Let's put something to rest!
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From: Wood Dale, IL, USA
Car: 2003 SVT Mustang Cobra
Engine: 4.6L DOHC Supercharged
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.55
Let's put something to rest!
Hi! I'm new to this message board and it just wanted to know: IS THE TPI 305 MOTOR A PIECE OF JUNK OR NOT!
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Put it to rest!???!!?? HAH!
See https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/000409.html for an example...
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, WP 305 heads ported & polished, TBD headers & hi-flow cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & shift kit, 3.08 10-bolt, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
See https://www.thirdgen.org/messgboard/...ML/000409.html for an example...
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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R. 2.93 limited slip. Cat-back from '91 GTA, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/LB9 block, ZZ3 cam and intake, WP 305 heads ported & polished, TBD headers & hi-flow cat).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. 0.030 over 396, Weiand Action+, Edelbrock 1901 Q-Jet, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" headers, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & shift kit, 3.08 10-bolt, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Best 15.1 @ 5800' Bandimere. Daily driver while Camaro was being put together.
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From: Wood Dale, IL, USA
Car: 2003 SVT Mustang Cobra
Engine: 4.6L DOHC Supercharged
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.55
Well, I guess thats that!
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It's all fun and games 'till someone looses an eye....then it's fun yu can't see!!
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It's all fun and games 'till someone looses an eye....then it's fun yu can't see!!
Joined: Mar 2000
Posts: 43,187
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
Well, welcome to the board. Just like something else everyone has, everyone has an opinion...
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i'm glad we settled that. want to try to figure out if TBI is as good (or bad) as everyone says?
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ICON Motorsports
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ICON Motorsports
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From: El Paso Texas
Car: 86 z28
Engine: Hyd. roller 498
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 12 bolt 3.90 gears
THE 305 IS ACTUALLY GOOD FOR SOMETHING. i JUST CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
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Big 454 '86 Camaro Z28 '72 Nova w/454 BBC
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Big 454 '86 Camaro Z28 '72 Nova w/454 BBC
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From: Kalamazoo,Mi,USA
Car: 84 Z28
Engine: L69: cam and porting
Transmission: T5, 3.73 rear
hey hey
my original intake, original headed, original piston, original EVERYTHING 305 runs like hell. granted i did port the heads and intake, removed the emissions stuff, lost the computer, added headers, a nice cam, and milled the heads for 10:1 CR. the old Z will just run with a new LS1 and it is great fun. my 305 revs to 6200 and it would go further if the driver was more confident in his engine work (and stock parts!!!)
anyway, quit dissing the 305!!! they can be made to run wonderfully for very little cash!
my original intake, original headed, original piston, original EVERYTHING 305 runs like hell. granted i did port the heads and intake, removed the emissions stuff, lost the computer, added headers, a nice cam, and milled the heads for 10:1 CR. the old Z will just run with a new LS1 and it is great fun. my 305 revs to 6200 and it would go further if the driver was more confident in his engine work (and stock parts!!!)
anyway, quit dissing the 305!!! they can be made to run wonderfully for very little cash!
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