Originally Posted by NeverEnough
Okay guys, here's an interesting one...
The late 90's Land Rovers that featured the 4.0 Liter (265 cu in) V8 was originally developed by what company? And what sister company used in what car? And what made it different than other V8's at the time and now for that matter...
This sounds like the (in)famous all aluminum V8 from GM in the early 60's. First used in the Buick Special, Olds Starfire and Pontiac Tempest. If memory serves me correctly GM sold them the v8 and the 60 degree cast iron V6 (which they purchased back the rights to build). I seem to recall that the aluminum V8 did not have steel piston sleeves and as a result the chemicals in the coolant actually eroded the engine walls and allowed cross contamination between coolant and oil. You could remove the radiator cap and actually see the dissolved aluminum in the coolant.
I had a Skylark (top of the line) two door coupe (with vinyl roof of course). Came with the required bucket seats (indication that it was a "sports" car). No tape on racing stripes back then, mine was a set of three painted on front to rear on the driver's side...
