is there any advantage to the nipples next to the spark plug holes? would you gain improvements by grinding the nipples down ?

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

They aid in combustion and chamber swirl. I’d bet if you removed them it would run like a pig, but it may be worth trying to see if there are any gains or losses.

@JosephCowen-fz8vj 17 күн бұрын

Have a look at the Australian Leyland P76 tall deck alloy V8 270 ci motor based on the Rover , runs big valves and an alloy four barrel intake for a GM Quadrajet . The heads use chevy style rockers .

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 15 күн бұрын

Unfortunately those Leyland 4.4 Liters were never available in the USA. I’d love to see one upclose and personal. I have heard of them before and would love to see one.

@JosephCowen-fz8vj 14 күн бұрын

@@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 yeah tall deck , Alloy 270 ci , Australia put them in Leyland P76 cars trying to beat GM Holden and Ford Australia. Was a nice motor , it was going to go out to 368ci the 270 ci was the first motor , but Leyland Australia went bust and no bigger motors came about ! I would have loved to see a 6.0 litre Alloy Buick/Leyland !

@bobbyshaftoe 9 ай бұрын

It looks like the Rover intake valve is not *that much smaller* than the 69 buick valves.. but the exhaust valve looks a lot smaller. Can you speak to this? Also, do you think its possible to cut a buick 350 crank to fit into the rover engine?

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 9 ай бұрын

You can turn down the crank journals but the overlap on the crank would be marginal at best. I do not know if the counter weights would clear the block at that point. I think your best bet would be the smaller stroke 300 crankshaft or a later rover crank to gain more stroke. The valve sizes of the 69 head are considerably larger than the Rover head, especially the exhaust valve which is 1.50”. The Rover uses a very small exhaust valve in the 1.38” size as far as I can tell.

@edmundanderson657 9 ай бұрын

@@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Have to agree, we had gone with aftermarket cranks to increase the stoke. It wasn't worth the effort to fit the 300-350 cranks. The rover cranks were a little different and not readily available back then and I think were still only 3.5L. I would think rover to rover would be a better option

@juuunge 22 күн бұрын

I have a buick 310 cui engine from 1966 and i have the intake manifold aluminum from a 64 because i would like to install a 4bl carburetor. How far as i understand it would fit but is that making sense? And would be possible to make the ports bigger of the intake manifold to fit the 66 heads? Greetings from Switzerland.

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 22 күн бұрын

Yes you can make the ports bigger on the intake to accommodate the 65-67 heads, but you will run out of room to port it fully to match. Compare the 65-67 300 intake gaskets to the 64 manifold and you will see exactly what I’m talking about. But… it’s not really an issue since the head port is larger than the intake port. If it was the other way around, it would impact flow terribly.

@juuunge 22 күн бұрын

@@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 thanks a lot for your fast response. I will give it a try and see how it works. Im not sure wich gasket i should use so i ordered the 64 and 66. would you port the heads as good as possible or leave it just as they are?

@toddmccarter45 Жыл бұрын

I have no idea what you've got going on but I hope it gets better soon for ya!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Thanks bud!

@stevenbowles2068 8 ай бұрын

my Dad just gave me a HRC 2479 HEAD. I have a 67 340

@Pdfflyer1 Ай бұрын

Would you please comment on the Engine to Transmission Adapter Plates useful to transplant any GM LT1, 350, 400, or 327 into a P38 V8 Range Rover 4.6 L HSE due to slipped cylinder Liners, I would prefer to transplant a Chevy, GMC, or Buick, V8, or even a Nissan VK 5.6 L V8. Thank you

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Ай бұрын

I know nothing about those adapters. Sorry, I cannot help in regards to the adapters.

@TwinTurboSkylark Жыл бұрын

Great to see you back!!!

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks!

@kimdearrington258 Жыл бұрын

I need to contact you personally, how would I be able to contact you?

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

You can’t. I’m not taking any work right now. The Lord has given me enough at the moment. Contact one of the other viewers, they may be able to help you.

@bradley5348 11 ай бұрын

Can you bolt the 350 buick head on a 1966-67 Buick 340?

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 11 ай бұрын

Since the 300 accepts the 350 head and the same 300 heads were used on the 340, I would assume yes. But… you will need a custom camshaft that has the 340 cam journals with a 350 Buick valve arrangement pattern. Then you would have a 340 cubic inch 350 Buick. The 350 intake would bolt right on at that point.

@bradley5348 11 ай бұрын

I have a skylark with a 340-4 bbl and was wondering if I could install TA aluminum 350 heads.

@lesliemarks7554 8 ай бұрын

How much do you charge to rebuild Buick 430

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 8 ай бұрын

I’m not taking customer work. I’m not a shop.

@bigdon2241 9 ай бұрын

do you know if the marine 300 head 1376330 is the same as a 1965 head

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 9 ай бұрын

I don’t know for a fact, but considering the 65 300 head is a later casting number 1374460, I would assume it’s similar.

@bigdon2241 9 ай бұрын

thank you @@mr.roddersneighborhood2740

@shaun9067 Жыл бұрын

Leyland 4.4 australian engine 10in deck height 6.25 in rods and piston pin height 48mm .What about you 300ci and 350ci brick engines

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

300 Buick is almost the same as a 351 Windsor ford. 9.5 deck with 5.960 rods and 3.4” stroke. Bore is 3.750”. Buick 350 is 10.25” deck height with 3.8” bore 3.85” stroke 6.385” long rod. The compression height is the same on both 1.885.

@shaun9067 Жыл бұрын

@@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Thank you for the help life is great love your videos

@lautburns4829 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Dallas. That was interesting.✋🏻👍

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@deanstevenson6527 Жыл бұрын

🥝✔️

@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 Жыл бұрын

The kiwi is in the house!

@deanstevenson6527 Жыл бұрын

@@mr.roddersneighborhood2740 yes, it's me, in the out house out back, lol. Have a good one. This made me smile like I'd just been given a Vegemite ™️, 🥪 sandwich...