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Laith
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Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:43 pm

321354324262 - that's an ebay id of an engine I want to buy.

Got a few Qs id like to ask you lads:

1) how much should I offer?
2) he says it's a stock 2.7 stroker and it has 2.7 stamped on the head. Is this true?
3) he's had the car 3 years and is breaking it due to a crash..
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Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:52 pm

Not exactly a great add is it. No description of the build etc. 2.5 heads have 2.5 & 2.7 stamped on them so don't assume it's a 2.7 by that. You need to find out the build spec on it before you offer a price I think
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Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:56 pm

99.99999999% sure that's just going to be a standard 2.5 M20. As Aza says, 2.5 heads all have 2.5 & 2.7 stamped on them.
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Wed Mar 19, 2014 5:13 pm

Doesn't matter what's on the head; find out what's on the block (machined flat surface just above the sump, under the starter motor).

There's no such thing as a "2.7 sport motor", so the seller has no clue what he's got.
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Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:45 pm

Doesn't matter what's on the head,doesn't matter what's on the block,as long as it has an 84mm bore and an 84mm stroke....

The best 2.7's have used a bored out 2 litre block,so what is stamped on the thing is almost meaningless.
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Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:24 pm

daimlerman wrote:Doesn't matter what's on the head,doesn't matter what's on the block,as long as it has an 84mm bore and an 84mm stroke....

The best 2.7's have used a bored out 2 litre block,so what is stamped on the thing is almost meaningless.
True, but an engine number starting with 27 would at least indicate that it probably is a 2.7.
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Fri Mar 21, 2014 2:10 pm

I've sent the seller an e-mail too but he hasn't got back to me as yet. Thought this could be a quick swap to my 320 which is way too slow.
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