Re: 9 main 327 - to rebuild, swap, trade?

Posted by BigKev On 2015/2/16 11:18:58

Just a point of reference.

My '54 327 (w/288 head), which is a five bearing, solid lifter motor, cruises down the freeway just fine. I regularly have to remind myself to slow down as I look up and I am going well over 70. This is also with a GearStart Ultra that pretty much has decided that the lock-up on the converter isn't going to happen anymore.

Neither the transmission not the engine was rebuilt by me, or anytime after 1986. Just flushed and ran, and the motor was stuck when I got it. So have never taken the head off the motor. Just some penetrator down the cylinders to free it. Also the transmission was full of sludge to the point the filter was completely clogged.

Keep in mind my car has a 3:23 rear on it (which was standard on the Clipper with Ultra). So not sure if that makes the difference or not on the highway.

My point, is that sometimes with a little TLC, these old cars just want to run.