I always like 305s. They are extremely under estimated. A mild cam and lifter kit along with a performer intake and a 600 cfm 4bbl carburetor and 2 1/2 inch headers can put out some decent power. Put it on top of a Muncie M21 and 4.11s out back and you have yourself a car that can pull mid to high 13s in the quarter.
I would love to find a carbureted 2 door Caprice. I would put a well built, carbed, cammed 383 in it, as well as a Muncie M21 4 speed and Posi 12 bolt. I have a similar setup in my 1982 Chevy S-10, except it has a Ford 8.8 Trac Lok.
@@MurphRocks86 You could resto-mod a '95 Caprice wagon into a modern "Nomad SS." Toss an 8.1 Suburban/Hummer H2 V8 under the hood, stiffen the holy hell out of the suspension, & have that fvcker pull'n 11s in the 1/4 mile. I saw this exact type of mod done to a '94 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, called it a "GS 455 Grocery Getter." That thing was insane. The burnouts he did were magic!
I'm not a mechanic, so maybe there's some differences that I'm not aware of with this engine, but I thought a 305 is the same as any other small block Chevy engine. Could somebody give me an idea what's supposed to be different about a 305 that makes them suck as everybody says they do?
they were made to be the base version that was built for fuel economy. HP and torque dropped hard from the gas crisis in the 70s, and the 305 was a result of that. they didn't even make 200hp. now realistically, you can make a ton of power with pretty much the same parts you'd put on a 350 (it's more or less the same), but it's a symbol of everything wrong with the era. that hate is more emotional than mechanical, most of the time.
Smog engine as stated above. Usually low compression. Stroke sucked. 302, 327,350 better for performance. Altho i think u can slap og double humps on these to help w comp...but overall just meh.
Well still it's a small block Chevy engine. Now I did read somewhere that the bore size of a 305 makes it difficult to put decent heads on the car because the valves won't fit within the bore. Again I'm not a mechanic so I'm not sure that's necessarily the truth. I'm just asking why can people take a 283 and build respectable power and appreciate that engine but not a 305?? would not more cubic inches make more power?
The 305's have a much smaller cylinder bore than the 350's. You can have one of each modified identically and the 350 will be faster every time. When I bought this engine, people were pretty much scrapping 305's. Now 350's have no value either. If this were the case back then, I would have picked up a 350.
Some stubborns have built up 305s....look into the fuelie heads i mentioned...maybe an Edelbrook torquer manifold and tuned Quadrajet carb if u insist. Ive been down this path as a kid after the money math and low hp returns for your buck its yawn. Imo best 305 is a stock tbi setup with aftermarket exhaust for its reliabity and thats all.😆
Nah waste of parts and money- 305 SUX, legendary for nothing but for soft lobe cams from the factory. Good you changed it out but still not worth the effort
We did this back before the LS swap craze, it's been in there a long time! Old engine was bad and picked this one up for $100, built it for less than the cost of a used 350.
had to put on my headphones to capture the beauty of that sound ( i replayed it 3 times )
Same
I always like 305s. They are extremely under estimated. A mild cam and lifter kit along with a performer intake and a 600 cfm 4bbl carburetor and 2 1/2 inch headers can put out some decent power. Put it on top of a Muncie M21 and 4.11s out back and you have yourself a car that can pull mid to high 13s in the quarter.
Other than the trans and rear end, that's my setup lol.
@@MurphRocks86 Atta boy! Old school! 👍
Sounds awesome sweet ride
I would love to find a carbureted 2 door Caprice. I would put a well built, carbed, cammed 383 in it, as well as a Muncie M21 4 speed and Posi 12 bolt. I have a similar setup in my 1982 Chevy S-10, except it has a Ford 8.8 Trac Lok.
Damn I bet that's a little rocket!
I would love 1 of these in 2 door coup!
I just want a wagon, but they've all pretty much been derbied!
@@MurphRocks86 You could resto-mod a '95 Caprice wagon into a modern "Nomad SS."
Toss an 8.1 Suburban/Hummer H2 V8 under the hood, stiffen the holy hell out of the suspension, & have that fvcker pull'n 11s in the 1/4 mile.
I saw this exact type of mod done to a '94 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon, called it a "GS 455 Grocery Getter." That thing was insane. The burnouts he did were magic!
I'm not big on the bubbles, but the wagons make killer builds!
@@MurphRocks86 Sssooooo, no "killer Pacer build" for you??
How 'bout a Gremlin with a Stroker?
@fobbitoperator3620 maaaan I'd love to build a Pacer!
Will this work with the stock cast iron heads, I have a mellings mtc1 cam but I want bigger and choppier
@@braxtonmeyer705 I actually am running stock heads on mine. Mild enough of a cam and you're okay with stockers.
Nice, what cam did you used
Summit K1103!
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Check out my latest video and you'll see what I installed!
Sounds beautiful just like she is. Good work!!👍
I'm not a mechanic, so maybe there's some differences that I'm not aware of with this engine, but I thought a 305 is the same as any other small block Chevy engine. Could somebody give me an idea what's supposed to be different about a 305 that makes them suck as everybody says they do?
they were made to be the base version that was built for fuel economy. HP and torque dropped hard from the gas crisis in the 70s, and the 305 was a result of that. they didn't even make 200hp. now realistically, you can make a ton of power with pretty much the same parts you'd put on a 350 (it's more or less the same), but it's a symbol of everything wrong with the era. that hate is more emotional than mechanical, most of the time.
Smog engine as stated above. Usually low compression. Stroke sucked. 302, 327,350 better for performance. Altho i think u can slap og double humps on these to help w comp...but overall just meh.
Well still it's a small block Chevy engine. Now I did read somewhere that the bore size of a 305 makes it difficult to put decent heads on the car because the valves won't fit within the bore. Again I'm not a mechanic so I'm not sure that's necessarily the truth. I'm just asking why can people take a 283 and build respectable power and appreciate that engine but not a 305?? would not more cubic inches make more power?
The 305's have a much smaller cylinder bore than the 350's. You can have one of each modified identically and the 350 will be faster every time. When I bought this engine, people were pretty much scrapping 305's. Now 350's have no value either. If this were the case back then, I would have picked up a 350.
Some stubborns have built up 305s....look into the fuelie heads i mentioned...maybe an Edelbrook torquer manifold and tuned Quadrajet carb if u insist. Ive been down this path as a kid after the money math and low hp returns for your buck its yawn. Imo best 305 is a stock tbi setup with aftermarket exhaust for its reliabity and thats all.😆
Nah waste of parts and money- 305 SUX, legendary for nothing but for soft lobe cams from the factory. Good you changed it out but still not worth the effort
We did this back before the LS swap craze, it's been in there a long time! Old engine was bad and picked this one up for $100, built it for less than the cost of a used 350.
I'd be willing to bet you SUXS a lot better than that 305 does LMAO!!!!!! Let's see how many likes we get on this one 😜