Chevy 327

Is it possible to get high horsepower and torque out of a 327? What can be done to make it a screamer?

327 are already screamer, add a good 4 barrel 650, headers and intake, and some 373 gears

high- horsepower ,yes
they will turn some rpms
need a solid foundation
quality crank rods and pistons
I got one two months ago but cylinder cracked and would need sleeve.
rod bolts came loose at 7000 rpm
yeezh-
motor became a boat anchor

Good Rod to stroke Ratio
plus a 307 Chevy bore it to .060 and it is 327
I had a 307 that would run circles around
the 305 I had in another car

Quote [plus a 307 Chevy bore it to .060 and it is 327] No it is not!

its hard to beat a good 327, i dont care what anbody says, need to use good heads

It's not hard just get a 350!

Haha, ya got a ways more to go to make 327 !

The same principles apply to the 327 as does any other engine. First determine the operating range of the engine, and build a COMBO to match. This means matching the flow patterns of the heads to that of the cam, intake, etc.

A friend of mine has a 327 in his El Camino. He has 4.11 gears and a th-350 trans. He is running some old dart heads, a Edelbrock RPM cam and intake, and I believe a 650 carb and the thing is mean. Very powerful and that big car moves!

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well the 327 ruled before the 350, i guess you are too young to know that

do u have a 327 or 307 block
or you were just thinking about finding one?
a 302 is a high reving son of a gun too.

It is a 1964 327 block .030 over (331). It has a Weiand tunnel ram with 2 edelbrock 600's. The gears are 4:56 with a th350 tranny in an 87 Firebird. It has trw pistons, crane cam, pink rods and a cast crank, alsoa msd dist. Just looking to get above 6400 rpm's.She starts floating at 6400, so my shift point is 6200. Oh yea, I am old enough to remember the 327,s, 348,s and the 409's.just trying to build stronger with the 327. thanks for all the replys.

Does anybody have anymore ideas? All responses are appreciated. Thanks, Gary

4:56 with an automatic? Yikes.

If you are going stronger I think you are going backwards. I am a 60s GM muscle car fan and love small blocks. You are taking a techology car that would probably kill the 327 if you put the same efforts into the late model motor.

There is a reason that these little Hondas with big fart tubes on the back (my new favorite term) are killing hemi cudas. So if you are thinking "stronger" then I think you should rethink. Just my opinion of course.

I know the 4:56's are high, would prefer 4:11's, but these were in the car when i got it. It is strictly for the strip though. I like your terminology though about the honda's, that was cute. I value evey bodies opinion too.