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What gearbox did the 327 come with from the factory??

Originally Posted by UK-Muscle!

What gearbox did the 327 come with from the factory??

That will take some researching to know exactly what box was used behind the 327. But basically, in those days, there was a Borg Warner T-85 3-speed, Borg Warner T10 4-speed, Muncie M20 and M21 4-speed (I'm pretty sure the M22 with its straight-cut (zero pitch angle) gears was only used behind big blocks), Muncie 3-speed, Saginaw 3-speed and 4-speed and the cast iron case and aluminum case Powerglide 2-speed automatic. Did you want to know the history of boxes used or did you want to know what you can use today?

Note of interest: The M22 Muncie behind a small block is just about the sweetest sounding accelleration noise available to the human ear. The straight-cut gears make a whine like the cogged belts used to drive a blower. G-Force builds a T5 5-speed with straight-cut gears also.

Originally Posted by techinspector1

That will take some researching to know exactly what box was used behind the 327. But basically, in those days, there was a Borg Warner T-85 3-speed, Borg Warner T10 4-speed, Muncie M20 and M21 4-speed (I'm pretty sure the M22 with its straight-cut (zero pitch angle) gears was only used behind big blocks), Muncie 3-speed, Saginaw 3-speed and 4-speed and the cast iron case and aluminum case Powerglide 2-speed automatic. Did you want to know the history of boxes used or did you want to know what you can use today?

Note of interest: The M22 Muncie behind a small block is just about the sweetest sounding accelleration noise available to the human ear. The straight-cut gears make a whine like the cogged belts used to drive a blower. G-Force builds a T5 5-speed with straight-cut gears also.

I take it that all the 4-speeds are manuals?? Yes you are right about the straight cut dog box's making a great whine not sure If you'd be able to hear it over a throaty V8, I think i'll be going for a full twin stainless sytem with glasspacks.

I just wanted to know what box my 327 is bolted to at present as I wont know until I pull it out the car, Its a 3 speed auto havent really had a look round too much but I will have a look round for the engine number in the morning so we can norrow it down a bit Cheers!