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85elcamino
02-14-2004, 08:49 PM
does anybody know the engine specs for a 327 not sure of the year

Poncho Villa
02-15-2004, 01:37 PM
Hello 85!
By specs, I'm guessing bore & stroke? The 327 (per my handy-dandy reference) has a 4.001" bore x 3.25" stroke. I'm not sure what years they were made nor crankshaft journal diameters and such. Are you looking for anything in particular? I'm sure I have most SBC specs in one manual or another around here...

87ElCamino
02-15-2004, 02:08 PM
You need to be a little more specific. The 327 came in lots of vehicles and had many different HP and torque ratings. It came in everything from a Camaro to a school bus. Do you have any more info like a block casting number?

85elcamino
02-15-2004, 03:52 PM
as of now i don't know anymore of the motor all i know is that my dad has a 327 and a 350 in his shop and he told me to pick the one i want to do an engine swap this summer. so as soon as i talk to him again ill get all the info

elcamino72
02-15-2004, 07:37 PM
The 327 was built from 1962-1969 and was installed as noted above in just about everything and a ton were sold over the counter at the dealerships as well.

The 1962-1967's were small journals and had forged cranks, the 68-69's were medium journal blocks and had either forged or cast cranks.

The 1962-1967 327's have been a performance favorite since day one, they can be built to rev to the moon and make very respectable power.

ElkyPete
02-17-2004, 09:14 AM
The 327 is very close in cubes to the newer 5.3L V8 that GM Produces. It is actually a 326 CID or 328 CID (I forget exactly but it is one cubic inch off).