How do you distinguish an engine block

[burntjeep]

I wana pick up an engine 327 but wana be sure it is one is there some way of telling what the block is?

[fierodude]

i'm asuming you mean a chevy 327 (i dont know of any other off hand) theres a casting number at the back of the block on the drivers side if you look strait down from the dist. you'll find it

this site lists what all the casting numbers are (and theres a crap load of 'em)

www.mortec.com/castnum.htm

[burntjeep]

Thanks Dude, the guy said it was a CHev 327 just the block, he said the heads are not there & its prolly seized from sit'n in the rain & who knows what else , also i wanted to ask you if you had yours magnafluxed yourself if so what kind of process is it & what kind of money can i expect to pay to get it checked & does it have to be stripped to just the block to send it out, sorry for all the guestions its just you've got alot of experience with this stuff. oh its missing parts here & there no distributor ect...

[fierodude]

well i'm not sure i'd say that i've got a lot of experiance i've only had one block machined

i had mine magnafluxed but my machine shop guy did it. basicly they clean the block then magnatize it and apply a weird fluid like substance thats magnetic and glowes under a black light this stuff collects in cracks and you can see it under a black light

i can't remember how much it was but i had a handfull of things done to my block and it was all under $200

they will probably strip the block at the machine shop, but if you want to do it make sure you mark everything very good and mark the orientation in the block as well

the greatest part about a SBC is that almost anything from anything will fit so if your missing parts just head down to your local bone yard and start pulling from any chev V-8 (and yes big blocks share most of the same external parts)

a cool fact. a 327 and a 350 have the same bore just different stroke so pistons for a 327 should be stupid cheap

of if you want you could use a good 350 block and throw in a 327 crank but then it wouldent be a "real" 327 (but better)

[burntjeep]

OH your gona love this, piss me off picked up the block today, well guess what fack'n 327 my ass, checked the numbers, turns out i bought a 65 283 ci. !@##$%%^&^*()&^&*^%^#$@#$%%&*)&*&%^$%#%^%^&)(&*(^*(&%^,,,...

[lowrad]

Ummm...question....why are you pickin up a SBC motor in the first place...lol....your wheel a Ford...lol

[fierodude]

i'd check all the numbers on it it may be worth somthing to someone doing a resto

are you sure it's a '65 i thought they were all 327's by then but i'm not 100%on that

but uhhhh....shitty for you. thats why you always check the numbers before you slap down your money. i've been there done that enough times to learn my lesson

[fierodude]

and low he's buying a chev engine because he's smart enough to know that ford sucks, and so does jeep for that matter (i had to get that last little jeep jab in there)

[burntjeep]

Not sure the exact year, i lost interest after finding it was a 283, anywhere from 62- 67, I only bought it cause the guy said it was a 327, only gave him 60 $, i thought its a hell of a deal for a 327, well!%$@$$%^#%^#^& my god damn deal, I'm gona tell him to take his so called 327283 & shove it, LOL like you said Fierodude someone will want it for a project, block#3849852= 1962-65, head#3884520, deck#77 6420124, so all i come up with is this 283 crap, not a real bad engine 220hp, heard good things about them, could it be a L77 turbofire? the only thing on this motor thats 327 is the heads as far as my p brain can tell.. rant#@@$#%&^$^*,rant#$@!$#%#&%%$&^*.

[burntjeep]

O LOW real jeeps have sbb & sbc's LOL.

[fierodude]

hmmmmmmmm 327 heads you say. i think hamel hump heads numbers were 202 so if the number you have is right then i dought there camel hump heads, but i'd double check as they fetch a pretty penny

[burntjeep]

Not sure about camel hump heads but i did see those one on the list, i think it just mention heads were for a 283 & would fit 327 not totaly sure i'll be researchinf to find out what would be a good donner engine for parts i'd love to make it fuel injected but i dont think parts off a 80's fuel injection would work, any imput is appreciated thanks dude.

[burntjeep]

I've yet to check the crank & bore so i hope there is a surprize 4.00 bore & or a 327 crank in there the guy said he put a new bottom end in there, that'll spark some interest LOL..

[burntjeep]

Is there a site that gives info on what engine parts are interchangable, would like to find a tranny for it too, so far it needs intake manifold, well basically all external parts & prolly internals after i open it but hopefully not.

[fierodude]

i'm not sure what year it was but somewere in the mid 60's the conecting rod journal went from i think it was 2.25" to 2.45" and all the 400 con rods are 2.65" but other than that as long as you have the right length rods for the right crank all the internels will interchange

same with the heads right now i'm in the middle of putting the heads off a '97 truck on my 350 or 400 (i havent decided yet) but i require the right intake as its a vortec head but they bolt up

now that said any head and/or intake from '55 to '95 will interchange i'm sure there a few odd balls in there someware but in almost all cases this is true

also in '69 chev went from filling the oil through the front of the intake to filling through the valve cover

any sbc trany will bolt up and there all internaly ballanced '86 and later use different flywheels 6 cylinder trany's will work too but there not usualy designed to suport the torque the 8 puts out

also most engines after '70 are set up for unleaded fuel most pre '70 are not

and yes a FI set up will bolt directly on the older heads (but it woulden't have any were near the class a propper carb set up would)