Re: Re: Re: Re: More power out of a Chevy Small Bl

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Posted by db on October 25, 2004 at 19:25:50 from (205.188.113.6):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: More power out of a Chevy Small Block posted by J.D. Jim A. on October 25, 2004 at 18:29:21:

Hi,

It depends on how much you want to spend. The easiest way is to put a set of headers on it. Then easy but quite a bit more expensive is a higher performance aftermarket carburetor. Something cheaper than a carburetor, but more work is a higher performance camshaft. In the later 1980.s they chenged to roller lifters, I had them on my 1988 305. But the others are right about the strength of the engine, especially the crankshaft. The crankshafts are nodular iron, but there are steel crankshafts that are better performance. The crankshaft will be harder to find because it is the one piece seal. There are aftermarket crankshafts like Scat or Eagle to look into. The 305 is low on power, but when I went from a Plymouth minivan to a 1988 Caprice I was used to flooring the gas pedal on the Plymouth and waiting for the squirrels to start running in their drum, well, I floored it, and shot across an intersection when I meant to turn left. Fortunately I was the only one there. But they don't live long when they work a lot. A year after I got the car I got a 5 by 8 utility trailer and started hauling scrap metal. It didn't take long to wear out the bearings. I rebuilt the engine, and it took about a year to need another crankshaft, and insteqd I got a 1975 GMC one ton with a 350. The GMC has enough to do what I want. To make a long story short, it should work good for driving as a passenger car, but don't expect it to be a truck. I would start with a set of headers, and maybe dual exhaust and a pair of mufflers that will make it breathe a little easier, and maybe sound a little better.

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