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Originally Posted by Evans, Marv
I have a 2.7L I'm putting into my '69. I've had it for a loooong time and I'm not interested in a bigger engine. Mine has all the upgrades and some nice mods (pretty much identical to Al's). Having said that, if I were to be out looking for an engine, I wouldn't necessarily consider a 2.7L. The reason is they cost a ton of $$$ to rebuild. If you really want a 2.7L, I would prefer at least a '76 or '77 since they have all of the latest mods for that engine. I think a 3.0L or 3.2L would be my preference.
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There are certainly things I don't know about, but the '76 and '77 engines didn't have the Carrera cam chain tensioners, nor did they have cylinder head studs that were superior to earlier 2.7s. As well, they were equipped with additional smog gadgetry that was not present on the earlier 2.7s, especially the '74 model.
Any 2.7 that has been properly rebuilt and updated is OK, and the bulk of the cost is in the past.