How about a Hemi in a Corvette?

Richard454 · 2018-03-03 03:36:06

Is a 454 with a 396 crank a real 427 :D

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03-04-2018, 07:21 PM

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Is a 454 with a 396 crank a real 427

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03-04-2018, 07:37 PM

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What block does a 427 start life off as?

A REAL 427 starts life off as a 427 block with a 3.766" stroke crank. GM stroked the 427 block to 454 at 4.0" in '70, but the original 4.250 bore was a 427, not a 454.

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03-05-2018, 03:22 PM

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Is a 454 with a 396 crank a real 427

If you can see it and touch it, it's real! Factory original, no, but it would be a 427 for real.

Mike

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