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Old 10-17-2007, 08:07 PM
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If it is cross bolted then it's a 406 or 427. Cast numbers will not tell you everything about the inside of the motor. I checked the cast numbers on an old truck motor and thought I had a 428. I took the heads off and measured the bore and stroke. It was a 352.
A friend bought a 390 in a 1967 stationwagon. One day he noticed something different about the damper. He did a little checking and found the vin number had a Q code for the engine, 428! I bought the wagon from him for the motor.

You will not know until you tear it apart and measure it.

I have heard of people buying 427 or 428s from dealer to find out years later they had a 390.

Dwight
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