FirebirdPhil

I know a guy who has an Edelbrock crate and he loves it, but I have been thinking about a GM set up. I'm on the fence but leaning more towards the Edelbrock because of how much this guy raves about it.

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BaD AZz Z/28

Why a crate engine vs building more specifically what you want? Just wondering

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Badazz Racing
"There is no replacement for power added displacement"

1994 Camaro Z/28 1LE
383 H/C Single Plane with dual stage N20
T56 or TH400, it uses both

1998 Camaro Z/28
Black, low mileage and almost ready for sale

FirebirdPhil

Just doing it for the sake of simplicity really. I know a decent amount about automobiles, but I'm not sure if I know enough to assemble an engine on my own, so I just wanna play it safe and get a crate.

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-Steve Buscemi as Garland Greene in Con Air

SpecialK

Well if he was wanting to build a 400+ hp 350 it'd make sense to build it himself. But at the 300-350 level it's about the same price to buy a crate vs DIY. Least around here. Unless you get lucky and find junkyard parts that aren't there for a good reason.

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[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

ripdanny6262

i'll be puttin a v-8 in mine in the summer i got a forged 305 carbed to put into my third gen it has a 2.8 now, i got a list of everything you need to go from fuel injected to carb'd if your intrested i/m me on aim at ripdanny6262 or p/m me

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SpecialK

Well at least its' a v-8... :shrug: can't afford a 350 Rip?

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

ripdanny6262

its a motor till i can rebuild a 350

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SpecialK

I hear that. 305s a decent motor. Just they seem to run out of breath around 3500rpm, so they're honestly no fun for a sports car because your driving something with a powerband akin to a diesel truck.

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23:23] blkIROC355: sometimes when i pee i make that sound the light sabers make
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: lmao
[23:23] blkIROC355: and play with the stream
[23:23] SpecialK LS1: that's just wrong

sparxxraps

the weekend after next im gonna be pullin the dyin 305 outta my 86 firebird an were gonna put in the 355 i just got i got it off a reliable source it was built 500 miles ago an the person lost interest in the vehicle an so i got it i dont think the swap will be to bad the engine compartment has plenty of space for the pull an exchange

19Stroked89

Nah its not bad to swap engines out. I yanked the 305 outta my Bird and dropped in a 408. Pretty much straight foreward. Are you keeping the computer components or going to a carb and HEI distributor??

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