A BUICK 215-OLDSMOBILE-FIRST ROVER COMPARISION 
  Buick Oldsmobile Rover (1968 P5 spec's)
Compression 8.8 8.75 10.5
Combustion chamber machined combustion chamber, dished pistons Larger machined combustion chamber, flat pistons Cast combustion chamber, dished pistons
Cylinderhead Five bolts per cylinder Six bolts per cylinder Five bolts per cylinder
Valves 1.480 inch inlet
1.300 inch outlet
1.522 inch inlet
1.30 inch outlet
Valve stem diameter 0.002" thicker and 0.25" longer than Buick
1.50 inch inlet
1.30 inch outlet
Valve springs straight conical straight, double coil
Camshaft timing 29/71/67/33
Rocker ratio 1.6 
timing 29/71/67/33
Rocker ratio 1.6
timing 30/75/68/37
Rocker ratio 1.5
Block Aluminium pressure die-cast Aluminium pressure die-cast Aluminium sand cast
Cylinder liners Iron liners placed into the pressure die before casting the block Iron liners placed into the pressure die before casting the block Iron liners pressed into the block after sandcasting the block
Rocker cover Stamped steel Stamped steel Aluminium casting
Carburettor 2 or 4-barrel Rochester 2 or 4-barrel Rochester Two 1 3/4' SU HS6 carbs
Engine weight 144 kg
318 lb
159 kg
350 lb
170 kg
375 lb
Power 150 bhp at 4400 rpm 155 bhp at 4800 rpm 160 bhp at 5200 rpm
Torque 210 lb.ft at 2800 rpm 220 lb.ft at 2400 rpm 210 lb.ft at 2600 rpm