View Poll Results: Should one stay with a 305 or swap to a 350?
Keep the 305
7
18.42%
Swap it for a 350
18
47.37%
Swap it for something larger 383+
13
34.21%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll
305 v 350 poll
12-29-2004, 06:05 PM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
I maybe shouldnt have but I created it for a simple poll and not an argument but they go hand in hand of course. I wwould just like to see the numbers in front of me of ho people feel.
12-29-2004, 06:27 PM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
Originally Posted by 87camracer
boost cures any problem a motor has with making power. thats why so many people run some sort of forced inudction setup on their fox bodies.
tell me something, when was the last time you saw an NA 302 fox body that was actually fast compared to the amount of money he put in it?
tell me something, when was the last time you saw an NA 302 fox body that was actually fast compared to the amount of money he put in it?
Yes, a boosted 305 would make quite the beast, esp. if it is outing 300hp in the first place. But I see fast Fox's all the time that are NA. Even stock they are haulin' *****.
12-29-2004, 06:57 PM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
Originally Posted by 85_305
Yes, a boosted 305 would make quite the beast, esp. if it is outing 300hp in the first place. But I see fast Fox's all the time that are NA. Even stock they are haulin' *****.
but no, their poor NA performance is why people ALWAYS go boosted. look at all the different forced induction kits there are out there for them. hell theres enough kits out there that the mustang community has started makin fbody kits...
12-29-2004, 07:17 PM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
Originally Posted by gun4hire
Actually back in the early '90's when I owned a F.I. 2.8 auto firebird, I outran a Monte Carlo SS (305 equipped). I beat the snot out of that 2.8 and it just kept on running. I actually miss that car sometimes.
HAHA i know what your saying...I daily drive my 2.8 V6 Camaro and by drive i think i mean abuse.I always beat on the car(i have to,to keep up with some of my friends).There are a few people i work with that thought they had fast cars(v8's) until they got beaten by a lowly 2.8L.I'm not saying i like it or anything,personally the engine drives me insane with how horribly it performs compaired to even my 305 H.O.
12-29-2004, 07:54 PM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
Originally Posted by 87camracer
this is where the arguement is gonna explode, i just hope Scott doesnt see this...but an L98 doesnt have any problems with a stock 5.0. i never have. never will either.
but no, their poor NA performance is why people ALWAYS go boosted. look at all the different forced induction kits there are out there for them. hell theres enough kits out there that the mustang community has started makin fbody kits...
but no, their poor NA performance is why people ALWAYS go boosted. look at all the different forced induction kits there are out there for them. hell theres enough kits out there that the mustang community has started makin fbody kits...
12-30-2004, 12:25 AM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
I loved spraying the hell out of my 305 but I've gone with option 3 and I say doing a 383 or larger is best. If you can budget a 350 build, you'd realize a 383 with equal parts is roughly the same price.
12-30-2004, 01:29 AM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
Originally Posted by AutoRoc
I loved spraying the hell out of my 305 but I've gone with option 3 and I say doing a 383 or larger is best. If you can budget a 350 build, you'd realize a 383 with equal parts is roughly the same price.
12-30-2004, 09:04 AM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
Originally Posted by aklim
What is the difference between a 350 and a 383? I believe it is the harmonic balancer and the crank and the way the balance of the rotating assembly is done. I don't think that the 400 crank is that expensive, all things being equal. The block being clearenced for the 400 crank is pretty cheap, IIRC. So, unless you are in a certain class and you want to stay there, I would go with the 383 over the 350 any day.
400 block + 350 balancer, crank, and flywheel/flexplate = 377ci
I vote more displacement, it's cheaper than boost.
400 - Justin
01-02-2005, 08:25 PM
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Re: 305 v 350 poll
Well Im young right now and I have better places on my car to put my money so I'll stay with the 305 for now and start putting away money for a 350 so I'll wait a year or so before I do that but I will do do the swap. When I need even more power then I will probably stroke and bore it to 383 c.i. By the way is a 383 a 350 usually bored over .30 and the rest is stroke?
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