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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 10:39 AM
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what would the ls 327 be called? ls1?, ls2? ect
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 03:25 PM
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The 327 LSX crate motor, or just the cubic inch?
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 03:27 PM
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The 327 LSX crate motor, or just the cubic inch?
So it's considered a LSX 327?
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Old Jun 10, 2014 | 10:20 PM
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It doesn't have a RPO code like LS1 LS2. Just a crate engine if you mean this one.

http://www.chevrolet.com/performance...nes/ls327.html
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5.3 is what I call a 327
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In the 06-09 Impala SS people refer to it as an LS4
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I get 324.99 ci.......
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There is not an actual 327ci LS motor - at least from the factory. The closest thing would be the 5.3L (324-326ci depending on your source) which comes in an iron block and an aluminum block.
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Originally Posted by davek95
what would the ls 327 be called? ls1?, ls2? ect
LS1 or LS6 or LS3, etc all are basically the same engine with variations. They are all the current iterations of the small block chevy.

GenIII LS Motors - LS1, LS6 and whatever the truck versions are
GenIV LS Motors - LS2, LS3, LS7, LSA, LS9 + truck versions
GenV are LT Motors - LT1 + 2014 Silverado engine and all 2015 trucks

variations are engine block material, head material, cams, springs, valves, intake manifolds, head port size and shapes, AFM/DOD or not, etc.

So there are many variations of the current small block and the ones that actually come in a production vehicle have a production code (LS1 or LS3, etc) depending on their configuration.

So asking what a 327 LSx would be called is not really a question with an answer. You could take an LS3 and install a stroker kit to 418 or destroke it to 327 and it would still be an LS3.
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