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Jun 5, 2009 | 06:26 PM

dontay

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From: baltimore,Md

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been fixin up a 86 ss and would like to motor to switch to?

Jun 5, 2009 | 09:41 PM

The Popcorn King

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From: Henderson, NV

Welcome to the forum man.

Jun 5, 2009 | 09:55 PM

mrl390

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From: Canonsburg, PA

Welcome to the forum. A lot of people switch out their 305 for a 350 for more power and torque.

Jun 6, 2009 | 09:34 AM

skylark65

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From: Bushkill, PA

i would say a 350 is the way to go, they are relitivly cheep, plentifull, & have an enormus aftermarket for preformance / dress up parts. open up a jegs / summit catalouge & 80 % of the stuff fits an SBC 350, plus it should bolt into your car. you could build your own, buy one pre-built ( some great deals to be had with a little searching) or look into a turnkey crate engine.

Jun 6, 2009 | 11:26 PM

TheMonteMan

Joined: May 2009

Posts: 1,910

From: nj

any gen 1 small block chevy will fit no prob. i would get a crate motor that makes a ton of torque.

Jun 7, 2009 | 04:13 AM

Space

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Posts: 33,585

From: Beach`in Florida

Quote:

Originally Posted by dontay

been fixin up a 86 ss and would like to motor to switch to?

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Hi Dontay, & Welcome to the MCF Family.
I suggest switch'in 2 a 5.7L "350"
Unlimited performance parts, but a proven engine.
Look 4ward to your future posts,
Explore the forum & you will find a lot of infor
on all generations of the AweSome
Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Wish you safe/fun/fast miles in your Monte.
Good Luck

Jun 7, 2009 | 01:44 PM

MAMONTE

Monte Of The Month -- January 2010

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From: San Jose, CA

Like everyone else has said...

Go with a 5.7L Chevy....They are GREAT engines, and very very popular! The sky is the limit with things you can do to the Chevy 350!

Jun 14, 2009 | 01:46 PM

Mikhail Tomasovic

Joined: May 2009

Posts: 155

From: New Orleans, LA

if you wanted to you could even go big block... i mean if you wanted to be crazy about it... but the 350 is the best bet, you can bore and stroke it to 383 and produce 400+ hp easy N/A... if you get forced induction you will be over 550 hp easy...