What is the engine and what is it out of

[Gwarren79]

all that's corvette isn't necessarily gold... mid to late 70's corvettes only had about 190 hp from the factory... also check the casting #'s on the heads, some had "hump" castings on the front of the heads, but were often mistaken for the good ones...

Or the ultra rare Corvette 305 option........

 

[lilbowtie]

Or the ultra rare Corvette 305 option........

Learned something new today.

 

[pagrunt]

Or the ultra rare Corvette 305 option........

Learned something new today.

The "mighty" Corvette 305 was manditory in Cali for '80 only, the rest of the world had the 350. This was the only time it got the 305.

 

[lilbowtie]

all that's corvette isn't necessarily gold... mid to late 70's corvettes only had about 190 hp from the factory

Ain't that the truth, the diamond in the rough is the L-82 - cam & 2.02 64cc heads and you have some HP.

 

[ck80]

One thing that does get lost in translation about anything mid 70s onwards was that testing and ratings changed too...

Early 70s engines could and we're tested on a stand, with NO accessories (not even water pump), open headers, non-factory carb and timing, etc. And that was considered normal/acceptable.

Go a few years forward you've got snog motors, unleaded gas, had to be tested with FULL accessories in place and running, and, factory type carb settings, timing, etc.

So, it's easy to knock 70s-on motors, and rightfully so. BUT, if you tested the earlier motors to the same standard you got in the late 70s, SOME, (not all) of the difference would disappear as well. That was the whole "gross vs net" issues - nothing to do with post drivetrain losses like it sounds, still flywheel. Screwed with the testing again in the mid 2000s too.

 

[lilbowtie]

I quess our Op got what he wanted !