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ChevyTough · 04-26-2006, 02:05 PM

I just bought 3 engine blocks yesterday at an auction. I looked them up on Mortec.com and got the following.

Here's the numbers off of them:
3979014 - I think I read it wrong and that 9 should have been a 0.
3970010
3959532

The first is a 350(good) if that 9 is actually a 0.

The second says it could be a 302, 327, or a 350. How do I tell which it is?

The third is a 283. Can this be built to make decent HP? Is it the same block as the 327? I don't know anything about 283's.

Thanks a bunch!

04-26-2006, 02:05 PM	#1
ChevyTough Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 32	Bought 3 engine blocks - little help please! I just bought 3 engine blocks yesterday at an auction. I looked them up on Mortec.com and got the following. Here's the numbers off of them: 3979014 - I think I read it wrong and that 9 should have been a 0. 3970010 3959532 The first is a 350(good) if that 9 is actually a 0. The second says it could be a 302, 327, or a 350. How do I tell which it is? The third is a 283. Can this be built to make decent HP? Is it the same block as the 327? I don't know anything about 283's. Thanks a bunch!