Sorry if this is a little jumbled it's late and I have to go to work early but i can't get this out of my head. I have a 86 ta with a 305 and while looking through a chevy high performance today i saw an advertisement for a 334 stroker for the 305. I was very set on selling my car for a 4th gen, but a stroker sounds good. What kinda money am i looking at. I don't want to go completly out but i am looking for a quick ride. What all should I plan on buying for the conversion? What kinda round number would i be looking at for the boring and the actual labor, and would after all of this my poor old 305 finally be bad? Any input is welcomed I've got this running through my head now.

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1986 Trans Am. Mostly stock and now FOR SALE to make room for a 4th gen.

 

The only issue I have with that is if you are going to go through the hassle of stroking a 305 you might as well go for the bigger stroker (383). Normally a late model long block 350 core goes for $100 (at least here anyway). I just think you would be happier in the long run. I hope I was alittle helpful.

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Cable Bright
-'87 Camaro Z28 383
-'91 Caprice 9C1 (getting a new 350 soon!!)
-'70 El Camino 454 RAT

"....after all, people just want a normal life and a cool car....most people settle for the car."

 

Also, with the 334 you'll have extra costs, like a 400 balancer and flexplate, unless kit is internally balanced. If you rebuild a 350, you just use parts it comes with. And you would get more power from the extra cubes & the larger bore that wouldn't shroud the valves like the smaller 305 bore. At lower cost.

Only way 334 makes sense is if you live in a state where they check block for emissions testing or something.

 

Alright I'm sold. A 383 it is? How much would a mild stroker cost. I would perfer to not have to buy new heads if possible. Someone with a stroker get ahold of me. I have a lot of questions.

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1986 Trans Am. Mostly stock and now FOR SALE to make room for a 4th gen.

 

You still need the 400 components, since a stroker consisits of the 400 crank...


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Well summit sells a 383 stroker kit. It comes with the crank, rods and pistons and some gaskets and things. It is right at 1000 and I figure that is the way I would go.
would it be cheeper to go buy the parts sepertly?

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1986 Trans Am. Mostly stock and now FOR SALE to make room for a 4th gen.

 

I'm sure it would be cheaper to buy the parts in a kit, but I would buy the parts seperatly so you can choose each part that goes in to your motor and don't get stuck with cheap parts that someone has put in a kit.

 

Well that's what I wondered too but I begining to think a stroker is a little to much for me. I only looking for about 300 to 330 hp. I would love to go for more, but with my budget I don't want to have to redo the rearend and tranny already. I would like to be able to go on my stock drivetrain for a while.