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For the dedicated gearheads,

No, I did not forget about the 375 hp 327 that was available in Corvettes from '57 through '65. However, the amount of maintenance required on the Rochester mechanical fuel injection was not justified by only 10 extra horses.

That's my opinion, and it aught to be yours.
rphillips said:
Totally agree, any small block Chevy, no matter its original state, can sure be upgraded to do a whole lot. Rob, did you forget the L84 327, 375HP ? Like you my favorites were also the 302 & 327, nothing wrong with the 350's, just something about the earlier onesdid not forget about the 375 hp 327
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rphillips said:
Sorry pilot, too many pages to read on this dang computer, I missed that page... I did see where Chevy had a 283 cid. in 1960 that made 315 HP, and a 265 cid. that made 225 HP back in 1956.... Back to poking at Rob, my opinion neither the Chevy 305 cid. nor the Chevy 307 cid. will ever be knows as one of Chevy's muscle engines. Now if you want to talk Chevy 302 cid. that will be a totally different conversation.
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About the 305 and 307 - I would never brag about a 305 or a 307, even if they made more hp than my 327 '68 Camaro. 327 or 427, now those are engines that attract attention.
How about a '65 Corvette with the (425 hp) 396, one year engine option. Throw in the side pipes, available only in 65-67 & 69 for a really special (and loud) Corvette.
 
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The 375 hp fuel injected 327 was only available in 64 & 65. But it only made 10 hp more than the top hp carbureted 327. I've been reading recently that the Rochester fuel injection system required so much year round maintenance that it wasn't monetarily worth it when you could get a big block for less money starting in 65.
 
Too much to remember... The old L88 427 rated at 430 HP from Chevy. From what I've read they were intentionally under rated and actual numbers from dyno tests show they all made 500 + and most nearer to to 550 HP... Kind'f weak compared to today's 800 HP V-8's
 
Too much to remember, always seemed redundant, for a yr. or 2 in the late 60's, Ford produced the 427, 428, and 429 in the same yr.
 
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