Re: 51Packards....52 Packard 200 Deluxe!

Posted by Charles On 2014/12/29 21:22:36

Digging around in the Packard specs in the service manual, I just realized I have the wrong engine in my car! Guess I should have checked on that before buying! Not that I care much because I kind of wanted the bigger engine anyway. My car is a 2562 so the only options were the 288 if I am reading it correctly. It has a 327 (verified by the motor number). Right year, wrong size? For some reason I was thinking the 327 could be had as an option?

I also read that the 288 and 327 are the same block. Will the intake/exhaust manifolds from the 288 in my '51 fit the 327 OK or will it diminish performance? The reason I ask is that those manifolds are already cleaned up and the heat riser is free. The 327 has a stuck heat riser and is rusty.

Also if the motor is wrong, I was thinking of putting on a 4 barrel manifold from a later car. Not sure it would give enough HP to be worth the trouble sourcing (and paying) for the parts. Just thinking out loud...