305 sbc
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I have a 230hp 305 in a 20' br.Has anyone tried different cam, intake or anything else for a little more power?Or is it just not worth messing with.
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Re: 305 sbc
I have an Edelbrock aluminum intake, 1 inch spacer and Holley in my center console and it gives it a little more umph....a little bigger cam would be much better I believe
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Re: 305 sbc
Originally Posted by Cap206
I have a 230hp 305 in a 20' br.Has anyone tried different cam, intake or anything else for a little more power?Or is it just not worth messing with.
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Re: 305 sbc
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So unless you change the heads your just wasting time with cam?
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Checkmate, I never thought much of 305s either.I do have a nice 383 short block that only needs $1500 to finish, but worry about relyability.I use boat quite a bite 250-300hrs a season.And then there is the alpha factor
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Re: 305 sbc
Originally Posted by Cap206
Checkmate, I never thought much of 305s either.I do have a nice 383 short block that only needs $1500 to finish, but worry about relyability.I use boat quite a bite 250-300hrs a season.And then there is the alpha factor
After speaking with no less than 2 dozen people with small blocks and alphas, the consensus was an alpha will live with common sense driving. No holeshots and keep the prop in the water and roll into the throttle. Im doing a nice 355 inch aluminum head motor and hope to have some fun in a few months. I plan on picking up one of those new knockoff alphas for 1300 new for a spare.