building a motor

[Merc09]

so im getting a 305 block and im getting heads with it that need to be redone. any tips? what size carb should i run? anyone have any 305 parts for cheap?

[73chevytruck]

Your best bet is to find a running motor. Ounce you take parts to a machine shop it can get exspensive real quick. Just built me a motor started as just a .60 bore an some new parts and before I knew it Had a 2500 machine shop bill

[marshall]

Cost less to build a 350. I realize you are on a budget, and are trying to save money, but doing it all yourself isn't necessarily the cheapest route. Find something complete and cheap you can upgrade. You will end up with at least a $1000 305, as opposed to a 350 that's is complete and runs for about $400 if you choose to use what you have.

[fordrunner]

The heads alone to get redone going to be a couple hundred bucks then you got the cost of boring the block probley   and then pistons and getting the pistons pressed on the rodes it all adds up very fast i have a "cheap"  .60 over 302 with probly 3200 into it before it ever got fired it cost so much it took 3 years to get all the parts and do it myself ya you get the pride of saying i built that motor but its going to cost alot im just saying id just find a running 350

[Hammerlane]

What are you puttin this motor in
I have a .40 over 305 in the Cheap..
runs ok, but for me.. seriously under powered..

if this is going in a full size you will probably be disappointed.

[Merc09]

well my girlfriends dad just gave me a 350 aswell. so now im breaking it down. its running i just need a new crank for it.

[Jthomas]

What kind of rpm you plan on running?

[Merc09]

I have no idea. Just wanna beable to spin 40's

[betterbeaters]

if you dont plan on running some gears or bald40 a 305 wont like it. lol i had baldish 44s with 4.10 a 208 and the 305 didnt like it it too much  it needed 5.13s bad

[Merc09]

I'm running a 350 now lol with hopefully 410 gears. It'll be 350/350/203

[ShortTemperd]

Horsepower tv is the show u should be watchin today. Shows ya how to redo them heads yourself

[Merc09]

I just canceled my cable.

[camok10]

It's all in parts matching, if you run say a 9-1 comp, a mild cam that gives you an idle to 4500-5000rpm power band, the stock tbi heads with port matching and mild polishing along with a 600cfm carb or the tbi with a 454 tbi unit you'd have a great all around motor. That set up would allow you to run trails with low end but yet still have enough rpm to have fun In the mud. And would probably make peak horsepower around 4000 rpm or so.