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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 09:38 AM
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Can you run TPI on a 327? Do I need a knock sensor. I have an 88 corvette looking at putting a 327 in it. I see there are no provisions for a knock sensor.
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Yes there are. They screw in where the block drain plugs would go, the same as they do on the engines they came on.
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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There is a member here (cn't recall his name) who runs a 327 with a cammed TPI. Hear it runs pretty hard, too.
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 09:46 AM
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Yes there are. They screw in where the block drain plugs would go, the same as they do on the engines they came on.
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Old Sep 3, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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Just curious why you'd want to go from 350 cubes to 327? that being said, I had a 64 with a pumped up 327-it was very fast, but it was also carbureted.
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Originally Posted by rick lambert
Just curious why you'd want to go from 350 cubes to 327? that being said, I had a 64 with a pumped up 327-it was very fast, but it was also carbureted.
True, a 327 is just a destroked 350. You will lose torque. But damn, some of those old 327s sure ran good!
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to make the tpi look bigger to the motor than it really is! I have soo many issues with this project. I do not need the low end torque as with a 4 speed I can get away with it.
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
There is a member here (cn't recall his name) who runs a 327 with a cammed TPI. Hear it runs pretty hard, too.
Wait, I remember its Dwayne Hawley. Think he's in the C2 or C3 section, might want to look him up.
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Originally Posted by 88espo
to make the tpi look bigger to the motor than it really is! I have soo many issues with this project. I do not need the low end torque as with a 4 speed I can get away with it.
Can I assume you're building an RPM motor then, as well as using some good gears? Should be an interesting project, keep us apprised. A high revving SBC can really make some ponies.
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