Alright, so my daily driver used to be a 73 Nova with a 350 cam, intake, stall converter, all the goodies, but due to some complications I have to discontinue that project for now. So I bought a 1987 Camaro with a 305 in it and I want to swap out some stuff from the Nova into the Maro. Two of the items I want to swap is a Professional products crosswind intake I believe, very similar to the Edelbrock Air Gap intake, and the Holley Street Avenger carb, My Dilemma is im not too sure if the intake and the carb will clear the stock hood, any information of what I need to do exactly would be deeply appreciated. Also as a side note, the intake does not have all that emissions stuff so what would I need to do to make the intake and carb work, if it even clears the hood, thanx!!!

Welcome aboard thirdgen.org.

They will clear with a drop-base air cleaner.

But, I would highly recommend you don't do it. It will basically be a downgrade with absolutely no benefits, assuming the factory q-jet isn't FUBAR'd. You would also have to replace the distributor, because the computer controls it as well, and without the input from the computer carburetor, it won't know what to do with timing. The SES light will be on all the time, and the torque converter clutch lock-up (assuming automatic) won't work - if you don't get that working, you'll burn up the 3-4 clutch pack. You would also need a geometry corrector bracket for the TV cable (again, assuming automatic), or again, you'll burn up the transmission. If it's the original '87 engine (will assume it is), the intake mount bolt angle of the center two bolts on each side is 72 degrees instead of all being 90 degrees - the Crosswind might accommodate both angles (not sure about that), but if it doesn't, one more thing to modify.

There is a FAQ forum on this Board. In there is a thread about the differences between 305 engines and performance modifications. In there you'll see that changing the carb is the last mod to make to a 305, and by that time you don't have a streetable car anymore, anyway.

Changing out the factory CC-q-jet carb is wrong-headed and counter-productive. Read that FAQ thread, then decide what you're really after.

Well damn, thanx for that info, I had no idea of anything.

So even the intake would be no good on the 305? So just buy another intake with all the emissions and leave the carb the way it is?

Yup. It's really a good system. A Holley can't touch it for street performance, and the carb has more than enough flow capability to supply even a modified 305 - or 350, or 383.

About the only thing that needs to be done to them is changing the secondary rods & hanger, and adjusting the secondary air valve. Very simple, not expensive, and you'll have a great running system.

The things that really hold the 305 back are the air cleaner, exhaust, and cam. After that you could blame the rough port casting and machining in the heads, and small valves they used in 305's. The carb and something like a Performer intake will handle mods to those things just fine.