what to go with 327 or 350 sbc?

Yes

 

327 for 300 bucks,,that's reasonably,,jump on it like a duck on a June bug! HRP

 

that 327 is the best running,winding,sounding, horsepower makin engine chevy ever made ! ain't nothin sounds like a 350 hp 327 wide open, goinin through gears, it makes blood go to certin parts of my body ??? ., may work that way for you also ???

 

if it don't smoke, has good oil pressure, you got a deal

 

About $1 A cubic inch is normal around here on a used engine.

 

If it were me I'd go for the 327. The 327 in my 56 Bel Air 2 door seems to pull harder then any 350 I've had. Besides you can always go to a 350 at a later date.

 

You make more torque with a 350, parts like pistons cranks are easier to come by, you got get a votec headed 350 from a junk yard, throw a small cam and intake on it, and make 350 hp easy. But I just have a soft spot for 327's. My dads 327 in his 55 is pretty wild. 350 4 bolt main block, large journal 327 crank, pink rods, 60's corvette 11:2:1's, isky circle track cam 546/555 lift 256/262@ .50 I think, 106 lsa, world sportsman II heads, crane 1.5 roller rockers, hooked super comp long tube headers, edelbrock tunnel ram, and two 600 holleys, m-22 4 speed, and 4.10's.

 

Good move on the 327. I have built plenty of both , and until recently never had run into this. Had a 350/295 bored .030. 2:02 heads , I think revalved 72 pickup heads. Put a nice little cam in it and ran it in front of a 4 speed Muncie m20 with a 3:08 rear. I promptly dropped a front main and had to have the car running quick. I bought a 67- 327 rebuilt short block just for a quick fix.( figured I would rebuild it myself later), I put ALL the parts on this 327 engine from the 350 with the bad main. Same car, same every thing and there was definitely a big difference. I guess the shorter stroke was the recipe in that case. I don't think you can go wrong .

 

Great choice on the 327, I loved the one I had. I am always looking for another.

 

Not only yes, but all the small journal 327's had factory forged cranks as well. May not mean much for a general driver, but kinda nice if you decide to put some real heat to it in the future.

Tony

 

64 is a small journal. There will not be hardend seats in the 327 heads or accessory holes.

 

x2 on that! I am always looking for an extra one or two just to keep on the backburner just incase! I am running the 327 that was dropped in the beast back in the mid 60s! It has been rebuilt and I love it! Best small black ever that I have owned!
Jay