Engine Swap

Alright I just need suggestions, thoughts, and all that other stuff that comes with forums.

I am taking a 350 out of a '91 Chevy Silverado. I am going to tear it down and essentially re-manufacture it and put it in my '86 Camaro. I don't plan on making it a super race motor. I just want to put mostly stock parts back into the motor depending on prices, but I am planning on getting a bigger cam, an intake manifold, a carburetor set up, and headers.

Give me any pros, cons, suggestions, recommendations, remarks, or anything that comes to mind.

I want to run on pump gas. Preferably not the highest octane. But if I keep the top end from the 305 my compression will go up. And to lower this I would need to bore out the cylinders (which wouldn't I need bigger pistons then?) but that would actually work because I would need to get pistons with valve reliefs on them (no idea what those are). And if I got new pistons I am assuming I would have to get new rods?

And another thing can someone give me an estimate of cost? Here is what I am doing so far...
Cam(mild), lifters ect, pistons with valve reliefs, rods, and getting the cylinders bored out.

If I missed anything that would have to also be done just let me know.

Without getting into all the specifics, there are quite a few cans of worms in your proposal here. Run a search of the forum. It's been covered quite a few times.

What would I search for exactly?

Exit back to the "engine and transmission" forum page. At the top right corner of the page "search this forum", type in "engine swap" I got 86 hits, and quite a few of them from some of our best andmost knowledgeable folks that were around (self included before I lost half my mind it seems, lol). :thumbsup:

Either way, I degress the proposal, the truck motor is built for torque, doesn't have any top end power, to say anything about the impended non match ups with 305 to 350 heads.

Alright thanks!