Thread: 305 swap for a 327 or 350?

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In 3rd gen camaro i currently have a 305 that pretty much sucks (maybe partly because of the tall gears, but overall its still a 305)


I have two options that i want to decide between. I have a 350, bored either .010 or .020 over (i wont be sure till i rebuild her), but its otherwise stock. Its out of a '79 truck and hp is around 170.

I also have a 327 that i could get pretty cheap from a relative (also needs rebuilt though).

I know that there were never any 327 produced that were rated under 200 hp, and most them were in the 250-300+ range. So by default this motor should have around 250 hp (rebuilt of course). While the 350 will need new cylinder heads, cam, etc. and i dont have the funds for that.

But the problem is that i've read that 327's are better on the top end and 350's are somewhat better on the low end because of the stroke length, and with the .308 rear the 327 might not be as good as the 350 on the street, even though it has substantially less HP.


so im basically asking for opinions on this matter.



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