I had a 305 in my 1977 El Camino and it was the sweetest engine I ever had.
Gas mileage was 20/21 MPH on the highway and 16/18 MPH in town. It had
plenty of power, I never felt like I needed more. I ran it for over 150K
miles and never had as much as the valve covers off.
Ralph Linnell
Membership Chairman Inliners International
ChevySix@seatac.net
Http://www.seatac.net/chevysix/
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bruce Damen
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:06 PM
To: jelerath@us.ibm.com
Cc: ADvent@thuntek.net; Andy Johns; oletrucks
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] ' 79 305 and S-10 motor mounts
i had a 305 in one of my cutlusses ...it was ok power wise ( no 350 power
thou)
but as far as great gas mileage, it was a pig on gas, as bad as the 350.
im
in the opinion of if your buying an engine go with the 350....if its free
thats
a different matter...your cam problem is solved when ya rebuild with a
better
cam
Bruce
1949 chev1/2 ton
jelerath@us.ibm.com wrote:
> I'm not a proponent of the 305, but doesn't if get better than 2 mpg?
>
> Jon Elerath
> jelerath@us.ibm.com
>
> ADvent@thuntek.net@autox.team.net on 02/18/2000 03:28:58 PM
>
> Please respond to ADvent@thuntek.net
>
> Sent by: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
>
> To: Andy Johns <andy51chevy@mindspring.com>
> cc: oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] ' 79 305 and S-10 motor mounts
>
> everything else being equal, the 305 will give you about 2 mpg.
>
> Andy Johns wrote:
>
> > Thanks for all the in put. The reason I looking at a 305 was the better
> gas
> > mileage though. What would the gas mileage difference be between a 350
> and
> > a 305? I'm working on a 16 year old's budget so gas mileage is
> important.
> > I was recently told that anything less than a 327 would have to work so
> hard
> > to move the truck, that there wouldn't be much difference in Gas
mileage.
> I
> > have heard of much smaller engines in the AD's though. Is this guy off
> his
> > rocker?
> > The junk yards around here say $500 for a sound 350, and a 305 would be
> > $375. That is another reason I chose the smaller engine.
> > Thanks,
> > Andy Johns
> > 1951 3100
> >
>
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