Hi yall well ima be pulling my motor this weekend..i am going to check out another 305 that was pulled out of another 3rd gen but its carb...my question is i wanna switch the cam can i just swap the cam from my lb9 motor and my heads to that motor cause i want it to run decent...or what cam would be good to replace the one that is in that motor..just going to use the heads that where on my lb9 motor thanks.

 

Whether or not you can use the cam depends upon the year of the block. '86-earlier, no. '87-later, yes, if the provisions for roller lifters have been machined.

 

well i just took a look at the motor with some pics this guy send me....should i just swap the heads or will i have better luck just finding a motor that comes with the heads to put the tpi set up on.

 

Too many unknowns.

Do you know what this "new" 305 came out of?

 

well im going to check it out this week...is there any specific way to tell what this motor came out of.......

 

I was hoping you knew what it came out of.

Start with the casting #'s on the block and heads.

 

me too i was hoping he would know...but he just said hes positive it came out of a 80s camaro...so i just look at the block number and the heads.

 

That's a start. It may not tell you everything.

 

would u know a link maybe where i can see what im looking for or something i just want it to fit my tpi set up..

 

www.mortec.com

 

14022801...80-86...305 this is the head number
14010203...305...80-85...2 this is the block number
All it says is 305 next to it will this even work with my tpi? wanna try to figure out before i go today to get it. thanks

 

If your TPI is '87, the center two bolt holes on each side of the intake base will be at a different angle than the bolt holes in the heads. You can get around that if you like. I believe the 801's also had smaller valves than the more common 416 3rd gen heads.

Other than that, your TPI and that engine should work together.

 

so if i just pull the heads off my current motor and put them on mine ill be good to go? what about the cam? thanks again for all the help.

 

You can swap your current heads over to this engine.

You can't swap your current cam over to this engine. As to whether the cam that is in this other engine, most likely it will work with TPI, since most factory cams were pretty mild.