[bgyglfr]

Here's an anecdote. I have a rat turd (literally) 1975 2.7 motor that I bought as a core. Never been rebuilt. I popped it in my 73 just to see if I could get it running? It pulls nearly as well as the 3.0 I just pulled out of the car. Doesn't even leak! I truly believe the issues with these motors have much much more to do with temperature control than anything else. I'm going to leave this motor in until I get time/money together to build the original 2.4. I am sure I got lucky but my point is there are still some original 2.7 motors out there that haven't pulled the studs out. I will be running a front cooler and webers tuned slightly rich. I'm curios to see how long it lasts.