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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:10 PM
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so im thinkin that i wanna buy a 427, is this just a waste of money, or a good investment?
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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is this an oldskool bbc or a ls7 and what is it going in
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:14 PM
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its a carbureted one from jegs
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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do you have a link

is it a carburated gen 3 ls7 or a gen 1 427 big block chevy
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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i think its just a big block
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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depending on what they want for it

i havent seen a 427 crate in a while but then again i havent been looking... most of what i see is 350, 383, 454, 502
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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lol they want a left nut for it, about 12k
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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damn another 5k and you could get a ls7 with 505hp out of the box
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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im thinkin of just buyin a 6.0 tho since its so damn expensive
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Old Oct 23, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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i cant get jegs.com to work ????
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