i bought an 85 camaro, and was wondering.

It has the 305 crossfire injection.. and frankly.. it doesnt have enough power for me. so i was wondering what would be a good swap to give me more power and still be able to drive it regularly...

i was wondering whether it was possible and what it would take to put an ls1 into it without having to chop a whole bunch of stuff. any suggestions are welcome and appreciated. thanks for taking the time.

-spike

 

An LSx swap takes some effort and a lot of new parts, but its been done many many times on here. If you want to keep the 305 but ditch the Crossfire, you can easily convert it to carb. Youd need a new intake, carb of course, and an HEI distributor. Or find a CC carb setup. You could also find a TBI or TPI setup and use that if you wanted to keep fuel injection. Either way you go, your stock computer will either have to be tossed or replaced with the CC carb/TBI/TPI computer and wiring harness.

If you do ditch the crossfire though, Im sure there is someone here who would be more than happy to take the full setup off your hands.

 

yeah, the crossfire is just a mess. but i figured for 1200 the car was worth it. i did want to keep it all original but i dont think its worth it.

 

Theres always a few people getting rid of TPI setups in the classified.

 

Like this one for example.

 

Up to 4500 rpm, a TPI 350 will feel like half again the engine the cease fire 305 is. with smart mods, you can get a TPI 350 over 400 hp, and close to 500 ft-lbs, but it's still a 5000 rpm engine.
There are other intake manifolds for an EFI 350 if you want 500 horses and 6500 rpm, but that really is LS1 territory. It'll do those things cheaper.

 

Im curious what is supposed to be chopped up for a LSx swap? The only thing I cut for my swap was my battery tray for the 4th gen overflow tank, and that was aesthetics only

 

I think he was just referring to what parts would need to be replaced for the ls1, since a lot of things cant be reused from his current engine.

 

Very curious, because the last year of Crossfire was 1983.

 

yeah. i figured that one out too.

the guy i had bought this car from is a friend so getting the info wasnt hard. he bought the camaro from someone with no title. but junked an 85 and switched #'s.. so.. its an 83 with an 85 title... got her runnin!! talk about a sweet ride.. just had to find the right wire.. strait piped, and bored 30 over.. i think im gunna leave her just how she is.

 

i'll post some pics of her as soon as she's painted.

 

WOW, thats illegal as hell. If anyone ever looks into it, youre gonna be in some deep ****.

 

tell me bout it.. but like you said... IF...

 

Cross your fingers and pray.

 

every day...