I just bought an 88 Formula with a 305. I want to put a 350 in there but i'm going to be starting college next year so i have to do something cheap. Any suggestions? Where could i get a cheap complete 350 from and if i can get one from a junkyard, what's a good car to pull it from? I want at least 240 horsepower from the stock motor (which shouldn't be hard to get). Any help would be appreciated.

 

Save your money and put it into building the rest of your car up. That way when you are ready for the $$ a swap brings your car is already prepared with a full exhuast, fuel and suspension.

 

I'll 2nd Shifty's opinion. Pushing 240 HP through a stock LO3 exhaust would be hard, for instance.

Do the support things first - a complete performance exhaust starting with headers will do wonders with your current engine. It'll cost you somewhere between $750-$1000, but putting the 350 in there w/o doing the exhaust first is a receipe for disappointment.

 

Would the new exhaust sustem bolt up to a 350? I don't want anything too crazy. I eventually want to do a T-56 swap (yes i'm aware that a T-56 isn't a motor). Maybe over the summer. I want something that i can build up myself. I don't know too much about cars and stuff so this is the perfect opportunity for me to learn. I just don't want to spend tons of money on headers and a cat back system if it won't bolt up to the new motor. One more thing- Should i throw on a WS6 style hood?