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L69 H.O. Z28 motor rebuild

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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 05:12 AM
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L69 H.O. Z28 motor rebuild

gettin started on my engine rebuild this week and i was wonder is there a kit to buy a certin place to order the right parts for my engine ! when i bought it from my girlfriend she told me it was a 305 h0/hp engine !
just wondering if you guys have heard of this engine! i search end heard of the 305 ho engine ! as of now it only needs rings ! but iam going to get the whole engine rebuild!
tell me what you think thanks in advance !
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Old Mar 23, 2009 | 06:58 PM
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Re: L69 H.O. Z28 motor rebuild

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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 01:02 AM
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Re: L69 H.O. Z28 motor rebuild

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gettin started on my engine rebuild this week and i was wonder is there a kit to buy a certin place to order the right parts for my engine ! when i bought it from my girlfriend she told me it was a 305 h0/hp engine !
just wondering if you guys have heard of this engine! i search end heard of the 305 ho engine ! as of now it only needs rings ! but iam going to get the whole engine rebuild!
tell me what you think thanks in advance !
they offered the 305 HO from i think 1983-1985(could be 86?). it has a better cam, better heads, better intake design(with dual snorkel air cleaner), and better exhuast manifolds than the LG4. its good for 195hp or so. they arent a bad engine, i just think you should find a 350 block to rebuild. you can buy them cheap and you will make 250+hp even on a stock rebuild. if your going to spend the money, i would ditch the 305.
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 01:14 PM
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Engine: 305 h/o /3.1 v6
Transmission: hybird turbo 350/t5 bog warner
Axle/Gears: non posi 3.73 / ls 3.42
Re: L69 H.O. Z28 motor rebuild

thanks but iam gonna keep the 305 h.o. ! iam restoring the car not racing it thanks for the info fellas !
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Old Mar 24, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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Re: L69 H.O. Z28 motor rebuild

No, the intake and heads are no different from the LG4. Just 416s. Same valve sizes, same everything. But the HO did get flat-top pistons. Elgin does offer the correct cam. E860S.
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Old Mar 25, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Re: L69 H.O. Z28 motor rebuild

I'm staying stock with my setup too.
rebuilding for the most part.
I know it's the same price or a little less to build a 350. But it's not easy to pick up a 350 from my searching locally.
I don't want to pay a couple hundred for a motor to rebuild when I got one here.
I'm not doing it for the power either.
Merely because I love the car and would like it to run properly.
Sadly I found more wrong than anticipated.
C'est la vie.
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