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Greg Reimer 7376 · 09-08-2011, 08:55 AM

A 327 will have a lot more torque than the 283. Also, using the same heads( I assume a set of #520's), the 327 has a drastic compression edge.There is a Div. 7 racer, a Mr. Solano, that has a blue 64 Malibu hardtop with a 327/250 horse combo running in J/SA that has gotten into the 11's pretty handily, that with the 4 jet and all. The 68 low compression 250 horse engine isn't anywhere near as good in bad air. It falls on its face pretty markedly. The 283, however, will make RPM like nothing else.That's where the horsepower comes in.

09-08-2011, 08:55 AM	#4
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,136 Likes: 172 Liked 705 Times in 219 Posts	Re: 327 vs 283 A 327 will have a lot more torque than the 283. Also, using the same heads( I assume a set of #520's), the 327 has a drastic compression edge.There is a Div. 7 racer, a Mr. Solano, that has a blue 64 Malibu hardtop with a 327/250 horse combo running in J/SA that has gotten into the 11's pretty handily, that with the 4 jet and all. The 68 low compression 250 horse engine isn't anywhere near as good in bad air. It falls on its face pretty markedly. The 283, however, will make RPM like nothing else.That's where the horsepower comes in.