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Originally Posted by 68post
I believe the pro's and con's of each design would negate a definite lead by either design. Both were built from a compromise of existing parts availability.
Just to confuse - where does the un-loved 307 lay in this debate ? Is it the best of both worlds, or neither ?? LOL...
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I'm not sure I follow your first comment but the 307 is just the 283 bore with the 327 stroke. GM dropped that one as well in favor of the 305 so I'm thinking their engineers did that for a reason.
As mentioned the 302 can be a docile daily drivable engine but it's not ideal for a heavy truck. Im a big fan of smaller engine especially as well, usually fall back onto 327s, but I know enough about engine performance after 25+ yrs of messing with them to know that each engine enables has its place. Short stroke engines don't belong in heavy vehicles.