cohan305ci

does anyone know where i can find a 350 crate engine for my car? i would like to swap my tpi setup over to the 350 ( i have a 305 but i already know what needs to be done for the conversion), but every crate i find says it is not to be used for fuel injection

five7kid

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How much engine work are you willing to do?

What goals/usage do you have planned for the car?

cohan305ci

im willing to do however much i need to do, but i would like do as little work as possible to the engine, basically i want it to be an everyday driver that has some ***** about it,

i do plan on restoring most of the car (exterior and interior) to stock, ( new headliner and weather stirps for the t-tops, and fix the doors and windows ( passengr side door only opens from the inside and both windows roll up extremely slow) and give it a paint job. only performance things i plan to do is the engine swap, install rear disc brakes, and maybey lower it an inch

five7kid

iTrader: (14)

Okay, that's a good start.

What I would suggest is a 350 shortblock and use your 305 heads. There are all sorts of things you could do to get there, but the simplest would be to buy a new shortblock and simply put your 305 stuff on it (with a few minor 350 items such as injectors, knock sensor, and PROM). The GM L31 shortblock is a very good part http://www.sdpc2000.com/catalog/514/...e-Assembly.htm , and everything it doesn't have will transfer over from your 305. Compression will be in the 9.7 range with 58cc heads.

You could do a cam upgrade while you're at it, or stick with the 305 cam you have now. The heads could be used as-is, but they would do a lot better with 1.94" intake valves installed and some basic porting in the port valve bowl area. New valve springs are always a smart upgrade, but with the stock cam, aren't necessary.

If that's too much work for you, then this longblock http://www.sdpc2000.com/catalog/123/...R-U-L0557K.htm will bolt right in (with the aforementioned 350-specific parts). It will give you stock-like 350 performance, but the heads hold it back for much more than that.

cohan305ci

thnx , just one more thing, would this longblock work?

http://www.sdpc2000.com/catalog/3508...ate-Engine.htm

jwfirebird

iTrader: (2)

as he said you are not gaining anything by getting the long block because you are going to want to use your 305 heads to use the stock injection. so no.

cohan305ci

i was just thinking new heads would be better than mine because they have to have well over 148,000 miles on them, but the odometer stopped rotating at a little over 147,900 miles, and my uncle said it stopped counting 5 or 6 years ago

five7kid

iTrader: (14)

As long as the heads aren't cracked, there isn't anything that can't be fixed with a rebuild (and even cracks can be fixed). And, they'd still be better money spent than those Goodwrench crate heads.