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Originally Posted by 04ctd
how old are you? job status? student? only car?
a LS trade is the only logical answer, but it could take a long time if you hit a snag, and esp if you need a MBT of $$ to recover from the snag.
if you are young, you will be looking to trade around soon, and i think a LSx swap will be better to sell than a SBC upgrade.
FWIW, we put a Performer RPM intake on a 305 H.O. (back when Vanilla Ice was cool), and it was soft on bottom, but it rolled out on mid/top end for what it was.
i say drive it as is, and just talk about it.
once you take it off the road, and apart, you got problems.
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i am 18 and work full time at Boeing. this car is not my DD, but i would like it to be soon. im focusing on getting all the non-drivetrain done first (body and interrior) and all of that is just about done.
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Originally Posted by schardbody
I agree!!!!
I also think your HP numbers are way off. You might be at 300whp with a h/c/I 305. A bolt on ls1 will make 350whp but cost too much, cam it to make 400+ or stay 1st Gen SBC.
You might get the ls swap for $2500ish but double that to get it in the car.
Grab a 350 build it for under $2k and make 350+whp and swap it in an hour.
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you can get over 350hp out of a 305. but you are correct about the 350 being better in the long run. the only reason i am even considering building up the 305 a little is becasue i might throw it in a truck later down the road just for fun. just about the only huge difference between there setup and mine is the heads:
"There were a few surprised expressions when the 305 cranked 367 hp at 6,000 rpm on the first pull. With some fine-tuning of the air/fuel ratio via a jet change to the Speed Demon carb, power inched up to 372 hp at 6,100 rpm"
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