[Chris3240]

will a 427 tall deck fit in my 72 Chevelle,i am not looking for a race car, but a nice sounding car, that has a little pep! :hurray:

 

[1967 chevelle]

will a 427 tall deck fit in my 72 Chevelle,i am not looking for a race car, but a nice sounding car, that has a little pep! :hurray:

it will fit, but you will need lemon headers, distributor with a adjustable collar, and may need a cowl hood, are you planning on building this 427 tall deck? if your planning on building a BBC just buy yourself a 454 more cubes and parts are a lot cheaper

 

[joe2maine]

It might fit in the car but it will be a squeeze in the wallet

 

[Andy's Auto Repair]

will a 427 tall deck fit in my 72 Chevelle,i am not looking for a race car, but a nice sounding car, that has a little pep! :hurray:

Oh it will fit. if you don't mind 4 pound pistons, probable header clearance issues, ans a tall deck dizzy and intake. Cool thing is they take stock BBC timing stuff, cams, and cylinder heads. I bought a 366 TDBBC just to get the 786s off of it for $50 off a scrap guy. Still have the short block and one day I am going to build it for two goals. Low end torque, and 36 pounds of turbo boost.

Always wanted to build something geared in the 2.73 mark, 1000 RWHP that shifted at 5200 that ran high 8's. Can't find a drill bit tough enough to drill the next hole in my head.,

 

[Professor_SS]

leave it in the dump truck, sell both and buy a good big cube small block (400) or an old burb or pickup with a 454 in it. I have a 427 out of a 69 Camaro and for what I have in it I could built both a stroker small block and a 454...

 

[JWagner]

Also, the clearance between the brake booster and the head may be a problem.

 

[Tod74]

Around here you can find a running, although worn out. 454 from a $0's pickup from $400-$500 and most will have 781 heads.

I wouldn't fool with a TD

 

[jackie schmidt]

If someone gave you a tall deck 427 block,and you had no other parts, you can essentially build a .400 tall deck for not much more than a regular deck.

Back n the day, we would simply build a long rod engine, keeping everything else standard. Add a set of spacer plates, and problem solved.

Carrillo sold the longer rods for about the same as their regular length rods, all of the aluminum rod manufacturers did as well.

The big problem with tall deck engines in most street cars is centered around clearance problems. That is why most shy away from them.

Even if someone ones give you a block.

 

[Robinls5]

In a lot of the Coastal areas & Major river waterways Tall decks are in big demand, Why??.. They make excellent boat anchors.
Captian Bob LOL !

 

[DZAUTO]

Many years ago, tall deck 427s were a very common drag boat engine because they made good long stroke, big cube engines. But I think their popularity has faded away now. In a boat, there were no clearance issues.

 

[Chris R]

I always heard they were desirable with the truck and tractor pull guys. But it seemed there were a lot more guys into that sport years ago compared to today. They dont seem to come up for sale as often as they used to though.

 

[mochevy69]

QUESTION: Is the deck thicker by .4 inches or is the deck moved up by .4 and keeps the same thickness as standard blocks??

 

[jackie schmidt]

QUESTION: Is the deck thicker by .4 inches or is the deck moved up by .4 and keeps the same thickness as standard blocks??

It's the same thickness as a standard deck.

 

[jackie schmidt]

Many years ago, tall deck 427s were a very common drag boat engine because they made good long stroke, big cube engines. But I think their popularity has faded away now. In a boat, there were no clearance issues.

There used to be a huge truck salvage yard in East Houston called Lewis Truck Salvage.

They had 366 and 427 truck blocks stacked like chordwood out back. I don't know how many I bought for my APBA Race Boats. $75 was the going rate back then.

I bored several .125 over, that made a 452 or there a bouts. Long rods on injected methanol made a great K-Boat or Pro Comp engine.

Most people that look down on these blocks have never even seen one, much less built an engine based on one.

 

[GoFast Beaumont]

I currently run a tall deck 427. As noted I used a 6.535 rod and a eddy victor tall deck manifold. Aside from that everything elsethe same. Distributor location was recessed in the manifold, no need off a slip collar style.

With a set of afr heads and Tall valve covers, I had to notch the one a little for a booster. Now I run a hydra boost with no problems. Wiper motor does not work for my setup but I'd imagine if you had standard covers it would. Headers, I just used a off the shelf hookers.

Hope this helps.