Running 220*F on camaro
#21
04-05-2010, 12:48 PM
Put the Air dam back on it, drain the coolant, take the rad to have it cleaned and flushed, then put it back on, reuse your coolant and leave it alone. Its not that no one on the board wants to see you succeed, but 300+hp on an 18 year old 305 is just not worth it. You'll need at least new pistons and heads to get higher compression and better velocities along with new manifold, better injection or carb and a cam to match that combo. Are you sure your bottom end will support that power after all the miles that are already on it?
Second, do you have emissions testing where you live? This will pretty much answer your question on what you can and can't do with that car. Lastly, if you do go that route and it works, be careful with a taller manifold as your hood may no longer close and you'll need a custom hood or a cowl hood. Best of luck let us know what you come up with.
#22
04-05-2010, 01:36 PM
Put the Air dam back on it, drain the coolant, take the rad to have it cleaned and flushed, then put it back on, reuse your coolant and leave it alone. Its not that no one on the board wants to see you succeed, but 300+hp on an 18 year old 305 is just not worth it. You'll need at least new pistons and heads to get higher compression and better velocities along with new manifold, better injection or carb and a cam to match that combo. Are you sure your bottom end will support that power after all the miles that are already on it?
Second, do you have emissions testing where you live? This will pretty much answer your question on what you can and can't do with that car. Lastly, if you do go that route and it works, be careful with a taller manifold as your hood may no longer close and you'll need a custom hood or a cowl hood. Best of luck let us know what you come up with.
Second, do you have emissions testing where you live? This will pretty much answer your question on what you can and can't do with that car. Lastly, if you do go that route and it works, be careful with a taller manifold as your hood may no longer close and you'll need a custom hood or a cowl hood. Best of luck let us know what you come up with.
#23
04-05-2010, 07:14 PM
the stock rear can handle some power is done wisely. i.e. no nuetral drops, keep the burnout count low, and be mindful of applying power over rough roads. ive seen a completely stock rear handle a nitrou 383 and it never gave him issues, but he also wouldnt apply the power hard until second gear. i however managed to grenade a 10 bolt in my blazer, so its hit or miss. i also managed to blow to up a stock 305 with nothing other than a cat back.
#24
04-06-2010, 08:07 AM
the stock rear can handle some power is done wisely. i.e. no nuetral drops, keep the burnout count low, and be mindful of applying power over rough roads. ive seen a completely stock rear handle a nitrou 383 and it never gave him issues, but he also wouldnt apply the power hard until second gear. i however managed to grenade a 10 bolt in my blazer, so its hit or miss. i also managed to blow to up a stock 305 with nothing other than a cat back.
how?
#29
04-07-2010, 10:26 AM
yeah as they say, it's not the power or the torque, but how it's transmitted to the road my other car is a british ford consul with a 6/71 blown 350/th350 combo with a volvo 240 back axle (dana 30) i never drop it into drive to launch never burnout on what we call shellgrip which is an anti skid type of surface (well once i did and munched the cwp!!) and never let it shift into third while burning out (again ditto!) and the box and back end are living fine much to the surprise of all the gearheads round here that kill 10 bolts etc!