Rusty Nail
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- Joined
- Jan 29, 2015
- Posts
- 10,041
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- 10,134
- Location
- the other side of the internet
- First Name
- Rusty
- Truck Year
- 1977
- Truck Model
- C20
- Engine Size
- 350sbc
Yeah...
Yeah seriously.
But I used to be an auto mechanic, i'm not a parts swapper.
You can put lipstick on a pig, or butter on a turd, heck you can even build a house of cards on sand...but if you put a pile of high dollar, shiny new mismatched parts on top of an 8.3:1 305 with #201 (76cc) heads, it will not perform well and that time and money will have been wasted.
It wont even look good.
You asked this hotrodder's opinion...not my fault you dont like it.. Of course, then again i'm pretty sure I stick to the facts (thats my job now see?) - pesky, troublesome , facts.
I'm no help there Tom, you're talking to the wrong guy. But see the thing is, there are THOUSANDS OF EYEBALLS that will read my reply and it aint about you.
It's about the truck and the audience.
SO, since you can't stop me, i'm going to finish my recommendations for the other viewers because yes, I take it seriously and like to think I know wtf i'm talking about
OR I WOULDNT SAY ANYTHING.
damn. See what I did there? Pretty slick!!
Tell em Pedo! Hit em with the eyebrows!
Yeah baby!
Since I am an actual mechanic and im under no obligation to sell parts to pad the ticket, I mostly sell gaskets and work on the clock = not flag.
**** your labor guide, I dont care what it says. I'll tell you what it cost when im finished if you want it back. LoL.
IF ! Tom. You were about fixing your truck, we will work with #601s but if you have 201s..that's almost a hard stop.
Lower your expectations or change cylinder heads because it will always be painfully slow.
Lol sadface
Pesky facts.
Edelbrock 600 isnt big enough for a 305.Buy at least a 650. 670 even.
Oh ****.one of those is a Holley.
Well, the other one could be what you already have but its impossible to tell with your ****** attitude and unwillingess to participate in your own success.
Either way we have to change head gaskets if you are about going fast or getting better mileage.
Shims. Copper shim head gaskets.
You WISH you had 601s but you dont.
Youve got 201s.that camshaft is really very bad. 305s 76-80 is a piece of ****.
You could spend a bunch on new stuff or you could be a cool hotrodder and run different factory parts. But thats not what youre about.
Again,nothing personal.
Swap to copper shim head gaskets and dont tell anybody youve got 201s. Lol.
MUST. buy aftermarket rocker arms though.
Factory ones are garbage.
Rebuild that Quadrajet IF it's a 650. Those are AWESOME carbs.
Pick up an aluminum intake.
Almost ANY will out perform the cast iron pile you' ve got now.
$100 to change head gaskets - at that price you've got to do it yourself.
Shop around. Craigslist or ebay or this MSB even and buy a used aluminum intake manifold.installed? $100 all you too.
$100 buys Comp Cams Magnum roller tip1.5 rockers. Also on you.
$100 buys a carbkit,fuel filter and associated gaskets to rebuild your Quadrajet. You can do it for that
You can EASILY find a pair of used maybe new headers for $100.
$100 buys other pieces associated with paying an exhaust shop to connect them.
$600 bucks.
Will whup the tar out of some jagoff punk that spent $600 on getting a shiny new carb and intake installed on the same 305 u got in the next lane thats fixin to get his ass whupped.
But hey, it depends on what youre about.
When you pop the hood because nobody believes it's a1980 305.look it says 50 right on it. The stock engine.
No bling Tom. That dont make it go no faster or get no more mpgeez.
You've got.to.have new shim.head gaskets.
Sure theyre shiny before you cover em up with cylinder head..nobody will see your rockers either. If you source a 1983,4,5, or 6 GM factory aluminum intake nobody would look twice if you dont clean the outside too good - youve only got headers.
That's what I used to be about. You wanna run em? Il take your money. Look Its a 305.
How much you got in your pocket?
But im an actual mechanic ,not a parts swapper. I dont hold appreciation for covering ignorance and apathy with shiny stuff.
How much were you plannin to spend?
It took me one hour to write this reply.
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Yeah seriously.
But I used to be an auto mechanic, i'm not a parts swapper.
You can put lipstick on a pig, or butter on a turd, heck you can even build a house of cards on sand...but if you put a pile of high dollar, shiny new mismatched parts on top of an 8.3:1 305 with #201 (76cc) heads, it will not perform well and that time and money will have been wasted.
It wont even look good.
You asked this hotrodder's opinion...not my fault you dont like it.. Of course, then again i'm pretty sure I stick to the facts (thats my job now see?) - pesky, troublesome , facts.
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And now we know what you are about. Your concern is neither performance nor gas mileage, you want to waste money on shiny new parts that will perform.poorly - rather than FIX IT.I'm no help there Tom, you're talking to the wrong guy. But see the thing is, there are THOUSANDS OF EYEBALLS that will read my reply and it aint about you.
It's about the truck and the audience.
SO, since you can't stop me, i'm going to finish my recommendations for the other viewers because yes, I take it seriously and like to think I know wtf i'm talking about
OR I WOULDNT SAY ANYTHING.
damn. See what I did there? Pretty slick!!
Tell em Pedo! Hit em with the eyebrows!
Yeah baby!
Since I am an actual mechanic and im under no obligation to sell parts to pad the ticket, I mostly sell gaskets and work on the clock = not flag.
**** your labor guide, I dont care what it says. I'll tell you what it cost when im finished if you want it back. LoL.
IF ! Tom. You were about fixing your truck, we will work with #601s but if you have 201s..that's almost a hard stop.
Lower your expectations or change cylinder heads because it will always be painfully slow.
Lol sadface
Pesky facts.
Edelbrock 600 isnt big enough for a 305.Buy at least a 650. 670 even.
Oh ****.one of those is a Holley.
Well, the other one could be what you already have but its impossible to tell with your ****** attitude and unwillingess to participate in your own success.
Either way we have to change head gaskets if you are about going fast or getting better mileage.
Shims. Copper shim head gaskets.
You WISH you had 601s but you dont.
Youve got 201s.that camshaft is really very bad. 305s 76-80 is a piece of ****.
You could spend a bunch on new stuff or you could be a cool hotrodder and run different factory parts. But thats not what youre about.
Again,nothing personal.
Swap to copper shim head gaskets and dont tell anybody youve got 201s. Lol.
MUST. buy aftermarket rocker arms though.
Factory ones are garbage.
Rebuild that Quadrajet IF it's a 650. Those are AWESOME carbs.
Pick up an aluminum intake.
Almost ANY will out perform the cast iron pile you' ve got now.
$100 to change head gaskets - at that price you've got to do it yourself.
Shop around. Craigslist or ebay or this MSB even and buy a used aluminum intake manifold.installed? $100 all you too.
$100 buys Comp Cams Magnum roller tip1.5 rockers. Also on you.
$100 buys a carbkit,fuel filter and associated gaskets to rebuild your Quadrajet. You can do it for that
You can EASILY find a pair of used maybe new headers for $100.
$100 buys other pieces associated with paying an exhaust shop to connect them.
$600 bucks.
Will whup the tar out of some jagoff punk that spent $600 on getting a shiny new carb and intake installed on the same 305 u got in the next lane thats fixin to get his ass whupped.
But hey, it depends on what youre about.
When you pop the hood because nobody believes it's a1980 305.look it says 50 right on it. The stock engine.
No bling Tom. That dont make it go no faster or get no more mpgeez.
You've got.to.have new shim.head gaskets.
Sure theyre shiny before you cover em up with cylinder head..nobody will see your rockers either. If you source a 1983,4,5, or 6 GM factory aluminum intake nobody would look twice if you dont clean the outside too good - youve only got headers.
That's what I used to be about. You wanna run em? Il take your money. Look Its a 305.
How much you got in your pocket?
But im an actual mechanic ,not a parts swapper. I dont hold appreciation for covering ignorance and apathy with shiny stuff.
How much were you plannin to spend?
It took me one hour to write this reply.
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