I don't know if I agree with the more exspensive to build a 327. BillK and I are finishing a 327, we supplied everything for this deal. Since we did this as a joint deal, he did all the machine work, supplied all the parts and I did all the mock up and assembly, cleaning, painting etc.
A fair price for this motor manifold through oil pan would be about 2700.
It includes some decent head work, stainless valves in the heads, seats in the exhaust, KB pistons, new cam, lifters, rockers, balls and nuts, push rods, oil pump and pickup.
We also put ARP main bolts in, ARP rod bolts and new head bolts.
The block was bored, honed, align honed, decked to zero. The heads were cc'd and cut on the flat and the intake. The crank was done .010 under and the whole deal was balanced.
This is the same drill you would use to build any stout motor, cost are the same, so how is it more expensive?
The KB hyper type pistons for a 327 are more, but I'm hard headed and that is what I wanted to use.
That advice about finding a good machine shop Tom gave you is right on the money. The only thing Bill had to farm out was the crank and the align hone, the rest was done in house.
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Wally
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