Boring out an engine?

[Lt.Del]

305's are great if you own a boat and a thick chain.

lol

[Stewart G Griffin]

Stop messing with my engine!  Just kidding.

Why does everyone like a 283, but hate 305's?  The 305 has a 22 inch advantage.

[VileZambonie]

The 283 packed some punch for what it was at it's time in life. The 305 was the loaf

[Stewart G Griffin]

i argue that the 83-88 monte carlo SS could and did click off mid-15 second 1/4 mile times with a relatively stock 305.  The monte carlo, as you know, weighed about 3400-3500 lbs.

This contrasted to the 57 corvette, which was probably the 283's most shinning moment, weighed considerably less and was able to acheive high 14 second times.  But, this engine was equipped with the fuel injection system.

If the 305 had such as system installed, who knows?

i don't think a stock, carbed 283 can beat a stock, carbed 305.

Actually, this is getting geeky.  i just like 305's.

[Stewart G Griffin]

i've officially retracted my post;  Arguing wether a 283 or 305 is just too geeky;  It's something like what that comic bookstore owner in the Simpsons would do.  And that's probably someone who we probably should not nessesarily aspire to be.

i just like 305's and i plan on working with them in the future.  If you all want to continue the debate and/or expand upon my argument, that is fine.

[HAULIN IT]

I personally don't think the 305 is a bad engine. They have served many people many a miles. It's just best left as that, a reliable engine for the average person to get from point A to point B. Many 267's,ect. ran many,many miles in those late '70's early '80's cars, they weren't bad engines, just not a great foundation for a performance build in my opinion.

[Blue 82]

with gas heading to $5 a gallon I'd like to find an old 267 to play with.....
I do have a L99 crank, I guess I could make a 267 with a 305 block if I could find some factory 5.94" rods
or a 302 (306 @ +.030) with a 350 block

[1976Scottsdale]

305's are great if you own a boat and a thick chain.

Or if you are running mud and need throw away motors.  $100 bucks in bearings and stuff and you can pull two or three times and then do it over again and not feel bad about it.  Or you can pull the crank and rods since many 305's have X-rods... not a major performance thing, but a little better than the bone stock ones.  Cranks are the same too if you have to build a 350 on a really tight budget.