L69 H.O. Z28 motor rebuild - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

THEBEAST84 · 03-23-2009, 06:12 AM

gettin started on my engine rebuild this week and i was wonder is there a kit to buy a certin place to order the right parts for my engine ! when i bought it from my girlfriend she told me it was a 305 h0/hp engine !
just wondering if you guys have heard of this engine! i search end heard of the 305 ho engine ! as of now it only needs rings ! but iam going to get the whole engine rebuild!
tell me what you think thanks in advance !

gregsz-28 · 03-23-2009, 07:58 PM

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ad356 · 03-24-2009, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by THEBEAST84

gettin started on my engine rebuild this week and i was wonder is there a kit to buy a certin place to order the right parts for my engine ! when i bought it from my girlfriend she told me it was a 305 h0/hp engine !
just wondering if you guys have heard of this engine! i search end heard of the 305 ho engine ! as of now it only needs rings ! but iam going to get the whole engine rebuild!
tell me what you think thanks in advance !

they offered the 305 HO from i think 1983-1985(could be 86?). it has a better cam, better heads, better intake design(with dual snorkel air cleaner), and better exhuast manifolds than the LG4. its good for 195hp or so. they arent a bad engine, i just think you should find a 350 block to rebuild. you can buy them cheap and you will make 250+hp even on a stock rebuild. if your going to spend the money, i would ditch the 305.

THEBEAST84 · 03-24-2009, 02:14 PM

thanks but iam gonna keep the 305 h.o. ! iam restoring the car not racing it thanks for the info fellas !

Atilla the Fun · 03-24-2009, 02:27 PM

No, the intake and heads are no different from the LG4. Just 416s. Same valve sizes, same everything. But the HO did get flat-top pistons. Elgin does offer the correct cam. E860S.

astrosurfer · 03-25-2009, 11:25 PM

I'm staying stock with my setup too.
rebuilding for the most part.
I know it's the same price or a little less to build a 350. But it's not easy to pick up a 350 from my searching locally.
I don't want to pay a couple hundred for a motor to rebuild when I got one here.
I'm not doing it for the power either.
Merely because I love the car and would like it to run properly.
Sadly I found more wrong than anticipated.
C'est la vie.