i have a 67' tahiti jet boat that came with a 327 hypo out of a corvette and has a corvette steering wheel, so i want to keep the boat orginal. the 327 finally wore out and just couldnt pull skiers anymore, so i pulled it and dropped in a 350 for now. im planning on taking a class at my junior college and rebuilding it myself. i would like any suggestions on the build...cam, head work, intake, stroke it? i would like to get as much power out of it as possible using 10-1 compression, i have to run 91 octane gas here in cali. stock it maxed out at 5000 rpm with the jet i have. so i would like the power to max out at 5500-6000 and start around 2500-3000, my cruising speed will be around 3000, never much lower then that since teh engine revs fast with a jet. and how much power could i expect using 10-1 compression? is it worth it to stroke it? i believe the 67 hypo was a small hournal 327, so i dont know how difficult it is to stroke that. any advise, experience or tips with this 327 would be well appreciated.
....and in bullhead, where i usually go, they offer 100 octane gas....so maybe i could run 11.5-1? and use some octane supreme 130...only octane booster ive found that works...whenever i go to another lake?
max hp i want is 450 REAL horsepower, at 500 my boat would hit 80 mph and the hull is extremely unsafe above 70.