Ok im sort of in crisis situation. I have spend lots of time, money and effort into buildiing one hell of a fast 305 TPI, yes people made fun of me,but i didnt care, Now that im sort of done(have all parts but not put together) i've come to a realization that its gonna be alot of money to install $2,000.00. Thats for putting motor together,installing it with t-5 tranny. The 305 block has been rebuild with great parts. My question is this, Should i sell the go Fast TPI parts(for tpi parts read my signature minus the SLP runner and 52mm throttle bodie)and go with a carbed 305. Im not interested in a 350 so dont bother telling me to get one, Which is it, sell the TPI parts, or go with carbed stuff, and get rid of the fuel injection stuff, If u say carb, list a number of mods i can do to make the 305 fast, ie. heads,intake, everything.????????????????what should i do.

 

whoops heres my TPI parts

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92' camaro
New 305 block TPI conversion, Flat top pistons,Bore over .30 Forged parts all around,Edelbrock intake,ported plennum,ported corvette alluminum heads, accel cam,52mm throttle bodie, SLP runners Home aid cold air induction, Air foil,ford SVO 19lb injectors,fuel regulator,cloys timing chain, comp alluminum roller rocker arms and pushrods MSD 8.5 mm wires, bosch plattinum plugs, hypertech cap & rotor and coil, Edelbrock TES headers, free flowing catalytic converter and a 3 inch force II flowmaster exhaust system, and a 3 inch cutout,Zoom multi friction clutch, T-5 tranny,billenstien shocks&struts.
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Procharger system 12lbs o boost.
New paint job(hawaiin orchid purple)Cast alluminum ZR1 rims w/ 275 tires.
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1971 plymouth Duster
Mods:340,edelbrock victor jr. intake, 650 4 barrel holley, heddman headers,40 series dual flowmasters, cold air intake,4:10 gears, just got a new paint job and cragar rims with 315 tires in the back.
:Yeah its not a chevy but damn how many 71' dusters have u seen in the streets.

 

You missed the obvious solution... Do the work yourself. It's just nuts and bolts. Nothing mystical about plugging and chugging parts.

 

actually i didnt miss nothing of the obvious, i dont know how to degree a cam,or harmonic balancer, dont know some of the torque # plus i dont have a torque wrench.

 

For a lot less than $2k, you can buy an engine stand, hoist, tilt sling, floor jack & jack stands, torque wrench, shop manual for torque values and basic engine assembly instructions, cam degree kit w/how-to video, etc. You could even rent garage space if needed. You'll know a lot more about your car, and have a huge cache of "I did it myself" satisfaction.

Huffing will go easier with TPI than carb as well.

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82 Berlinetta, orig V-6 car, now w/86 LG4/TH700R4. 2.93 limited slip. 2-1/2" cat-back, ZZ3 intake, Accel HEI SuperCoil. AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Daily driver, work-in-progress (LG4 w/'87 LB9 block, ZZ3 cam, ported World 305 heads, Hooker 2055 headers, 3" Catco cat & 3" cat-back, Spohn SFCs).
57 Bel Air, my 1st car. '66 396, 9.7 CR forged TRWs, Weiand Action+, Holley 750VS w/4150 conversion, GK 270 cam, Magnum rockers, Jacobs Omnipack, 1-3/4" Hedders & 3" Warlocks, TH400 w/TCI Sat Night Special conv & Trans-Scat shift kit, MegaShifter, 3.08 8.2" 10-bolt w/Powertrax, AMSOIL syn lubes bumper-to-bumper. Idles smooth @ 600 RPM in D. Best 15.02/95.06 @ 5800' Bandimere (corrected 13.93/102.4 @ sea level).

 

Get a rebuild book for a Chevy small block from your local parts store. It will have all the torque values and give you the instruction you need. Also, things like a degree kit and such come with good instructions anyway. Don't under sell your own capabilities.

By the way, "didnt miss nothing of the obvious" is a double negative and means you missed all the obvious things.

 

smartass

 

To bad you live in NY. I would do it for free just to see how it works. I would stay with the TPI stuff. I have only seen 1 305 carb motor that ran real well. IT took a lot of time and patience to get it there.



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Joshua Johnston
1991 Z-28


350, T-5, K&N, Ported Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750 D.P., HEI, 11.07:1 CR, Comp Cams Roller-.510"/.520"-282*/288* dur., Shorty Headers, Dual 2.5 Exhaust,Dynomax Bullet Mufflers, T&R Motorsports custom air intake

 

hey john ill come by and pick u up if thats what has to be done, i just checked for prices on degreeing a cam in machine shops and some want $300.00 or more, YES i know i should get a manual and degree kit and do it myself, But id like a pro to do it first and i could follow along, Anyone in NY that has a knowledge of cam degreeing wanna come by my friends shop to help put together my motor??????????????????????????????????

 

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Damn you!!!! I would build enignes for free if I had the chance. Well wait.....okay yeah, and sell my soul so I could eat!!!



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Joshua Johnston
1991 Z-28


350, T-5, K&N, Ported Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750 D.P., HEI, 11.07:1 CR, Comp Cams Roller-.510"/.520"-282*/288* dur., Shorty Headers, Dual 2.5 Exhaust,Dynomax Bullet Mufflers, T&R Motorsports custom air intake

 

 

Yeah, "some assembly required" can be a bit intimidating. But you can do it. I built my first 350 Chevy when I was 12. Had a shop manual (some pages missing) and a shoebox full of tools and little else.

It ran. I couldn't have been more stoked if I had just nailed the prom queen.

You might want to add a torque wrench and some plastigage to your arsenal before you try your first engine assembly, but otherwise it's pretty stright forward. You can rent a "cherry picker" for heaving the engine into place, ditto an engine stand for assembly of same.

 

well getting parts is really no big of deal since my friends dad owns a body and mechanic shop, we plan to start to build the motor together this sunday, I always assumed that a cam being degreed was a definite. Im sure having it degreed is best, but as of now i can even afford a degree wheel, where just gonna have to build it and hope for the best, one more question though, since the motor is an 88' 305 TPI(including stock computer and harness) and its replacing a 3.1 v6 auto tranny, What about the chip in the key, do i gotta get a replacement, will the key for the 3.1 still work when i install the 305 TPI with 5/ speed manual???