just antoher newbie w/an 87 ls
 

hola, to all....I have an 87 monte ls. I have owned it for about 4 years now and Im interested in fixing it up a bit. It has a 305 in it with 45,000 orig miles. It has been in my shop for a couple years and I need to do something with it. I have just replaced a motor in a toyota tercel. not that easy.I think the 305 would be easier to get aftermarket parts for it. my question is do I have to do alot of work to the engines internals to put a turbo on it? if so what? The car runs great it is pretty quick for a 20 yr old rig. are there to many miles on it to turbo it? thanks again any answers will help

RE: just antoher newbie w/an 87 ls
 

hey, welcome to the site, if your changing the motor you could always go to a 350 or a small block 427 :) thats always fun :)

RE: just antoher newbie w/an 87 ls
 

I have a beat up 62 chevy, I think its perfect for the 427 swap. is it a waste of time to turbo the 305? the motor is perfect all orig.
I had to take off the 1/4 top off because it was rotten and causing rust in the body. I caught it in time and the car hasnt seen rain since.
I only drive the car maybe once every 6 months but I start it periodically to keep stuff ie gaskets from drying up.
Ive owned a few 3.8 buicks and they where weak except for the turbo version which was really quick. that's why i thought i could maybe turbo it.

RE: just antoher newbie w/an 87 ls
 

the turbo would be really cool, like in the grand national, but i'm not sure what would be required to do that