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Tech Area => General Auto Tech => Topic started by: Scoobum on June 16 2013, 04:00:13 PM

Title: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: Scoobum on June 16 2013, 04:00:13 PM

I can get a 283 or 327 engine...both complete from the grandfather of one of the gentleman I race with. He has a lifetime of SBC and BBC parts...and he`s willing to give me either engine. The 283 has the original Powerpack heads and the 327 has the double hump heads. The car isn`t being raced...just driven normally on weekend or evening cruises of 2 to 4 hours in duration. The car currently has a 350 transmission with 3.08 gears. I have a stock stall convertor and one that stalls between 2200-2600. Which is your favorite engine...and what would you recommend for compression ratio as I need it to run on 94.

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: Steve Wood on June 16 2013, 05:48:53 PM

Might as well go 327

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: ULYCYC on June 16 2013, 06:29:20 PM

Take them both and build a  10,000 rpm 301ci screamer.   327 with a 283 crank and  fuelie heads. I still have a new GM 327- 375hp fuelie solid cam new in the tube.

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: Scoobum on June 16 2013, 09:22:25 PM

Ya' kill me Ed. Nice to see ya' post. I'm leaning towards the 327.

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: Steve Wood on June 16 2013, 09:49:59 PM

or just bore the 383 over 1/8th and that gives 301 as I recall....

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: tb3 on June 17 2013, 01:46:30 PM

did gm build the 327 built before the 350?

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: daveismissing on June 17 2013, 03:12:04 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_small-block_engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_small-block_engine)

327
Production:     1962–1969
Displacement:     327 cu in (5.4 L)
Power:     235 hp (175 kW)-375 hp (280 kW)
Bore and Stroke:     4.000 in × 3.25 in (101.6 mm × 82.6 mm)

350
Production:     1967–2003
Displacement:     350 cu in (5.7 L)
Power:     145 hp (108 kW)-370 hp (276 kW)
Bore and Stroke:     4.000 in × 3.48 in (101.6 mm × 88.4 mm)

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: Scoobum on June 17 2013, 10:08:58 PM

Dave...thanks for the info on the 327. The M.O.E goes by the year of the engine...not the year of the chassis for emissions. The only thing I'm gonna have to run is a PCV valve and the vent from the opposite rocker to the air cleaner.

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: Steve Wood on June 17 2013, 10:16:29 PM

the 350 hp 327 was a bad boy on the street back in the day

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: turbobuickltd on June 18 2013, 05:22:43 PM

Quote from: Scoobum on June 17 2013, 10:08:58 PM

Dave...thanks for the info on the 327. The M.O.E goes by the year of the engine...not the year of the chassis for emissions. The only thing I'm gonna have to run is a PCV valve and the vent from the opposite rocker to the air cleaner.

Um... nope...


http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/category/drive_clean/STDPROD_098041.html (http://www.ene.gov.on.ca/environment/en/category/drive_clean/STDPROD_098041.html)
Q: In 2001, the owner of a 1986 GMC  vehicle installed a 1970s motor. What  are the emission requirements?
A: This vehicle must:

• meet  the visible emission standards
• meet  the emission standards set for the original motor (1986).
• have  all emissions control equipment normally included with the replacement motor (1970),  or its equivalent, attached and functioning

Title: Re: Old Skool 327 or 283 For My 80 Camaro
Post by: Scoobum on June 18 2013, 10:04:09 PM

They go by the serial number stamped on the block. Been there...done that.