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What can be done to a 305 to make it better.

y5mgisi

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Could you use like a 350 crank or a 400 crank and make a strocker out of it? Can they be board out real big? Just was wandering if i was ever to build one what to do with it.
So lets here it /forums/images/graemlins/ears.gif
 
Get a 350.

305's don't have alot of options. they can be stroked to something like 331. They are not power houses and won't ever really be one. 350's are plentiful and cheap to build. They are more cubes and have more potential.

Harley
 
Replace it with a 350 or larger engine. IIRC, the 305 and the 350 have the same stroke, just different bore.
 
Wow y'all beat me to it.

Replace it with something with a larger bore. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
Yeah,like a 454!!--or a 500 Caddy!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

The 305 I put in my 79 C10 is pretty peppy,but putting a load of wood in the bed the other day made me think the 250 six was still in it!.It goes like hell empty though!.
You could get better performance by changing the rear end gears to a lower ratio,like 4.10's instead of 3.08's,and still be able to drive it at highway speeds--my friend did this to his C-10 pickup,he put a 14 bolt FF axle in it that had 4.10's and replaced the 12 bolt 3.08 axle--he couldnt believe the improvement in acceleration-and he can now smoke the rear tires now,before it would have to be on ice or sand to get them to spin.He also said his gas mileage is only slightly worse at high speeds,and it actually gets better mileage around town than before(his truck has a 700R4 tranny in it).If your motor runs good,this may be a cheaper option than swapping in a bigger motor,or trying to hop up the 305--. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
 
If its all thats you have , and it is running , run it until you can go 350 . If you have a motor in your rig and the 305 is lying around , run what you have until you can afford something else and use the 305 as a core trade in . My 305 works , so I just change the oil a lot and run it until I can build the 350 I have access to . /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif /forums/images/graemlins/k5.gif
 
I had a 305 years ago with a Comp cam, Camaro heads, and 9.5:1 compression. It made good horsepower below 4,500 RPM, and it's a long story why I used it--but it did work very well.

My current, mostly stock 350 is very similar in power output though.
 
There are stroker kits available. I think w/overbore they come in around 334. (Can't remember the exact 305 bore, so I didn't compute the exact. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif) It will definately give you more torque. Will it be enoguh for you...? There is something to be said for making do w/what you have.
 
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I had a 305 years ago with a Comp cam, Camaro heads, and 9.5:1 compression. It made good horsepower below 4,500 RPM, and it's a long story why I used it--but it did work very well.


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Except for the cam , mine is simmilar , haeds and compression wise is what mine is ( I saved original heads though for some reason ) . It works great , and is staying in there as long as I need it . I did find a 350 bottom end that I can go through after I get it home /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif
 
I have a 305 in my blazer and I find its not nearly enough for 5500lb truck. I think if it were in a camaro or something it'd be great...but its not. It has a Performer intake and headers with 2.25" dual exhaust and its pretty darn gutless. Can't brake torque, most of the time I can't spin on gravel.... /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif I'm looking to buy a car with a blown sb to put my 305 in and resell the car to make some profit to buy a 350 with an eagle 383 stroker kit! /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
Eh... 305s suck. You can get decent power out of them but it isn't truck power.

I mustered 190hp@5600 at the rubber. It doesn't start moving until ~3200rpm and has gone aenemic at 6000. It'll barely turn 33" TSLs at 70mph in overdrive with 3.42 gears (around 2000rpm).

It certainly makes a lot more power than my 350 did but it doesn't have the low-end power that the 350 did. It's still 100x better than my 305 was stock but it's also making twice the power.

I doubt you could ever get more than 300hp out of a 305 without aftermarket heads. Ported-to-piss truck heads flow about as good as a decent 350 head. Sticking 350 heads allows the head to flow more but the valves are shrouded by the cylinder.
 
my old truck had a 305 with a performer intake and headers and i could roast my 38's all day long, it could have been cuz of the 4.10's tho /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
 
Yours must of been dying . Mine will move the truck allright with 3.08's , with the new 3.73's its awesome , and that with a 700r4 and 33's . I am going 350 later and 383 someday when the stars align /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
my 305 in my 1984 is from a 1987. it has the carb from the 1984 , and i think it does fine. i have plenty of pep and i am running 35's and 3:73's and i am happy.
i had a 1978 camaro that had a 305 in it. i stuck a weiend
dual plane manifold on it with a holly 600 and headman headers. she moved out pretty good.
 
The best thing about the Chevy 305 is that they are easily replaceable by something bigger. The only things I would add to a 305 are intake, headers, and maybe a MSD ignition. That way all the parts you buy can be used on the 350 you get when you realize that the 305 still isn't making any power /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif
 
IF you realy want to pep up your 305 try a set of vortec heads comp cam and the edelbrok fuel injected tbi IF you really want to you could also use these on that 350 you build in the meantime. /forums/images/graemlins/thinking.gif
 
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