i have a 89 rs camaro with a wet shot of NOS ,cat cut off and flowmaster exhaust, i need some help on upgrading the rest of my car but i dont know what to go with next i was thinking about headers or cams, but the i was thinking about either a new intake manifold and 4bar carb but i didnt know what size to get for my 305ci engine, can anyone help me out on how to pick out the right things for my car ????

 

A 350 swap would be good, for starters.

All the bolt ons like a carb won't help a stock 305 TBI....so don't waste your time and money that can buy a 350 to work on.

 

He's right.

In High school a buddy of mine had a Firebird with a 305. He put a cam, carb headers and exhaust on it, and it was still pathetic.

I'd suggest talking to your local junkyard about getting a good 350 core motor. Then shop around for a decent rebuild kit, and a good machine shop.

If you do it in stages, you will not lay out a bunch of money at once. Also, if you strip the block and clean it up before it gets to the machine shop, they may knock off a little bit because you saved them some work. Ask first though. Because they may have a guy who can strip an engine in 20 minutes and have it in the bath, or whatever that shop uses.

You can find stroker kits pretty cheap these days for 350s, and as long as you are just going N/A and not spraying or going FI, you can get one with a nodular crank, and non forged parts. It will save you a bundle, and the cubes are what will make the power.

It would also be good to look out for a good set of heads, or someone who can port them for you. This will be the expensive part. QANd it is a good idea to port match the intake as well.

I'm just assuming you are not looking to lay out a pile of cash. But honestly even a stock 350 rebuilt to a 383 with a mild cam and good carb would be a great engine.

Everyone assumes they need to do AFR stage 3 heads and forged rotating assembly and twin turbos, but with a well thought out combo, you'll have a very dependable very powerful car.

 

or if you want to do something truly weird, stroke your 305 to 334

http://www.strokerkits.com/305__.htm

But here is an affordable stroker kit for the 350,

http://www.strokerkits.com/383.htm

Also check ebay for good prices, this one has valve springs, cam, timing chain, valve covers, etc in addition to the stroker kit, for 575 bucks

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SB-CH...QQcmdZViewItem

 

this link should tell you everythign you need to know

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47092

brook

 

a core moter sounds good but do i need to get the same year core moter or another year what would be better cause i know diffrent year motors had more and less horsempower ?

 

i dont think it really matters on year. year difference was mostly in head design and compression. that wont matter when you build a motor to your liking. most sbd 350s are about the same. unless you go 2 or 4 bolt rear main.