327 in a 4x4

[redguy6]

is a 327 a good 4x4 motor?It has 2.02 heads,performer rpm,600 cfm carb,headders but i have not chosen a cam yet.the motor is in my parts truck and runs good.I have 3/4 axles with 4.10 gears and i want to run 36" the blazer is a auto.Thank for any info.

[streetstar]

If it runs good in your parts truck, it will run good in a 4-by.

I would not hesitate to use an engine like that with an RV cam.

However, if it wouldn't be my 1st choice for a truck with 36's --- there's no substitute for cubic inches when it comes to making torque to move a set of 36's (4:56 gears might be even better with 36's too)

[redguy6]

Thanks for the info,I only plan on using the 327 to get it on the road,but later i do plan on a 454.

[special-K]

I knew a guy with a`77 K/3500 with 38s and he wasn`t afraid to wheel that thing pretty hard.This was in about 1980/81.It was a 4spd and he had a built 283 in it.I was with another guy in a`79 Ford F350/400/4spd trying to ply "follow me".The Ford could do it.That Jimmy tore him a new...you know the rest.That K3500 was climbing a hill on a powerline and he torqued it so much the clutch pivot dropped out.Tractores don`t have large engines.It`s all about the gears.

[Billla]

327s are a very "oversquare" engine (bore far larger than stroke) so they make power much higher in the RPM range; they're an HP engine vs. a torque engine. Keep the RPM up and it'll be fine.