Guys-
I have decied to take it upon myself to build a sb chev for my current street car. Rather than go straight for the 350 option, I've been thinking about a much smaller chev between 283 and 327 ci. i currently run a very mild 253, which isn't much fun due to the lazy rear axle i have, but I do enjoy its revving capabilities and quick response. I'm running it behind a 5spd manual and I drive fairly hard- i use every bit of power i have.
Its quite difficult to get a good comparison of small displacement chevs. Its seems that so many have been built for such different purposes that some are said to be hopeless while others are gold.
So the engines are;
the 283, getting rarer but supposedly one of the toughest and a really revvy engine which makes great power for its displacement.
the 307, a longer stroke of the same bore, yet somehow a complete opposite, a dog of an engine yet still seen and talked about in performance street cars.
the 305, a sleeved down 350...i know absolutely nothing about this engine
the 327, a small journal crank in a 4inch bore engine with a loyal band of followers.
What I want from the engine is performance in the form of decent power, high spinning and quick spinning capabilities for quick driving, reliability and decent fuel economy, and also that rarity appeal, having an engine you won't see many times in a year.
So what are the truths and what are the myths about smaller sb chevs, and what do people recommend?...
I have decied to take it upon myself to build a sb chev for my current street car. Rather than go straight for the 350 option, I've been thinking about a much smaller chev between 283 and 327 ci. i currently run a very mild 253, which isn't much fun due to the lazy rear axle i have, but I do enjoy its revving capabilities and quick response. I'm running it behind a 5spd manual and I drive fairly hard- i use every bit of power i have.
Its quite difficult to get a good comparison of small displacement chevs. Its seems that so many have been built for such different purposes that some are said to be hopeless while others are gold.
So the engines are;
the 283, getting rarer but supposedly one of the toughest and a really revvy engine which makes great power for its displacement.
the 307, a longer stroke of the same bore, yet somehow a complete opposite, a dog of an engine yet still seen and talked about in performance street cars.
the 305, a sleeved down 350...i know absolutely nothing about this engine
the 327, a small journal crank in a 4inch bore engine with a loyal band of followers.
What I want from the engine is performance in the form of decent power, high spinning and quick spinning capabilities for quick driving, reliability and decent fuel economy, and also that rarity appeal, having an engine you won't see many times in a year.
So what are the truths and what are the myths about smaller sb chevs, and what do people recommend?...