Thread: 305 in a bucket?

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HHmmm is right. 329 cubes with std bore. Squares the bore to stroke ratio. Right rod combo and a decent pair of heads, cam it right, should be a little torquer.

I'm going to go on the other side of the fence on this one. I think a 305 would be fine for it as long as you were just out to build a dependable, moderately snappy performing T. Not all of us want or need a scorcher, and I am truly unable to use all the HP mine puts out, and it is just a moderate 350. If I get into it too deep it wants to go sideways, so I would be very happy to have something like a 305 up there.

I understand that if someone is trying to go for as much bang for the buck as possible, it makes sense to start with as many cubes as possible, but look at all of the cars running flatheads and even 6 cylinder engines and the owners get a lot of enjoyment out of driving them. Even the cars running 4 cylinders, like the track T JRobinson is building, are a blast to run around in and perform great in traffic.

So my vote says use it. You can't tell a 283 from a 350 unless you are really up on the slight differences, so a sbc is a sbc. Dress it up and have fun.

Don

I agree with Don on this one. The 305 would make a nice little cruiser and if you are going to put it in a light weight car like a T it should have more than enough power for some red light challenges (just don't bet the farm on it) . After all you don't really need a double plug blown hemi to push a T or an A down the road. Unless you want to.