Would you notch a 727 bell that already has an inspection port in it?

So, this is pretty much the same as a lot of the swaps you guys are doing - running 98 OBD2 EFI and sticking with an old school 3spd 727.

Notching the bell for the crank sensor should be pretty straight forward, except in this case the 727 came out of a motor home and has some kind of inspection port cast into the bell.
It's about a 1 inch hole, top center, and (IIRC) maybe about 3 to 4 inches back from the front lip of the bell.

With a stroker rebuild and a few other goodies, this thing should make some fairly serious power - and I'm concerned that having two holes that close together could compromise the integrity of the bell.

And ya, I'm pretty much married to using that tranny at this point and staying with the OBD2 PCM as opposed to going aftermarket like FAST etc. The build's been set up around that tranny and it's measurements so it's there to stay.

What do you guys think? I know - or at least I think I know, lol! - that it's not going to instantly explode when I start it up, but do you think there are limitations to the power I can or should put through that?


I'd much prefer to leave it intact and fab a damper mounted setup for the factory CKPS.
It seems like you guys have bounced that idea around - but so far I don't think anyone has done that yet? Is that correct?

I have a few ideas, and I've heard a few things - but I'm thinking that subject might be worth asking in it's own thread. In the meantime I'll do a search on the subject.

Thanks for any replies - Z/John