just got a 327

[doctorheat]

My girlfriends dad has a 327 in great shape. the catch is that it is a "Gold Edition" which has a 5-bolt main (so im told) and just wondering if a 350 tranny would hook up to it.

Ill be the first to admit i know jack bout chevy's, so im hoping someone here knows...

[bobss396]

Well, there is no such animal as a 5-bolt main anything. The 327 only was offered as a 4-bolt main in the Vettes, at least as far as I've seen. I've never heard of a Chevy gold edition 327, but there were some Chevrolets called gold edition.

The good news is that it will bolt up to a Turbo 350 transmission. The best thing for you to do would to decode the engine number and see what you have. There are many sites online, just do a search under "chevy engine codes" and you should be set.

The main engine ID number is located on the front of the engine block, just ahead of the passenger side cylinder head.

Bob

[silicon212]

Well, there is no such animal as a 5-bolt main anything.

Sure there is! Don't you remember those engines with the square pistons?

J/K

[doctorheat]

Alright, that sounds alot better (and cheaper) than what i was being told
Thanks

[HENRYFORD]

I have a 1979 trans am and it has a 1968 327 big journal that I just completley rebuilt everything is new it is bored .060 over with 1996 vortec heads shaved .030 high performce hei ignition and a performance and a brand new 750 dual line holley carb and the problem is it misses real bad and when you put in gear it dies and it has done flooded 4 sets of spark plugs.PLEASE any help would be more than greatly apprecated it's driveing me crazy!!!!!:]

[silicon212]

Originally Posted by HENRYFORD

I have a 1979 trans am and it has a 1968 327 big journal that I just completley rebuilt everything is new it is bored .060 over with 1996 vortec heads shaved .030 high performce hei ignition and a performance and a brand new 750 dual line holley carb and the problem is it misses real bad and when you put in gear it dies and it has done flooded 4 sets of spark plugs.PLEASE any help would be more than greatly apprecated it's driveing me crazy!!!!!:]

Well, at least you had two long run-on sentences instead of one longer run-on sentence.

If you want to repost this using punctuation, I will read it and reply.

[bobss396]

With a name like "henry ford" your stovebolt is trying to send you a message, also it is not cool to hijack someone's post for your own needs.

Only knowing what is in front of me here, a 750 is probably a lot of carb for what you're doing. The first think I'd look at is the basic float level, get that right and see what happens.

Bob

[HENRYFORD]

Thanks I'll try that

[Torch]

Doctorheat,

I used to have a 68 Impala that had the 327 engine, 1968 and 69 were the only two years that had the large journal version of crankshaft. As far as the five-bolt-main goes as someone already said there is no such thing.

The Chevy Small Block came in two bolt main and four bolt main, even if you look up the casting number (on back of engine behind the driver's side head) and it says four bolt main the only way to really know for sure is to drop the oil pan and look. There should be five caps holding the crank shaft on, they will either have two bolts or four.

Some people replaced the bolts with studs and nuts to hold them on, apparently they were supposed to be stronger than the bolts were, other people cut the caps flat and put a piece of steel across the cap to hold it down with. I have no idea if any of this actually kept the engine together.

There are numerous modifications you can do and still keep it street legal and drivable in normal traffic, visit your local speed shop or check around online, I was never one for the Edlebrock crowd I didn't want mine to look like everyone else's engines.

Well, finally the thing that I was originally posting this posting for... The Chevy Small Block will take either the Turbo 350 or the 400, they will both bolt right on, but, the tail shaft is different so if possible get the drive shaft that was mated to the tranny you will need the yoke to convert your existing drive shaft unless it is already setup for the '350.