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05-09-2008, 06:56 AM
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327 in a 4x4
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.
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05-09-2008, 07:02 AM
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Re: 327 in a 4x4
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)
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05-09-2008, 07:10 AM
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Re: 327 in a 4x4
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.
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05-09-2008, 01:15 PM
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Re: 327 in a 4x4
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.
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05-09-2008, 05:00 PM
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Re: 327 in a 4x4
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.
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