Hi Doug,
Thanks for the welcome. About the con rods, there is a difference.
Dimensionally they are the same, but the 327 rods have an additional amount
of material near the "notch" where the rod bolt head is. That is the weak
point in the 283 rods, and GM beefed it up for the 327. Every little bit of
strength helps. Anyway, that's what I've seen. Maybe the 283 ones I've
seen are early ones.
I've seen your coupe! It's one of my favorites.
See ya,
Ken
> Hi Ken!
>
> Doug Anderson here, friend of Joe Timney's ( and hopefully others on
here
> !)
>
> Anyway....ya know what, a "stock 327 rod" is "zactly" the same as a stock
> 283 rod...
>
> Same-o Same-o.
>
> I know; I usta run a poked 283 out to 301 in E/Modified Production at the
> drags in the never neverland of days of old. :-) Usta come outta the
hole
> at 9600 and shifted at 9400. Using stock 283/327 polished and shot peened
> rods,with ARP bolts. It was a '58 block and of course had only two bolt
> mains but reinforced with "Preload" straps atop them... Best E.T. (in
> 1972,,, on 7" 8.50x14 M&H's ) was 11.37 - 118.5 mph in a 3100 lb. '64
> Chevelle hardtop.
>
> Oops! I finally windowed the block at about 110 going for 4th gear and
> missing onct too many times. Even sending the wristpin through the block
at
> the left motormount boss couldn't break that lil' ol' 283 rod! Bent it
> sure, but break it ? Notta chanct! Good stuff, them old 283's and 327's!
>
> Now I'm running a 1966 block, small journal 327 poked to 332 inches in m'
> coupe Boogie Woogie right now on the street with 10.5 compression....
and
> she runs like a bear. See'er on pg. 61 (I think..!) in Peter Vincent's
> wonderful new book...
>
>
> Congratulations on your sucesses! Cool Man. :-) keep on keepin' on
>
>
> welcome to the LSR list -its a lotta fun fer shure!
>
>
> Cheers, "Dirty Doug" stuck in New Yawk
>
>
>
> PS:
>
> say hi to m' friends Wayne Atkinson, Ron Ceridono, & Tex for me willya ?
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