My friend Robert bought a 85 Firebird the other day with the carb'd 305 and he wanted to race my Z28 but I told him it wouldn't be fair cause I'd murder him.
So I took my 2006 Chevy Uplander and raced him LOL, We started off and he got the lead just a bit but I caught up and eventually passed him, The Uplander is governed at 108 mph so I left off and pulled over and he honestly looked like he was going to cry that he just got beat by a van. I said "Don't worry man, at least it's a new van that's in really good shape and looks good"
I told him to drop a 350 TPI in there and then I'll run him with my 95 Z although I'll still kill em LOL.

 

Ouch I feel for the guy. I owned a 86' Camaro Berlinetta which had the carbed 305. I went as far as straitpipes for mods, but that was it. I raced a beat up 90's Dodge Neon my boss drove, barely beat him. I started looking for a new car after that...and found my Z

I'm sure there are people who can make the 305 fast, but I had no love for that motor.

Oh, good kill lol

 

My first Camaro was an '84 carbed 305. Thought it was fast until my buddy with a Beretta 3.1 V6 beat me.

 

the point of it mostly is that wit the early 80's carbed 305.. a 4 cylinder puts out more power than those things did..Stock... It's really not even a decent comparative between most cars of that particular time frame to cars today. Back when it was new, it was fast lol. Most go with a 350 since there is a larger aftermarket, and you can get decent numbers. You can get very good times out of a 305... IF you have tons of money to throw at it. But just cheaper to go with a 350 or 400. for a carbed. Or if you really want to get into the new stuff go with an LSx block and go with the injection or carb it. Overall If you have the same drivetrain in a thirdgen over a 4th gen, the third will more than likely edge out and win. only because it is lighter.

 

Speed is relative....

 

My mother's 86 Cougar with the "all new fuel-injected" 5.0 made a whopping 150 horsepower. It was one of the quicker cars on the road at the time. It had the performance 15 inch wheels with 60-series rubber too.

cn97z28 - don't worry about losing to the Beretta back in the day. They were freakishly fast; much more so than their 135hp 3.1 liter would lead you to believe. I saw a 3.1-powered Corsica run like a 10.40 in the 1/8th just a few years ago which is still better than a lot of the typical "high school parking lot" cars do today.

 

The Uplander is pretty damn quick for a van as well..Surprises me how it can roast the tires when you pull out

 

The uplander is pretty quick for what it is. I rented one while snowboarding in Banff and it had no problem cruising at 160 (kph.. not miles!)

 

If you want quick cars, just put lower gears, iv seen a 305 stockish keep up with a stock 94 z with lower gears.

 

Well I did end up racing him with my Z28...Let's just say he was so far back I almost couldn't see his lights, it was a murder.
He's insisting that the 82 Z28 he's getting with the crossfire injection motor will absolutley smoke my car, I'll agree with him and then he'll find out the hard way

 

I love calling people out on their own bull****...friends or not :-)

 

ROFL, reel him in, then make him cry so mean, but some people just need to learn :P

 

Exactly my plan...the CFI in the 82 Z28 has what...165 hp...So I have about a 130 hp advantage, plus weight and other attributes. He's got a high 15 second to low 16 second car to my high 13 second Z

 

Old F-bodies like that should be bought up as project cars and swap in an LS based crate motor and T-56. The body styles are classic and it would be really cool to see one with a great paint job and some real muscle under the hood.