Man this has been a rough winter. I finally this past weekend got around to tearing apart the old 327.
Heres some pics of the carnage. The #3 and #5 pistons were the worst, the others showed some signs of detonation but nothing like this.
The good news is the bottom end needs no work. There is a tiny bit of scoring on a couple of the cap bearings. The number 6 looked the worst by far, but still when you run your finger across it, you cannot feel anything. I dont think any work to the bottom end will be needed, the crank is fine too. Not having to have the crank turned will really save money and make this process quite a bit easier. The mains looked great with no wear on any of them.
My current plan is im going to take the block and one of the heads to said machine shop. He will match me up with some pistons (i'll run a conservative 9.5-10:1 ratio), a cam and some other bolt on goodies. IM thinking the stock carter carb should be enough fuel.. Everything else should be ready to rock.
Shouldnt really be a big deal to get this thing back in the water by spring. We still have almost a foot of ice on the lake, so its not going in anytime soon!
#3 piston
#5 Piston
Im hoping that my setup will make about 260-270HP.. If the stock compression is 8:1, bumping that up with a cam should get me some nice power. Im pretty excited to cruise the lake when it becomes warm out!!