wht91z28

I have a 1991 z28 with the tpi 305. I'm looking to get the car on the road this summer. I want to get some decent power out of the 305. does anyone have any good power combos that work well and any hp numbers out of a 305?

tenpin842

Depends on what you want to do.
The best thing you can do it headers and a nice exhaust.

Maybe a different rear end gear?
High flow runners and intake?
Port your plenum?
Cam?
maybe getting some head work done?

All depends on your pocket book.

mods I did are in my sig.

brodysZ28

I had a 305 with edelbrock intake, 650 carb, hooker headers, exh. and thats it. i have no idea what kind of numbers it would put down, but i can tell you that it had a good amount of power and it was really snappy. I kept up with a civic hatch w/ a turbo.

wht91z28

How much did all the mods cost you?

tenpin842

Welcome to thirdgen by the way. Glad you could make it to the site!!

here we go--------------
Edelbrock high flow runners and intake $650.00 off EBay ($737.95 off summit)
Ported and polished Plenum $100 off EBay
Holley adjustable fuel pressure regulator $90.00 Advance Auto
24# LT1 injectors new $150.00
Air Foil $15.00 off EBay
104224 crane cam $230.00 Advance Auto ($285.95 off Summit)
I used my stock roller lifters
11308-1 Matching Springs $85.00 Advance auto ($99.88 off summit)
Valve seals $15.00
SUM-G6601 double roller timing gear set $37.95 off summit
SUM-G6300W Polished aluminum timing chain cover $39.95 Summit
Gasket sets maybe $50.00 (includes injectors and fuel rail)
Richmond 3.73 gear and new series 3 carrier (new seals, bearings ect.)$860.00
Ceramic coated headers and matching Ypipe $300.00 off EBay
Flow-master muffler $60.00
3" performance straight pipe $85.00
2- 18" long stainless steel tips $20.00 each
Eibach lowering springs $175.00 from a friend ($260.00 off summit)
American racing torque thrust II 17" rims and tires $1550.00 Discount tire
Custom tune $185.00 ($85.00 for the hour on the dyno and $100.00 for the tune)
Then theres accel coil, cap, rotor, plug wires, $180.00 chrome alternator.
I bought a A/C delete box got $50.00 off a friend....that will go on in the spring. I also bought the center valve cover wire looms...so that will look nice.


LOL.....so I have more in mods then what I paid for the car! Heres a pic of my car



Any other questions let me know

vipershark11

iTrader: (6)

hes gonna be in trouble though he has a MAP car hell have to get it tuned after any mods really to it. to get great numbers youll really need to learn to tune or find someone who can tune it.

tenpin842

I did all my intake mods all at 1 time....made things easy. .....very easy!

wht91z28

thanks guys and your car looks great.

atc3434

iTrader: (4)

Mod are in the signature - should be good for about a mid 14 when-ever I get myself to the track...

vipershark11

iTrader: (6)

atc what are the cam specs on your cam?

atc3434

iTrader: (4)

Its the Summit K1102, 204/214 duration, .423/.442 lift, both @.050. Should be computer friendly with TPI, its a defintely imporvement over stock. With carb, I would go with something in the 212/218 and .460 lift range if I had built this motor.

wht91z28

Has anyone on here ever tried a 335 stoker kit?

atc3434

iTrader: (4)

If you're going to pull a 305 out, make it worth your time and put a 350 back in. For the cost of a 335 you could easily build a 350 for the same cost that would out perform the 335.

8T9 BANDIT

yes there a guy here named 335 something. re used a powerhouse 335 stroker kit with the tpi. and he goes i believe 13.4. not bad at all. faster than a stock l98. throw some boost on that and hello 11.s

wht91z28

has anyone seen this article theyn 372hp out of 305?
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/eng...cks/index.html

atc3434

iTrader: (4)

Seen it, its a bit stretched, but doable. Change nothing but the block and you'd have 415hp on a 350.

wht91z28

true i'm trying to find one i have found a couple cheap lt1 and ls1 but i don't know if it is worth the trouble.

RED86Z28

Why not get a cam thats compatable with the stock map ecm and some headers with a cat back exhaust.

maybe
http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/store...10002_52576_-1

Thats what I would do and then just go drive it.

1991CamaroRslow

iTrader: (3)

Don't waste a dime on any of this stuff that doesn't have long term use, get a nice exhaust and set of headers then spend the cash getting the software to datalog and burn your own proms. Next mod I'de be looking into after that would be a 350.

tenpin842

my cam and everything ive done will bolt right up to a 350.
I've wasted zero money.
I already have a 350 block bored .040 over. Maybe ill start that next year. Right now I'm having fun with this 305......it runs so damn good!

8T9 BANDIT

change nothing but that block to a 400 and youd have 45ohp and 500tq.

rednblackrs

iTrader: (3)

372 horsepower is pretty good..and you can still drive your car while you wait for the money for a 350. Oh and you can still blow lt1's off the road while your waiting for your "better" engine. Then you can take all of the performance stuff off of your 305 and bolt it directly, with no modification, into the 350. Seems like a great plan for the budget minded person

atc3434

iTrader: (4)

Its a perfect plan, start with the easy stuff, slowly digging deeper into them motor. If money ever starts to appear in my wallet, my 305 will get a vortec swap w/ some more cam, I can justify trashing a block with 20k miles on it for 45 C.I... not on my budget anyways.

allgood

about how much power do you have, also is it a daily driver

tenpin842

I drive it in the spring/summer/fall. I would say its a night and weekend driver.
Plus it sees a lot of car shows.
I'm not afraid to drive it places though. This year its getting a new paint job.
And the 305....It holds its own. Its got some power, and its a lot of fun to drive.

allgood

cool about would you say you have your engine