Hey guys
I have a 327 my friend took out of a 62 impala, he replaced ith with a 454 roller engine....nuts might I add.
I want to take the engine and make it into a beast.
I want it to rev pretty high, and run on pump gas
I have searched the web and there are no rea buildups for these engines.
Any thoughts guys?
Thanks

 

There are plenty of buildups for this engine. You're just 36 years behind the time when they used to be built. Believe it or not, you build it up as if it were a small block Chevy. Such as a 305, 350, 383, 406, etc. (except no steam holes required like the 406).

And you will put different heads on it, because the ones on it now will not have the accessory bolt holes on the ends.

And you will pay a little more because it will have small journals on the crank, unique pistons, and other such things due to low volume of such things. Depending upon what you really mean by "rev pretty high", you might pay a lot more because aftermarket small journal rods aren't very common.

You will use headers because the dipstick tube will get in the way of the driver's side exhaust manifold if you try to use it (and headers should always be used on a "good" engine, anyway).

 

i know heads and headers and stuff like that
I am wondering specifics
Like cam specifics, rod size, and things like that.
I have a general idea, but I just wonderif there is anyone out there with one and what they are running, if you've heard stuff that kind of thing
Thanks for the post

 

Cam: Talk to the different manufacturers, tell them what you've got planned, let them recommend one of their products to you. If you want, you can bounce that off the members here.

Rod size: http://www.mortec.com/journal.htm . All small-journal rods were 5.7" length. If you go different than that, you're looking at custom rods and custom pistons.

Things like that: Like what? Intake manifold? Match the intake powerband to the cam powerband. Carb? Use the formulas to determine max & min CFM size (or use what the car already has).

What else do you need to know?