That's what I was thinking too when I saw all the parts he's talking about replacing. The extra c.i. you get by starting with a 350 will probably give you the cheapest h.p. you can get.ssal396 said:IMHO, if you are talking about a new crank, heads, pistons,& boring it out, it wouldn't cost you a whole lot more to pick up a 350 block.. Like Tom said, it's actually going to cost you LESS for the 350 parts then it would to build the 307..
Again, just my.02
Scott
Hello yes i think 307 are good engines i built one n put a 350hp 327 cam n new steel timing chain n gear in it and put a pair of small cc 305 heads on it that i ground out a lil ...n a quadrajet 4 barrel that a friend rebuilt on it she was a demon in my lil '78 monte carlo with 2.73 posi rear it just never ran out of power in high gear n could come off the line like you not believe for so few cubes idk about a 68 cuz i not sure about weight dif. But es a 307 can scream nothin like the sound out of dual exhaust with blanks n no cats5I have a 69 malibu with a 307. Is there a way I can build this motor to make it fast and durable at the same time? Will I need a new crank, new heads, borred block, what cam do I use? These questions and more. A machinist told me that I can use 327 stuff, I'm new at this but am willing to learn and ready to get started. Or should I just build a 350? Will someone that honestly knows what they're talking about please help!! THANKS.
Scratch the 5Hello yes i think 307 are good engines i built one n put a 350hp 327 cam n new steel timing chain n gear in it and put a pair of small cc 305 heads on it that i ground out a lil ...n a quadrajet 4 barrel that a friend rebuilt on it she was a demon in my lil '78 monte carlo with 2.73 posi rear it just never ran out of power in high gear n could come off the line like you not believe for so few cubes idk about a 68 cuz i not sure about weight dif. But es a 307 can scream nothin like the sound out of dual exhaust with blanks n no cats5
307 has same stroke as a 327 if you are not aware of that so a 307 crank will go in a 327 or vice versa long as its large journal im not sure on that but i think all 307 are large journalHello yes i think 307 are good engines i built one n put a 350hp 327 cam n new steel timing chain n gear in it and put a pair of small cc 305 heads on it that i ground out a lil ...n a quadrajet 4 barrel that a friend rebuilt on it she was a demon in my lil '78 monte carlo with 2.73 posi rear it just never ran out of power in high gear n could come off the line like you not believe for so few cubes idk about a 68 cuz i not sure about weight dif. But es a 307 can scream nothin like the sound out of dual exhaust with blanks n no cats5
Got me again😳I wonder if he ever built the 307 up seeing the thread is from 2005.
Depends on what you consider fast.I have a 69 malibu with a 307. Is there a way I can build this motor to make it fast and durable at the same time? Will I need a new crank, new heads, borred block, what cam do I use? These questions and more. A machinist told me that I can use 327 stuff, I'm new at this but am willing to learn and ready to get started. Or should I just build a 350? Will someone that honestly knows what they're talking about please help!! THANKS.
I wonder if he ever built the 307 up seeing the thread is from 2005.
Got me again😳
That was the last thing he wrote here,so it looks like he followed some good advice.At least some of these old posts are entertaining.Thanks again guys. I'll go w/ a 350!
