Originally Posted by chevman32
Scott, there were no 327 blocks that have 4 bolt mains. There are 2 different main bearing sizes between the early and late style.
I don't know that the factory did or did not make large journal 327's with 4-bolt mains, but any 4-bolt main 350 block can take a large journal (307 or 327) 3-1/4 crank and become a 4-bolt main 327. If I remember right there were one or two years when Chevy sold large journal 327s and the 307 was available even longer.

So strictly speaking, there could be 4-bolt blocks that are 327s even though they may not have been from the factory.

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