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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 03:42 AM
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Do the carb,tbi and tpi 305 engines use the same heads?
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 11:04 AM
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Re: 305 heads

No.
TBI 305 used swirl ports, 187 casting number I believe.
Carbed used 416's typically.
TPI used 091's I believe. The 416's and 091's are pretty similar, but the swirl ports are the oddballs of the bunch.
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 12:57 PM
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Re: 305 heads

TBI used 187 swirl, 87+
TPI used 081 heads for 87+
Carb heads pre-87 were 416 and 601
305 Vortec used 059 and 520 castings
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