oh and im not downing 350s because they are a good all around engine.

 

Well you can think what ever you want. But your still wrong!!!

 

I have two corvette 327s . . . 2 bolt mains. NO 327 4 bolt was ever made no matter the horsepower rating.
327s were and are still a very popular engine . . . they had excellent power throughout the rpm range . . . a very good engine. But of coarse there is no replacement for displacement!!! Rats rule!!
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The 302 was a leagendary Trans-Am racing engine.

I think half the reason way 327's have a magical name is none were made after emisions. Means most 327's are atleast 250hp.

 

67 and 68 camaros, etc. with small blocks that had a standard transmission all came with an air pump (smog pump) on them. I have a 68 elcamino with a 327 with standard trans and the air pump. I also have a 68 camaro 327 standard trans with the air pump system.

 

i would think corvettes would have 327s with four bolt mains. well i never said i was right. oh and im talking factory stock engines as far as 302s and 327s , and 350s. just to let you know. its like the 340 mopar is better than the 360s. but thanks for letting me know there wasnt a 4 bolt main 327.

 

FYI
the 302 z28 engines also had the smog pump on them from the factory.

 

Debating the best small block has been the subject of a decade or so worth of bench racing arguments and will probably always re-surface with no clear right answer. The key is determining the intended use, then arriving at a combination of components to meet your use…Mostly it boils down to just how much effort, money and time one is willing to devote to it.

 

Only 67's with std trans sold in California got the air pump. in 1968 the air pump became std. everywhere with the std trans.

 

Yes, thanks for clarifying . . . 67 cal only standard trans cars. All 68 standard trans with pump. I am from california so I wasn't sure if they were also outside of cal or not. Saw the pump on my friends 67 camaro in 1977.