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Originally Posted by 40cpe
My '38 had that combination when I bought it. Ran fine and cool. I built an L100 276" 8BA to replace it. The 283 now sits in the corner with all the mounts, adapter, etc if it ever gets re-installed. Here is the 283 coming out and the 276" installed. Some days I long for the smooth drivability again.
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I find this sentence quite interesting. I would expect a well-built 276" flathead would be just about equal to a stock 283. It sounds like you experienced a not insignificant difference between the two. I, for one, would appreciate it if you would elaborate on it.