Where can I find a stroker kit for a 305? What does it stroke out to? Should I even bother with one? Its an LG4 POS (actually its not THAT bad). A friend of mine is rebuilding a 350 this spring for school and he goes to one of those nice private schools that has tons of freedom, but no autoshop, so one of the teachers is going to help him rebuild it in his garage. I just moved in w/ the kid so I figure while he's rebuilding the 350 I can do something too. Should I spend the money on a stroker kit, or get a junkyard 350 and do a performance rebuild or what?

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1986 Z28 LG4 M5
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i think it strokes to a 327 or something close. i wouldnt waste the money. why not just get a 350. it starts out bigger than the final goal that you are proposing. really no reason for stroking the 305 if there is a 350 available unless you want something a little unique. just my opinion.

 

Yeah, my question is which would be the best way to go for the money, is the cost of stroking it out going to be close to the same of doing a quality rebuild on the 350? or is it going to be considerably more/less?

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1986 Z28 LG4 M5
Alpine 6x9's 2 10" MTX Thunder 4000's MTX Thunder 102 Amp Hooker Aero-Chamber Cat-Back

 

Assuming everything goes perfect, that you have no problems, get everything right the first time, and all that, the cost for stroming the 305 will be at least $300 more than going to the junkyard, buying a 350 core, and rebuilding it. That's just the cost of the parts kit, and assuming you do all the work yourself.

In the real world, it's probably going to actually cost more like $750-800, since you'll be having to get the block bored, etc. etc. Why spend extra money to shoot yourself in the shorts that way?

IMHO the only reason to even consider such a thing is if you plan on doing something (car shows ir the like) where the original block is required. Other than that, it's a waste of perfectly good machine work and money, that could be better applied to a better motor. Remember, the cost of the core (the used parts you are going to be doing all this work to) is a very tiny fraction of the overall cost of a project of this sort; it makes no sense to pour all that money into something inferior because you think there's some kind of economy in "I already have this one". Would you spend $5000 on a custom paint job for a 1972 Pinto because you already have it? Of course not: you'd go out and buy a some kind of a cool car with a straight body and badly faded paint for $1200, and then when you got through spending your $5k, you'd have a cool car with a cream-puff paint job instead of still being stuck with a POS. Apply the same thought process to your motor.

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[This message has been edited by RB83L69 (edited October 20, 2000).]

 

The 305 stroker kit strokes the engine out to like 335 cubes. You can get it from Powerhouse, but I agree with everyone else. I would go to a junkyard and get a 350 and either bore it to a 355 or stroke it to 383. If you're going to do something, do it right the first time. It's better to get all the power now instead of wish for it later.