a corvette is cammed up for performance and the power is in the top end, this is
exactly what you don't want. you want low end torque, something the 283 never
had. there's no substitute for cubic inches
"Peters, Jon C" wrote:
> Andy,
> All 305's were not created equally.... 78'-82' had bad cams from the
> factory. The lobes wore quickly, giving them a bad rap. Hot Rod (within the
> last couple of years) did a buildup of a hi-performance 305. The aftermarket
> stuff for the small block Chevy will work on the 283, 302(Chevy v8), 305,
> 307, 327, 350 and the odd guy 400.
> I agree with Jon on one point the venerable small block Chevy IS the 350,
> and the are "a dime a dozen" so if your looking get a 350 but if you already
> have the 305 you can use it too. I run dual quad 283's in my trucks (good
> enough for corvette's good enough for me)
>
> Jon C. Peters
> Core h-53 Design Engineer
> Propulsion Engineering
> S.A.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jelerath@us.ibm.com [mailto:jelerath@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 11:30 AM
> To: Andy Johns
> Cc: oletrucks
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] ' 79 305 and S-10 motor mounts
>
> Andy,
> The 305 was unreliable. If you have to purchase an engine, get a 350. All
> the Chevy small blocks are the same size so a 350 shouldn't create a
> mounting problem. Since so manu 350's were made, there are lots of parts
> in the junk yard and new parts are cheap. Look up the prices of a few
> engine parts, such as an Edelbrock intake and some pistons to see some of
> the differences. No matter what source you go to, they will ALL have 350
> parts. As an added bonus, you get 45 more cubic inches and more power in
> the same engine space.
>
> Jon Elerath
> Mgr., Reliability Engineering
> HDD Development
> Storage Technology Division
>
> Ext: 408-256-7192
> Tie: 276-7192
> jelerath@us.ibm.com
>
> "Andy Johns" <andy51chevy@mindspring.com>@autox.team.net on 02/17/2000
> 05:34:42 PM
>
> Please respond to "Andy Johns" <andy51chevy@mindspring.com>
>
> Sent by: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
>
> To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> cc:
> Subject: [oletrucks] ' 79 305 and S-10 motor mounts
>
> Hey all,
> I was looking at swapping in a v8 engine to replace my 216. I'm going with
> the S-10 frame, and I have found a site that makes motor mounts and has
> books for S-10 v8 conversions. The specific engine is a 305 from a 79
> Malibu. I have heard that that is a "bad" year for engines. What does
> "bad" mean? I don't know much a bout engines, so try to keep the responses
> relatively simple.
> By the way, to all of those who asked my about the s-10 frames, you
> should have gotten a chart from me. If you didn't email me off list and
> I'll send it again.
> Thanks,
> Andy Johns
> 1951 3100
>
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