Old School Hood Emblem

[Mac-427]

Since 5.3 liters is just a couple of cubic inches short of 327 I decided to purchase some 327 emblems from Morris Designs and attach them to the bulge on the hood of my 2020 Silverado Custom.  As most Bowtie fans know, the 327 cubic inch V-8 has been historically important since the 1960's so I decided the 327 emblems would look nice on my truck.  The emblems are adhesive backed and nicely polished stainless steel so they blend well with the stock Custom emblems on the truck and bring back a little Chevrolet history.

[Stand By]

Gonna add this under the hood of my 6.6. Thought about replacing the 4x4 stickers with something similar. But may just go with deleting the badges.

[Rob Mugs]

Hmm.. I have a 378.  Pretty sure that'd look dumb 

[lapoolboy]

Cool, might as well slap a Hemi emblem on it too.  Close enough, right?  

[SilverIceZed71]

I like those 327 emblems and was thinking of doing just this on my truck. I prefer the cubic inch to litre designation. 

[Mac-427]

Automobile makers have historically rounded up a cubic inch or two when publicizing displacement so there's nothing wrong with a slight "fudge."

[SilverIceZed71]

17 minutes ago, Mac-427 said:

Automobile makers have historically rounded up a cubic inch or two when publicizing displacement so there's nothing wrong with a slight "fudge."

Quoted for truth. The old 396 was actually a 402.  The new coyote 5.0 is a 307. 

[JAEDEE]

On 1/7/2021 at 2:32 PM, Rob Mugs said:

Hmm.. I have a 378.  Pretty sure that'd look dumb 

You would want to go with a 383 emblem.

[Rob Mugs]

9 hours ago, JAEDEE said:

You would want to go with a 383 emblem.

That's a BIG stretch

[TNTSierra]

11 hours ago, JAEDEE said:

You would want to go with a 383 emblem.

Lol. That’s a big stretch. I have a 6.2L. Which is 378 cubic inches.  That’s the emblem I would want. Nothing less or more

 

I remember Furd lying to their customers for years stating the fox body V8s were 5.0L when  actually they were truly 4.9L.   And yes to me that’s lying and deceiving. Go with what is under the hood. Just my 2 cents

 

enjoy your day gentlemen 

[SilverIceZed71]

The older 302’s were actually a 4.9L, but probably went with 5.0L for marketing. Besides, Ford already had the 300 cid 4.9L I6 in their lineup for quite some time. 

[Rob Mugs]

49 minutes ago, SilverIceZed71 said:

The older 302’s were actually a 4.9L, but probably went with 5.0L for marketing. Besides, Ford already had the 300 cid 4.9L I6 in their lineup for quite some time. 

Old and new.  It's still a 302.  302/61=4.95L

That said, who would put 4.95 on their hood/fenders when only a 305 is a true 5.0?

[Rob Mugs]

9 hours ago, TNTSilverado said:

Lol. That’s a big stretch. I have a 6.2L. Which is 378 cubic inches.  That’s the emblem I would want. Nothing less or more

 

I remember Furd lying to their customers for years stating the fox body V8s were 5.0L when  actually they were truly 4.9L.   And yes to me that’s lying and deceiving. Go with what is under the hood. Just my 2 cents

 

enjoy your day gentlemen 

Meh.. it's a 4.95.  So, rounding up .05, it is a 5 liter

[TNTSierra]

Actually it was 4.942 for some that were earlier models of mustangs.
 

Here is a good article.  I found it funny

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/dr1ven.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/ford-mustang-not-a-true-5-0-the-hoax-is-up/amp/

 

GM was closest to 5L with theirs at 4.998 with the c/k trucks and cars of the 80s and 90s. 
 

[SILVER SLED]

On 1/9/2021 at 10:23 AM, SilverIceZed71 said:

Quoted for truth. The old 396 was actually a 402.  The new coyote 5.0 is a 307. 

The 396 was actually a 396 until 1970, then it became a 402.  They bored it .030 over.  The 396 engine already had a good following so they didn't want to change anything.  I've heard Chevrolet did it for emission reasons, apparently engines under 400 cu in had more stringent emissions, so the they made it a tad bigger.