Thread: 327 or 350?

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try measuring the stroke through a spark plug hole,should clear things up pretty fast. Hank

As Southerner said - I believe the engine suffix is easiest to find.
Suffix will tell you what it was originally.
Who knows what its bored or stroked to now.

Where's the suffix - pictures on this page -

http://www.chevy-camaro.com/chevy-ca...oding-help.asp

Code reference - look below the Ebay ad junk on this page for a suffix index-

http://www.nastyz28.com/chevy-engine-code-stampings.php

You say "only" a 327, like its a bad thing. You won't ever notice the diff in power if it is a 327, plus you get the mystique of saying. "its a 327!"

FMX---When I built my 31 desoto coupe, I used a factory stock 327 in it, with a 3 speed factory stock automatic tranny (probably a turbo 350) and a rearend from a 66 Mustang. The body was all steel. When I built the 27 roadster, I used a 350 four bolt main block, an aftermarket "hot" hydraulic camshaft, turbo 350 with shift kit, and a set of 3:55 rearend gears. The body was glass and aluminum. The stock 327 had a lot more snot than the modified 350. I'm not sure that would be a typical scenario, but thats the way I found it.---Brian

Thanks for the info guys. I think I might just go ahead and pull the pan tomarrow or Sunday. If I do that then I will know now and can stop wondering. If it's a 327 then I think that is better, I'd rather have a 327 than a 350 like everyone else has.

Brian, I hear these 327's are great motors and revv high and will SCREAM down the road. I never drove a car with a 327. I've driven one with 350's, 283, 427 SMALL block, 454, 460's,etc etc but never a 327. Oh and yes I realize I have Ford motors in that list and that was intended. I like both.