OutLaw305

im looking for a reliable 350 to swap into my 92 Rs with the 305 (manual) ive heard good things about it and i just wanted some feedback about it before i went any farther.

1fastformula

I got it and I love it!!!!!! Although I just scrambled my 700r4 with it but hey...It was a 13 yr old 700r4......Get it and don't think twice!!

Later

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Outlaw if I could butt in...I have a 98 v6. But am concidering gettin a 89 RS w/ manual also(Cheap) I've been runnin the 98 on road coarses,gettin old.Handles on rails though,how about your car??
I will be building it into a road race car(the 89) and right off the bat too..I want to put a 350 in, fast formula this HO crate 350 what did that cost ya?where? What other parts are needed to do this swap?
Does anybody know how much hp/torque the T-5 can handle?How much abuse it can take?
T.

OutLaw305

you can either go with the 350 or 350 deluxe package. The reg 350 package comes with everything but intake system , water pump... and a few other things.. costs about $2200 (rough estimate off the top of my head). To the best of my knowledge the deluxe package is pretty much turnkey @ about $3300. It is also dyno'ed at 330 hp and i think about 350 ft lbs. If you go with the regular package though and dont mind a litle bit of work you can get a bit more power by using a EdelBrock RPM style intake manifold (not positive which one exactly.. ill get that info for you tomarrow), and other high end performance parts . The price of the Regular package + the aftermarket parts will equal just about the same as the turnkey package so its up to you. A bit more hp and trq + do it yourself work.. or a basically turnkey engine. ( 330 hp is nothing to frown on ). Go to www.GmPerfomanceParts.com and they have all the info you will need on the different packages.

Now to your question about the Tranny. From what ive heard on the board here... the t-5 tranny which is also in my 92 305 RS can not handle that kind of power.. GM didnt even put it in the camaros with the 350 engine from what i understand. I am looking into a T-56 transmition that i guess is supposed to be pretty darn good. If anyone knows the cost of one of these can i get an estimate??

Ya know.. im only 17 yrs old and before i got my camaro i knew practically nothing about cars. But the people on this message board have been the most helpful people ive ever had a chance of meeting in my life. Where else can u get all this info from experianced people short of going to the library ( and we all know books suck ) So i guess i just want to say thanks to all the helpfull people out there who take the time to respond to the young guns like myslef.