tried searching but had to sift through too many 302-2 oil pan threads, so I just cut straight here...
few weeks ago, I found the crank in my small journal 1964 327, was grooved to far, and would require it to be ground past .040 to clean up. It's a Frankenstein engine (64 block .040 bore, forged small journal crank, forged flat tops, vortec heads), and someone had suggested making it into a 302...
I'm not a performance #'s person, and knowledgeable on stock engines, but going into conversions, I'm over my head. from what I've read on a couple of old forums, I'm getting mixed opinions on what is needed to make this happen... one said just swap the crank, another says pistons need to be swapped out for 302 pistons, another says the rods will be about .050 too long, etc..., I'm a bit of a cheap bastid, so swapping slugs out at $50 is a little hard to swallow, and I'm not a person that has to have it exactly as GM would've made it... I've been looking at some 283 complete engines, and thinking of swapping what I'd need into the 327, I just need info from you engine guys in some not too technical measurements, to know what all I need to make it work.
Thanks,
Darin
few weeks ago, I found the crank in my small journal 1964 327, was grooved to far, and would require it to be ground past .040 to clean up. It's a Frankenstein engine (64 block .040 bore, forged small journal crank, forged flat tops, vortec heads), and someone had suggested making it into a 302...
I'm not a performance #'s person, and knowledgeable on stock engines, but going into conversions, I'm over my head. from what I've read on a couple of old forums, I'm getting mixed opinions on what is needed to make this happen... one said just swap the crank, another says pistons need to be swapped out for 302 pistons, another says the rods will be about .050 too long, etc..., I'm a bit of a cheap bastid, so swapping slugs out at $50 is a little hard to swallow, and I'm not a person that has to have it exactly as GM would've made it... I've been looking at some 283 complete engines, and thinking of swapping what I'd need into the 327, I just need info from you engine guys in some not too technical measurements, to know what all I need to make it work.
Thanks,
Darin