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Old 03-11-2010, 05:40 PM
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The 427 standard bore is 4.233.
The 428 standard bore is 4.130
The 390 standard bore is 4.050

You cannot reliably turn one into another one - no matter what the guy on ebay claims.
You can however stroke them with good results.

There were so few 406 blocks cross bolted that there may as well be none.
There were so few 427 blocks without cross bolts that there may as well be none.

If you pull the pan take some pics - it'll become pretty obvious.
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