Thread: 283 in a 91 nissan

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Originally Posted by GTO389

somebody said 283 was not meant to go .125 overbore when infact it was in some cases as it was built on the sime line as the 327....inside these 283s there are even clearances for the larger stroke crank. if you really want a high reving engine why not build a 377 and get the advantage of more cubes to make more torque.

I was that somebody.
The 283 came out in 1957.
The 327 came out in 1962.
If the 327 was built on the same line it was not until 1962,five years later after the 283 came out.