What's your favorite Chevy motor?

Question

305, 307, 327, 350, 400 small block, 400 big block, and the 454?

Myself, I like the 327.. but I also like the 400 small block boared out into a 406. I had one of those in my 76 Camaro street stock racecar and it was MEEEEAN. Lol.

Answer 1

I would have to agree, I like the 327... and also the 283. Both had a shorter stroke which allowed them to tach up much quicker and would totally scream. The 327 had the same stroke as the 283 but had the larger bore of the 350. My favorite mod was to place the crank and rods from the 327 into a four bolt main 350 block, creating a four bolt main 327...along with the 375hp 327 package it made for one rock solid performer...I had this combination in my 1968 Chevy step-side pickup...it was an awesome mover! and btw...with the shorter stroke I could consistently hit 10,000rpm on a launch, with the 50 series on the back and posi-track it was pure power & excitement.

Answer 2

How about a 400 small block with the closed chamber 327 heads??

I love the 454 stroked out to 572!!!

Answer 3

The 305 has the status as most indestructible engine and is used in Formula One boat racing, and those smaller dirt track race cars and has the highest mileage recorded on a 1979 Cadillac (as of ten years ago) of 700,000 miles. The reason is the distance between the cylinders so the coolant flows evenly around the cylinders in the water jacket. And they are rated at 200 HP stock and can take the high RPM's in the racing applications without failure.

My preference is the in-line six engines. Smaller cubic inches, 250-300, but lots of torque and are very reliable and easy to work on. Ther has to be something to this as the high end foreign cars like BMW, Volvo, and Mercedes use in-line six bangers. Most people will recall the older Dodge slant six (in-line six) as one of those long lasting engines. It must be the space between the cylinders and that long crankshaft.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

I like the 327 small block, it is stronger than its sister engines the 283 and 350, even though they were really good engines. If you choose a big block , I myself like the old 396, I've had all the chevy engines in my time and have had good luck with most of them.

Answer 5

For a chevy smallblock I would have to say 400.
Chevy Big block I would have to say the 396 or the 454. They came in the old SS Chevelles and Novas. Very wicked.

Answer 6

I'm a big fan of the LS engines (LS1, LS2, LS3, LS7, LS9). I've learned a lot about them, and just love how mod-friendly they are. Parts are abundant, they are reliable, and put out some impressive power numbers. If I had to pick from your list though, I'd go with the 350. I swear that engine is in everything in the early 90's.

Answer 7

Give me a stock 95 Suburban with the 5.7L (350) throttle body injection anyday. None of that Vortec junk.
Just Kidding, but yeah I'm a big fan of the pre-Vortec 5.7's. Vortec may have more power, but I've seen too many early Vortec models with injector problems.

Answer 8

Small Block 400, in the process of building one.

Answer 9

My favorites? the latest technology small blocks (virtually each and every of the LS variations). %. a displacement, make over 3 hundred hp without even attempting (and then some in maximum of them. staggering). The 409, in basic terms for its icon status and cutting-edge-day rarity. The 454 (packed right into a 70 Chevelle, with the white stripes). And the aluminum block 427. i could say the 350, yet it somewhat is a given, in basic terms like i admire respiratory.

Answer 10

i like the 327 cause its light and quik. my father had one in his 69 camaro it was a 10 sec car in the 1/4 mile