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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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Camel Hump Heads
Guys, I have my 91 z28 with a 307 and im in the processing of installing new heads. I wanted to put some old corvette camel hump heads but im not to sure if they will work on my 307??? I believe they should but i just wanted to get some feedback and double check b4 i purchase the heads!!!!
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are you sure you have a 307? who put it in and why the heck did they use a 307? if the car has the original engine it is a 305 and no the camel hump heads wont work. they will bolt on and the engine will run, but your compression will go way down because the camel humps have larger combustion chambers than the 305 heads. camel hump heads are obsolete anyway. there are many aftermarket castings and even GM castings that blow them away.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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Yea its a 307, many people dont believe it but there were quite a few of the third gens that came out with the 307 instead of the 305, and yes i do have my original engine in the car. Its too bad that the camel hump heads wont work cause they really are the best heads for any small block chevy. What would i have to do to slap those heads on there??
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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Im looking for the webpage to show u that the 307 exists and do some research, with the right combination on those camel hump heads you can get in the low 12's. And a low 12 makes a very respectable street car.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
Engine: 305 TPI
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Cant find the page cause the domain no longer exists but just like the LS1 isnt really a "350" its actually a 346 rounded off to call it a 350, the 91 and 92 camaro with a manual trans had a 307, and the TBI models had the real 305. Of course GM makes it to where there was only 305 and 350 but in reality that isnt their real displacement.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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i dont know the stroke on it but i know for sure its a 307, and let me tell you i love the damn thing, i was thinking of swapping it for a ls1 at one point but im smoking ls1's at the tracks.
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Car: 1982 Z28
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Originally posted by blue_thunder91
i dont know the stroke on it but i know for sure its a 307
i dont know the stroke on it but i know for sure its a 307
Originally posted by blue_thunder91
i was thinking of swapping it for a ls1 at one point but im smoking ls1's at the tracks.
i was thinking of swapping it for a ls1 at one point but im smoking ls1's at the tracks.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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i obsviously dont go race where ur at but come on down to texas and ill make u a believer.
91 Z28 camaro
Fully ported and gasket matched intake
Hedman shorty headers
Custom 3" magnaflow exhaust cutoff at rear axle
Centerforce dual friction clutch and pressure plate
Centerforce flywheel
Just had my t-5 rebuilt(3rd and 4th gears cracked in a burnout contest)
eliminated the pollution pump
smaller crank pulley
running synthetic all the way through(engine, trans, rear-end)
Pro 5.0 shifter
Soon to come.........4-11 gears and kyb shocks and struts
This combination( of course with me driving cause my brother cant run the times i do in this car) beats lt1's and ls1's by about a half car length. Next time i go to the tracks ill try to get a video clip of a run, which probably wont be for about a month after i install my gears.
91 Z28 camaro
Fully ported and gasket matched intake
Hedman shorty headers
Custom 3" magnaflow exhaust cutoff at rear axle
Centerforce dual friction clutch and pressure plate
Centerforce flywheel
Just had my t-5 rebuilt(3rd and 4th gears cracked in a burnout contest)
eliminated the pollution pump
smaller crank pulley
running synthetic all the way through(engine, trans, rear-end)
Pro 5.0 shifter
Soon to come.........4-11 gears and kyb shocks and struts
This combination( of course with me driving cause my brother cant run the times i do in this car) beats lt1's and ls1's by about a half car length. Next time i go to the tracks ill try to get a video clip of a run, which probably wont be for about a month after i install my gears.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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average run on a good cool day is a low 13. By low 13 i mean about 13.2-13.3. My brother best run is a 13.6, and i dont understand how he cant get where i do in the car. I guess speed shifting makes that much of a difference. I wish i had a scanner to post my time slips, but i dont.
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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I really dont know how far off topic we got but what will i have to do to make a set of camel hump heads work????
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Originally posted by blue_thunder91
average run on a good cool day is a low 13. By low 13 i mean about 13.2-13.3. My brother best run is a 13.6, and i dont understand how he cant get where i do in the car. I guess speed shifting makes that much of a difference. I wish i had a scanner to post my time slips, but i dont.
average run on a good cool day is a low 13. By low 13 i mean about 13.2-13.3. My brother best run is a 13.6, and i dont understand how he cant get where i do in the car. I guess speed shifting makes that much of a difference. I wish i had a scanner to post my time slips, but i dont.
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that is by far the stupidest thing i heard in awhile but, hey if you want the crappy 307 in your car you can have it and with those mods you had ... i doubt very highly even with a 305 you were running anywhere in the 13s maybe high 14s.. if your lucky.. and drop the 307 thing....its' just not true .......
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Car: 1991 Camaro Z28
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hey time slips dont lie, its not my fault you cant set up your 305 to run deep in the 13's. So what you saying is that its rare for a 305 to get in the deep 13's, yet a 302 can get you into the damn high 12's and its a 5.0 as well. YOu do the math!!! Any engine can get you in the 13's as long as you know what you got and have the right mods with a good driver. There's a stock 92 or 91 firebird somewhere in this forum that is running in the mid 13's, STOCK, timeslips are even posted.
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Originally posted by blue_thunder91
i obsviously dont go race where ur at but come on down to texas and ill make u a believer.
i obsviously dont go race where ur at but come on down to texas and ill make u a believer.
Or post a video of your car running the 1320' and be sure the time and speed is captured...no editing allowed.
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GM has produced a lot of 307's past 1973... They're just not SBC...
http://jadcock.oldsgmail.com/cutlass/307spec.html
Tell us some casting numbers on your "307"...
http://jadcock.oldsgmail.com/cutlass/307spec.html
Tell us some casting numbers on your "307"...
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Searches with a reference to a 307 Camaro Z28, but not all.
- Paul Edwards 70 Camaro Z28
From a Camaro spotters point of view.
- Camaro Spotters Guide & Yearly Changes
More to the point, GM hasn't put one in any Camaro since 1973.
Question:
blue_thunder91 is this a four barrel carb?, and will you post your VIN numbers so we can decode it, because no matter what has been done to the car the VIN will tell what stock was put in it.
Better yet, post a picture of the engine bay.
...Within a year the Pinto had gone and also a ‘70 307 Camaro...
From a Camaro spotters point of view.
...What makes a Z28 is a special engine, suspension and some other things. A 1971 Camaro with a 307 or even a 350 and Z28 emblems on the fender isn't a Z28...
originally posted by Jim85IROC
GM hasn't built a 307 since 1973
GM hasn't built a 307 since 1973
Question:
blue_thunder91 is this a four barrel carb?, and will you post your VIN numbers so we can decode it, because no matter what has been done to the car the VIN will tell what stock was put in it.
Better yet, post a picture of the engine bay.
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Originally posted by blue_thunder91
hey time slips dont lie, its not my fault you cant set up your 305 to run deep in the 13's. So what you saying is that its rare for a 305 to get in the deep 13's, yet a 302 can get you into the damn high 12's and its a 5.0 as well. YOu do the math!!! Any engine can get you in the 13's as long as you know what you got and have the right mods with a good driver.
hey time slips dont lie, its not my fault you cant set up your 305 to run deep in the 13's. So what you saying is that its rare for a 305 to get in the deep 13's, yet a 302 can get you into the damn high 12's and its a 5.0 as well. YOu do the math!!! Any engine can get you in the 13's as long as you know what you got and have the right mods with a good driver.
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blue thunder, if you "got your engine blueprinted" and know anything more about engines, you'd also know that there is a MUCH more significant difference between a 305 and a ford 302 than just 3cid...characteristics of these differences dynamically changing power output, potential, rev qualities, etc
ford 302 > chevy 305 every day of the week
chevy 302 > ford 302 in the same respect
your car did not come from the factory with a 307
and sure, camel hump heads will be fine, just shave the hell out of 'em, might have clearance problems, but you seem to have your mind set anyway
btw, what is your method for determining displacement from blueprint specs?
ford 302 > chevy 305 every day of the week
chevy 302 > ford 302 in the same respect
your car did not come from the factory with a 307
and sure, camel hump heads will be fine, just shave the hell out of 'em, might have clearance problems, but you seem to have your mind set anyway
btw, what is your method for determining displacement from blueprint specs?
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hey time slips dont lie, its not my fault you cant set up your 305 to run deep in the 13's. So what you saying is that its rare for a 305 to get in the deep 13's, yet a 302 can get you into the damn high 12's and its a 5.0 as well. YOu do the math!!! Any engine can get you in the 13's as long as you know what you got and have the right mods with a good driver. There's a stock 92 or 91 firebird somewhere in this forum that is running in the mid 13's, STOCK, timeslips are even posted.
hey time slips dont lie, its not my fault you cant set up your 305 to run deep in the 13's. So what you saying is that its rare for a 305 to get in the deep 13's, yet a 302 can get you into the damn high 12's and its a 5.0 as well. YOu do the math!!! Any engine can get you in the 13's as long as you know what you got and have the right mods with a good driver. There's a stock 92 or 91 firebird somewhere in this forum that is running in the mid 13's, STOCK, timeslips are even posted.
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Originally posted by blue_thunder91
...hey time slips dont lie...
...hey time slips dont lie...
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It could be a 307 if it was bored +.010". Of course it wouldn't be stock then.
I'm surprised nobody's commented on the "camel hump heads really are the best heads for any small block chevy" remark yet.
I'm surprised nobody's commented on the "camel hump heads really are the best heads for any small block chevy" remark yet.
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i cant beleive he compaired a chevy DZ302 to a 307.. i dont think he realizes the bore size of tha 302 and a 307..
can we ban him for stupidity?
can we ban him for stupidity?
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on another note i dont race every weekend, i race about once every two months thats why i really dont pay attention to my 60 times, all i really care about is passing the line first at the quickest time possible
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why do his post keep getting dumber just put the camel hump heads on your car and shut up!
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a ford 302 still has a 4.00 inch bore size, same as the chevy 302.. basically a 350 block with a 283 crank..(other people dont flame me, i think thats what it is)
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Originally posted by Coult_91
why do his post keep getting dumber just put the camel hump heads on your car and shut up!
why do his post keep getting dumber just put the camel hump heads on your car and shut up!
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Then he will find that he cant bolt any accessories up to his heads, if they do lack the mounting holes. Some did, some did not.
Then he will find that he cant bolt any accessories up to his heads, if they do lack the mounting holes. Some did, some did not.
But unfortunately, you can't get away from the fact that the camel humps are a **** poor match to TPI and a mild cam.