Hi all,

I haven't posted much here but I have been lurking in the shadows reading posts and learning as much as possible. After alot of research, time, and cash I can finally say my Trans Am has a 350 in it! Thanks to all here who have posted and answered messages to better the rest of us trying to grasp an understanding of what makes a third gen. tick. Attached is a pic of what was done today with the help of a few friends. I'll post again when everything is finished and I get to finally drive my baby with the 350. Enjoy!~

LONG LIVE THE THIRD GEN.:hail:

 

What happende to my picture?

 

Looks good.Are you moving up from a v6 or 305 ?
Same here on the board,big help on my v6 to v8 swap.

 

I'm just swapping the TPI 305 out for a 'vette 350. The 'vette motor is rebuilt and has a little work done to it. ZZ4 cam, SLP headers and siamesed intake runners, and a ported and polished plenum. Nothing crazy but hoping for reliability and some "fun power".

 

Sweet your setup is very similar to mine. I know how it is to say you now have a 350 in your car I ditched my 305 but sometimes I forget that I swapped out the 305. That's until I press the gas Congrats and enjoy the 305.

 

congrats on the swap! I can't wait 'till I can say my car used to have a 305

 

Well, things are coming together. The headers are a real PITA and the y-pipe didn't come anywhere close to fitting so I had to cut it off. Anything that attached to the exhaust or intake had to be trimmed or modified. It's Friday night and I was hoping to have enough together tonight to spin the motor for oil pressure. Instead I still have a good bit of work to do. I'm sitting here drinking a Crown and Coke and hoping tomorrow things work out for the best. This better be a dramatic improvement and hopefully everything wen't together right on the rebuild. Enjoy the attached picture and keep your fingers crossed for me.

Thanks, Martin

 

Musta been a 305... he said the car is a T/A, not a Firebird

 

Looks Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Looks good so far. I did this same swap so I know what you are going through. Keep the faith man. It will be so worth it in the end.

 

What did you guys do about the ecm and injectors when going from a 305 to a 350. Did you simply replace the injectors with 22's and did you modifiy the injector constant at all?

 

I got the entire TPI setup including the 22lb. injectors and ecm from the 350 donor car. I had to have a friend program a chip for me that was set up for a 350 and a manual transmission.

 

looks good. I like the paint/powder-coat job. Matches the car real well. Good luck!

 

Looks great... whats gonna sit on top? carb... TPI...?

 

allow me to point out some stupidity. i see runners, so it must be fuel injection.

 

very nice job buddy

i also have to thank all the helpfull people on this board
i have had many problems with my swap and now its all comming together.

if you want to see what i have done you can check out my car domain site

www.cardomain.com/id/matts90firebird

ill try to post up a video of my car soon