I have always said that I would never spend a dime on a 305, that they just weren't worth it. But it seems to make sense in my situation right now. To buy a used 350 I'd be looking at $2-500 and who knows whats wrong with it and why it was pulled, I personally think that when buying a used engine you have to at least pull it apart and rering it and replace the bearings while your there, then you might aswell bore it out and get it machined, then your already up to $1000.
The 305 in the blazer doesn't use oil and has good compression so a cam swap, manifold cleanup and carb would do wonders. With the way it is right now its running way to rich and stumbles and is all the way leaned out on the carb and the timing is set correctly, I rebuilt the carb to try and clear the matter but it didn't help. It did on the highway get good mileage, around 18-20mpg with the 33s and 3.08s.
I'm shooting for around $500 MAX on this motor, thats a $150 cam, $150 cam swap kit and that leaves $200 for a carb. I need something that will run good, not be too much for the motor and will start good in the winter.
Remanufactured Q-Jets seem to be fairly expensive, any other alternatives?
What about like a Edelbrock Reman 600cfm Electric Choke for $195.88 P#9906. Waste of money?
I put an edelbrock on my old Chevelle and it worked great for its demands.
