whats faster a 305ho carb or 305tbi or 305tpi bone stock

it would be a damn good race between a 305 HO and a 305 TPI (non g92), both with t-5's or auto's.....the LG4 wouldnt keep up, but dont tell mine i said that

or the LO3 for that matter....

thanks

305 H.O Vs. 305 TPI would be a nice race to see.

TBI....well..... N/C

The HO and TPI would be a driver's race.

thanks 5s for reopening

what about a lt1 and a ls1. i heard with small bolt ons i should be able to keep up with a lt1 6 spd but what kind of modifcations can i do... keep in mind that i am 17 and i dont have that much money

What's your set up again?

Either way start with getting headers and a cat-back as this is one of the weakes spots on 3rd GEns.

Are you an auto or stick? A higher stall TC would help a lot too. Or maybe some gears.

Well the fastest while in stock condition is going to be the LB9 (tpi).

However, if you are looking for a car that you are planning on modding, I'd look for a L69 (305HO). After dealing with the tpi intake and primitive computer for years (look @ my sig.) I can tell ya you'll be able to get more ET for the $$ with the L69. The computer system (CC Carb) is simple and effective.

Get a L69/5 speed
Do the free Qjet mods
Toss in a healthy cam (just try with tpi ) and new springs
Bolt up headers and exhaust
3.73 gears

You should be running solid 14's. If you want more ET than that do some head work you'll be there. Stock LT1/T56's should be a pretty good race with that combo

-Doug

i have a 84z 5spd ho t top with 40,000 original miles the guy i got it from didnt really take care of the car so i had to replace the radiator with a aluminum one and i took the airduct hoses off the air cleaner and i made my shifter shorter. thats about it o i got some new tires

Well,

What are you waiting for? Headers/exhaust/carb first, then cam & springs.

You should be able to handle these installs, as long as you can turn a wrench.

-Doug

is that all i need... now i need about 15 or so hundred to make my cars run with the ls1s i didnt know that now i need money for it. but i have a 65 elcamino thats my runner but its still under construction all i need to do is drop in the distributor hook up the hoses and wires gas line from pump to carb and hopefully it will run. so the camaro is on the back burner cuz it runs and it walks most imports so it does its job but i meant like free upgrades things i can do with like 50 bucks or less to start out with. taking off parts and stuff like that. do u have any ideas on these things

its going to take a lote tor un with LS1's thats a given.

if you're looking for some cheep mods, you might try moding your air cleaner. The stock air cleaner setup is really crappy. Try using an open element and get some new plugs, wires, cap, rotor. stuff like that. But if you want some real power out of the 305 you're gonna have to atleast get heads and a cam eventually.

Actually,
The stock L69 aircleaner is one of the best out there. Open element = hot intake air

The Qjet mods will probably get ya more SOTP gains. Check out the tech articles.

-Doug

yup yup.

what is sotp

S.O.T.P = seat of the pants, as in seat of the pants difference, or what you feel after you do a mod. FYI when I put an open element on my RS I felt a nice difference, it made the car pull harder at all rpms. Of course in all fairness I didn't have the L69 air cleaner to compare it too, but I've always heard that air volume is the primary concern, then air temperature. Either way you'd get a better bang for your buck by keeping the L69 and spending your cash on something else, like a little blue bottle.

if i unbolt the cat and just leave the rest of my exhaust hanging will that make any hp difference orjust make my car loud. should i get a new clutch that grips better from like mcleods or something like that or should i go with the fast gas

raced a 4.6 gt today after skool a 5 spd i think it was a 98 but anyway i smoked him but when i went up against my friends 95 5.0 5 spd i lost like a lil bitch

RB83L69 seems to know a lot about that issue, very knowledgable guy. And I believe, he would take the HO intake over an open element all the way. Though I like the look of an open element over the HO one, even if it is a measly 2 hp or so.

should i get a carb spacer

come on u guys i need some more ideas so i can run my car up them mustangs asses and show ls1 snobs they arnt all that