305 to 350 swap, how much interchange-ability?

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KCP

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I'm about to swap the old and tired 305 to a 350 too. In my case, the 350 is a complete rubuilt mid-70's 4-bolt (9.5 compression, 278/288° cam, etc).
I want to keep the stock Qjet carb, combined with a Performer or Performer RPM intake. According to the engine builder this should put me somewhere in the 290-300HP ballpark.
While keeping the Qjet and computer, I want to get rid of most of the emissions stuff (not needed for a '85 here). Previous owner alreday changed the cat to one without air tube, so the pump will definitly go. I might keep the EGR, but not sure for now. Will the computer throw any codes without the pump?
 

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The computer will not be affected by the removal of the air pump.
 
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86Jackie

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Thanks guys!
Another question regarding the swap, will I need to change out my wiring harness as it has the computer setup and certain stuff to run with it, such as the smog pump stuff?
 
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