RE: More on the Grand Sport

[David Horton <70544.1507@CompuServe.COM>]

Sutherland writes: 

> (2)   The origional engine was meant to be 400ci, but had its stroke
> reduced to lower it to 377ci to aid combustion (I think). 
> 

I seem to remember reading that the 377ci resulted from stroking the 327.  This
makes sense, 
as (IMHO) a stroked small block would weigh a LOT less than a destroked big
block (although I may be wrong, as I'm not a Chevy expert).

David