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304 Or 350 V8?

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projectaero

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Hello hows it going,
I am lookign at buying a V8 for a weekend/performance car in the next couple of months.
Now i was thinking something along the lines of

- VN Berlina - Manual - 304 - 165Kw
- HQ Ute - 350 - 220 roughly
- HX Ute - 308 - 180kw roughly

Now i was wondering what is the power difference,
Are the Ute's less powerfull as they are older.
Like what would u reccomend? Any pros or cons.

Im not sure as to what any help would be great thanks.
 

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I have owned the following V8's :

Ford 302 Cleveland
Ford 351 Cleveland
Holden 253 in a HJ Sedan
Holden 308 in a HQ one tonner
And the latest and greatest, a Holden 304 in a VN SS.

I can honestly say, I will never go back to a non fuel injected V8. My 304 shits all over my old 308 ute. Fuel injection is the go champ. Get either a 304 and stroke it, or get a fuel injected 350 out of a Corvette or something and throw that in an old ute. :)
 

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Why get 346, when 304 will do!


I've got a injected 304 (VP) and carby 304 (VK) currently, and agree, injected is the way to go.
I thought the first LS1s were more than 220, but i could be wrong. But either way, but car has that, and al it has is bolt on stuff (zorst, computer etc)
 
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GMVBSLE

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The 304 in my VP is heaps smoother to drive than the carbed 350 I had in a HT ute. There is so much potential to go better for bugger all as well. Injection is great! I would never consider a carbed V8 for the street again.
 

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a fuel injected 350 in a vr ute goes so nicely:thumbsup: my local exhaust fitter has one and nothing can beat it......power to weight is unbeleiveable and trust me does it do one hell of a burnout!!!!! watch out stelthy!! :p
 
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t2te50

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Nothing beats a 350 with GT cam (500-520 thou lift) with a compression of 10.1 and heavily ported heads. Run flat 13 all night and if its in a torana/cortina/vb-vh it will run 12 seconds like having a poo. With a manual that is.
 

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put a 308 pre77, lowrise single plane manifold, sig erson hlm320 cam 6 degrees adv, hone block 30 thou, port heads around valve guides only, leave bottom stock, keep 9:1 comp ratio....(it only takes 305hp to run 10 seconds pass)the motor will generate 340hp ps total advance 38 deg @ 6000 rpm
 
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