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Re: [oletrucks] 305 vs 350

To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 305 vs 350
From: TORODRVR@aol.com
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 17:08:22 EST
In a message dated 02/18/2000 8:40:57 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
MarkNoakes@aol.com writes:

<< Ever since new it has had trouble with pinging; the dealer said that the 
 305's were all like that.  I've since heard that there is an issue with 
valve 
 shrouding on the 305 heads as opposed to the 350 heads.  Someone else can 
 surely talk about this in more detail; all I know is that the 305's ping way 
 too much. >>

My $.02 -- my 305 doesn't ping at all, no matter how much initial spark 
timing 
I use. It also seems powerful enough -- with 3.73 rear gears and a 700R-4 in 
my '48 3100.
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