[kent olsen]

Aw yes the 2.7L. I replaced the 2.4L in my 72 many years ago, basically a stock engine. Ran it for years with not serious issues as I reduced weight in the car which is much cheaper than building an engine. When I decided to bite the bullet I was told by many that the Mag case could be expensive to make serious HP. I decided to go with the 3.0L. I found an 83 in a wreck and commenced to rebuild it with the help of Mike Bruns in Florida. I wanted something I could drive the daylights out of and then take home and adjust the valves and change the oil once a year. We built it to turn 8000 rpm (just in case) and twin plugs, only 9.5 cr, 40mm webers (later opened to 42mm), and a cam recommended by my friend Jeff Higgins with a lower torque peak. With my rev limiter set at 7200rpm and my 915 transmission each shift drops to 4000rpm and the torque peak is at 45-4700rpm, (217ft/lbs and 245Hp at 68-6900rpm) at the crank. 20,000 miles of track days and highway miles and she has been bullet proof.

One shift linkage failure on a track day which caused the engine to rev to 8000rpm. Mike said if it's not making any noise and no metal in the sump magnet your good to go. That was 6-7 years ago.