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Originally Posted by vykkagur
Marginally??? 
The 3-litre is virtually unknown in this country except in a few specially-imported collector cars, never having been sold here (Canada, remember?) The 2.6 is only slightly better known, but there were only a handful sold, mostly in Land Rovers (I've owned some). The B30 is far more numerous, and I've owned a couple of those also. We had a Volvo plant in this town for 35 years. The B30 is more reliable, more powerful, and you can actually buy parts for them. And I like them. A lot. |
The Volvo B30 is stronger more powerful if I remember right a little bit lighter, more reliable then the 2.6 and 3.0 BMC straight six motors as fitted in the Austin Healy 3000, MGC, Austin 3 Litre saloon.
Also more tuning parts like cams heads exhausts etc
B30 will fit in a series land rover, it fits in a P1800 see here
https://www.glenngoodspeed.com/volvo/six-cylinder.htm
you could change the front to a defender or a stage one type front grille that will give some extra space if needed