Darrin Weiss
Newbie
Conner,
Hi, I posted another thread about engine swaps awhile ago but still haven't ruled out keeping the 305 thats currently in my truck, so I don't need people telling me to rip it out and get rid of it. so please bite your tongue if you're gonna say something bad about the 305. Anyway, Ive never done a rebuild before so It will be a good learning experience but I want to know what some of you guys have done to make more power without going full bore and spend 10 grand. I would also like to know which components I can reuse? like the flexplate or any other internal pieces as long as they aren't trashed obviously. The pro to keeping the 305 would be I could save on not needing beefing up the trans and rear end since I won't be making 400-450 + torque. My goal would be 300 hp and 300 ft lbs if possible and it seems from other sites that it is doable and without needing a super high stall that ends up making it impossible to drive on the street. I'm trying to price out how much it will cost and weigh it with other options, but so far keeping the 305 makes most sense for what I want to do. So any good info or advice is welcome just please try and avoid suggesting swaps because I already understand where you are coming from.
Thanks,
P.S the truck currently has pretty much stock everything except for replacement parts. it has the 700r4 and 3.08 rear gears with the G80 (which i've heard a lot of bad on that). I also plan on keeping the tbi for the time, maybe do an efi swap later on.
Conner, I'm about in the same situation here. Replacement of my 5.7 (350ci) TBI motor. I chose a 5-Star 383 stroker build making 350 hp. I'll keep ya up to speed with how it goes