Engine Swap

[Shane4524]

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.

[wrightz28]

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.

[Shane4524]

What would I search for exactly?

[wrightz28]

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).

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.

[Shane4524]

Alright thanks!