What is the difference between a 327 and 350?
Both the 327 and 350 have 4″ bores. The 327 has a small 3.250″ stroke and the 350 has a longer 3.480″ stroke.
Is a 327 block the same as a 350 block?
The larger sized main journal diameters of the 1968 327 small-block, 2.450, are the exact size of the later 350 small-block. The difference between the two is the length of stroke on the crank, 3.250 for the 327 and 3.484 for the 350.
How do you tell if you have a 327?
Check the numbers on the deck that were stamped on the engine right before it went into the car. Look up the 2 or 3 letter suffix to find out what it is and what it left the factory in. Not all engines have these numbers. The engine in my roadster could either be a 327 or a 350 just going by the block casting number.
What does L79 mean?
Even though the lowly 194-cu.in. straight-six was the base engine, Chevy really put the power in that tiny engine bay, offering option code L79, which was the killer 350hp 327. Think about it, 350 horsepower in a 2,500-pound car. We’re talking drag racing here.
What is a 327 stroker?
A 327 stroker is just a 331 with a stock bore instead of a 30 over bore. The 30 over takes it to a 331 (actually it would be a 332, but who’s counting…). The 327 is most likely assembled from a new block instead of a rebuilt block.
How much HP can a 327 make?
Despite being down on inches to the 350, the 327 Chevy still lays claim to the most powerful production conventional small-block ever produced, the L84. Rated at 375 hp, the fuel-injected 327 was a high-winding screamer, as satisfying to drive as any big-block.
Can you put 350 heads on a 327 block?
Bill, 350 heads will work on your 327. Avoid 305 heads like the plague, though. You will want to find some with similar size combustion chamber and valve size/port size in order to keep at least the same power output your 327 had when new.
How do I know if I have a 327 small block?
The 3.25″ crank is what makes it a 327. Your block could be built with a 3.48 crank and then it would be a 350. If you put in a 3.00 crank, then you have a 302. If you put in a 3.75″ crank it becomes a 383 (with a .
How do I identify a Chevy 327 engine?
Location. The 327 Chevy engine is stamped on a machined pad on the front passenger side cylinder head usually behind the alternator.
How much power can a 327 make?
The lowest rated 327 made 250 hp at 4,400 rpm and 350 lb-ft. of torque at 2,800 rpm. The next level of the 327 produced 300 hp at 5,000 rpm and 360 lb-ft.
Is a 383 stroker a 350 block?
The Chevrolet small block has been around for longer than most people have been alive, as has the 383 stroker conversion. The first 383s were 350 small blocks with a 400 small block crankshaft and rods.
Can you get 500HP out of a 350?
You “can” get 500HP out of a 350 BUT because it is a small cubic inch engine it IS going to be peaky and won’t have much torque. As soon as that chain gets stuck, it’ll bog down and stop because it doesn’t have enough “torque” to rip that chain loose to keep cutting.