first off does anyone on here have a 327 swapped 3rd gen?? and how do you like it?

i have a kinda built 350 in my bird finally found out it came out of a 1980's van or bus, is it worth keeping and building more? and i also have to rebuild my tranny like now because its goin out.sooo yeah...

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my neighbors have a built 327 with a powerglide 2 speed trans with a 3500 stall, they say it makes about 450 hp?? is that believable? and i can get the motor and trans for about 1200...do you think i should do this instead?

 

btw by neighbors i mean auto shop that they run back there, and they have a drag mustang (boo) that they run and built there fore i do kinda believe them but still 450 hp is a pretty big number

 

Should you go with the 327? Hmmmm...lemme think about it for a while.....YES!
"Back in the day", the 327 was available in 350 h.p. trim in the Vette. So 450 is achievable with better modern heads, etc. You might want to ask them what was done to get to 450, so that you can know how streetable, or not, it is. The nice thing about the 327 is it has a shorter stroke than a 350, and you can wind the **** out of it. $1200 is cheap enough without the trans if it's still a good running engine. I wouldn't do anything with the powerslide slushbox except sell it.

 

its a still good running motor, it was in a 60 something impala that was and the street that the dudes taking out to put in a 454, idk exactly whats done to it i have asked yet but its deffinately got some work done to it. would that converter for the powerglide work on my 700r4, i have a spare one that im fixing to build anyway cuz the one in my car is slipping

 

Powerglide, Turbo 350, 700R4, all use different torque converters.

 

why would the powerglide not be a good trans? besides the fact its a 2 speed

 

Powerglide first gear will make the car doggier off the line.
It has a 1.82 first gear as compared to the T350's 2.52, or the 700R4's 3.06.

 

Power glides are great for high HP drag applications. Terrible for DD's though. As Camaro 69 said, it'll be a dog off the line, and you will have very little driveablility from it.

327's are great motors however. They're great if you want a quick, high revving engine.

 

Actually in '64 & '65 the FI 327 was rated 375hp.

http://www.enginefactory.com/Corvette_History.htm
327 L84 (fuel injected) V8 375 HP

Another 327 fan here,one of the best engines ever!

 

True, but I was sticking with a carbureted engine. I kinda figured him building a vintage FI 327 wasn't part of the plan.