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01-05-2004, 07:36 AM | #1 |
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Engine install, 305 or 350?
My truck's engine has a double tick in the #2 piston. So I finally have the cash to rebuild it, thanks to the holiday pay. Now to my disappointment, the engine casting # is GM 355909. I checked it out in this site: http://www.mortec.com/castnum.htm. According to the site this engine is a 305.
All along I thought it was a 350. Now what do you guys recommend. Should I stay with the 305 or switch to a 350? I will be using this truck as my daily driver. 45 miles one direction to work, I don't want to spend all my money on gas. That’s why I will not install a BB. My truck is a 72 Chevy short step side, 400 automatic tranny. A.P. |
01-05-2004, 10:05 AM | #2 |
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We don't rebuild 305 engines, since rebuilding a 350 is so much cheaper. 305's are good engines and if you are concerned about gas mileage, you might find a good one pretty cheap or a good 307 pretty cheap.
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01-05-2004, 01:26 PM | #3 |
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put in a 350 crank and haul ASSZZZ!!!
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01-05-2004, 01:44 PM | #4 |
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Go ahead and put in a 350. Sell the 305 and take that money and buy a 350. Your gas mileage will depend on how you build it.
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01-05-2004, 06:01 PM | #5 |
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Thanks guys for info. Will get me a 350.
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01-05-2004, 08:50 PM | #6 |
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One more question. Are all the parts interchangeable from the 305 to the 350 engine? For example the intake manifold, exhaust manifolds, harmonic balancer, oil pan, and timing chain cover.
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01-05-2004, 09:10 PM | #7 |
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Yes they will work I would get a 350 balancer though everything else is good to go
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01-05-2004, 09:41 PM | #8 |
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kaycee, thanks.
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01-05-2004, 11:15 PM | #9 |
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305s use same crank as 350 so you can use the inerts in a 350 block w 350 pistons
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01-06-2004, 12:02 AM | #10 |
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I'd rather have a sister in a whorehouse than a brother with a 305!
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01-06-2004, 12:14 AM | #11 |
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I am re-building the 305 in my half ton. I like 20 miles per gallon. It cost me 2 and change for the full re-build kit. The good thing about a 305 is that if it was taken care of you can just hone it and throw in all new standard bearings and be good to go. Try that with a 350 that has had the wee revved out of it for the last 20 or so years. My 305 has 150,000 on it and there isn't even a trace of a ridge at the top of the cylinder.
Oh and by the way the 350 is in the C30.
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01-06-2004, 12:16 AM | #12 |
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Actually 305 and 350's have different cranks....stroke is the same, but from what i understand, they are balanced much different (305's have light pistons, 350's have heavy pistons).
305's aren't bad motors....they are good reliable engiens that will go for a long time and get decent MPG, but they are weak in the power department (although a friend of mine had a carb converted TBI 305 in a '76 C10 and it ran suprisingly good). I would much rather have a 350 myself....cheaper to rebuild, and more power!
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01-06-2004, 12:19 AM | #13 |
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same casting numbers on the crank balancing holes are slightly deeper but wont really affect anything as long as the proper width rods are used Ive got a 350 i just built that has a crank and rods out of a boat 305 X rods and the 3932442 crank i didnt get this motor balanced and it doest vibrate at all .
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01-06-2004, 12:28 AM | #14 |
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I'm in the same boat. I thought my motor was a 350 also. When I ran the casting #'s I found out it was a 305. It's a good thing a rod started knocking in it. Now I can put a real motor in it. 350 alll the way!!! Anyone want to buy a 305??
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01-06-2004, 01:03 AM | #15 |
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305's are poo, enough said
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01-06-2004, 01:49 AM | #16 |
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Put a 350 crank in a 305, make a 327 high revving and bad asszz horsepower!!!!!!
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01-06-2004, 01:55 AM | #17 | |
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UMM NO. All that would be is a 305 305 uses a 3.740 bore with a 3.48 stroke 350 uses a 4.00 bore with a 3.48 stroke 327 uses a 4.00 bore with a 3.25 stroke here is some info on stroke and bore size for sbc http://www.mortec.com/borstrok.htm |
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01-08-2004, 09:06 AM | #18 |
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Great, I found a person that wants to get rid of 1971 complete 350 engine. I hope that I will get it this Friday.
As soon as I get the 350 engine I will be donating the 305. A.P. |
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