Besides the BBC (427 ) the 327/300 I have in my Merc is Stock and the Sounds that the Dual Exhaust the Car sounds real Tough everybody that hears it Idel think its worked Back in the Day the 302 were great engines, there were a Lot of Camaro's that would be around my Shop & they had the 302 in them but were used for Road Racing. The 283 engines were Very Reliable! Just my 3.5 cents Live Learn & Die a Fool
I've always been a 283"-301" kinda guy : 439916.jpg by bowie posted Jan 13, 2013 at 8:23 PM But this sucker has spoiled me for the last 33 years : L76 , 327/365 RE code...pure FUN : IMG_3748 by bowie posted Aug 1, 2014 at 6:58 PM
1 ya forgot is a 400 SBC put a 350 crank in it and end up with a 377 and yer right foot will have a lotta fun.
The 327 that came in my 57 Panel truck probably had to be my favorite of the ones I had. 12.5 Jahns pistons, Engle solid lifter cam, 202 heads and a Corvette 2x4 intake and carb setup. It pulled like crazy in that panel but sure didn't get any gas mileage. The 61 283 that I put together for my T bucket was a close match though. No real shakes just a 30 30 cam an power pack heads that ran good and then ran good for a long time in the 48 when I pulled out of the T and put it in the 48.
Truly a great all around reliable workhorse and they actually standardized it for so many years which increased its popularity. The engine in the ole Hotrod is a 327 and it is a real good runner and it looks the part.
Everyone gets this swap backwards; They are sure missing the boat. My favorite "stroker" SBC is a 307". EZ to do a 327 crank in a late 283...
I liked the PCV equipped 327 in '68, those were always good to build up. Even the 307 we could get as many as we wanted and were great as stock car claimers.
I will take the King of all smallblocks, the 1970 LT-1 350. had a 70 Z/28 back when I was young and dumb.
Many moons ago,I had a 327 and 4spd in a 53 Stude.Was a great runner.A drunk killed it. Good luck.Have fun.Be safe. Leo
I always get "why did you put a 283 in there?" From the 350/350 /9 " crowd. Because I have a pile of them, and I am a cheapskate. And also, it goes like stink. If I had a shedfull of 235 -6's I would use them.
Back in the early 80's I worked in a V8 shop as their engine assembler and built over 360 SB Chevs. I fell in love with 327's and 283's. The 302 intrigued me so I built myself an 11:1 301 that's in my RPU now. JW
Love the little 283's....... Currently running one in my '63 Biscayne. Bored .60 over, Corvette L79 Cam, 305 HO heads, and more. Just never quits making me smile when I drive it, as well as being plenty snappy for me. Classic in my mind..
Cool thread. I am a small block guy. I like the 302, kind of rare. I now have a 291 cid in my modified production 1962 corvette. Makes a lot of rpm for that high winding cool sound. Nothing like it. You can hear those motors a mile away.
I bet not too many have pulled the stick at 7500 wide azz open tires spinning.....that smallblock screaming.... Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
small journal 327's for me. Have had many over the years. Did a 40 coupe a while back with a 65 Rochester injected 327-ran strong and sounded great with the solids. Also did a 40 last yr with one done as a L79-stout little runner and looks period correct too. Wife's 55 has a snotty little 327 that has been in the car since 82-refreshed a few years ago and runs very strong as well-was our daily for many years and she ran it quite often at Sears Pt and Fremont in the 80's. My 57 fuely with a 30 over 283 and all else internally being stock also sounded great and ran quite well for a little 283 in a 57-surprised a few folks.
Cool thing about 'em, is just when you think they should be about outa breath, all hell breaks loose...
The ubiquitous 350/350 combo (add an Edelbrock signature series dress-up kit) has honestly just killed the small block for me. At one time, however, I was just in love with the 283. Just something SO special about that little charmer, it really changed the world of hot rodding.
Had a 301 in a dirt track car. We watched the pressure plate come out from under the car. The 10,000 rpm tattletale tachometer was pegged. The engine survived.
I bet there are more Corvette valve covers on SBC's than Corvettes that had them in the first place. JW
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