04 Aug 97 09:05, Puleeeeze Brer Jack Schwendener, Dooooon't trow 396 in dat 
der Briar Patch!
 RW>> I'd believe the 327 with 3" crank before I'd believe anyone would
 RW>> punch a 283 and take that chance.
 JS>
 JS> The destroked 327s were used in a nitro class (unblown). For street
 JS> use, nobody ever went that route unless they happened to have the
 JS> parts sitting around (why give up the inches ... ?)
Some believe in R's...
 JS>  We routinely bored 265s to 283s and 283s to 301s. And there were a
 JS> few guys running welded stroker 400 ince 327 (now that was tight
 JS> ....
Had one in my 67 Chevelle with 3 3/4" stroke...bored to 388...rod went 
through the block when the harmonic balancer came loose and fell of the 
shaft...
... A dry sense of humor is better'n slobbering everywhere!
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