Confirmation on "TPI 305 or is it a 350"

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Mar 12, 2011 | 06:49 PM

kingkarny86fire

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Confirmation on "TPI 305 or is it a 350"

i recently was searching and found a site that states if your dipstick for oil is on the pass side its a 350 and drivers side is a 305........can anyone confirm this at all i dont really wanna go diggin on my car its also a daily driver

Mar 12, 2011 | 07:27 PM

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Re: Confirmation on "TPI 305 or is it a 350"

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Originally Posted by kingkarny86fire

states if your dipstick for oil is on the pass side its a 350 and drivers side is a 305........

SBC were drv side dipstick until '81? ; then it shifted to pass side on all engines

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Originally Posted by kingkarny86fire

i dont really wanna go diggin on my car its also a daily driver

You can't find your dipstick??????

How do you check oil level?

Mar 13, 2011 | 07:43 PM

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Re: Confirmation on "TPI 305 or is it a 350"

There is no correlation between what side your dipstick is on, and weather its a 350. You can get a mirror and look at the back of the block on the drivers side for "5.0" Or "5.7" The only other way I know of is to take a head off and measure the bore. Good luck to you!