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Old 04-14-2008, 08:50 PM   #39
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a 427 is a big block? thought it was a small block???


Lets review.......Some of the most significant engines in Chevrolet history were 427's. The COPO Camaro's were 427 transplants. Don Yenko used them, Baldwin Motion, Nickey, Berger........

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Big-Block_engine

W motors (because of the shape of the valve covers)
348
409
427 (Z11 mystery motor?? Smokey Yunick?)

Big blocks (Mark IV)
396
402
427
454
366 (tall deck truck motor)
427 (tall deck truck motor)

Mandatory Reading
Chevrolet by the Numbers all three volumes.....more info than you can digest in one sitting.
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