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Old 01-14-2021, 02:26 PM   #26
MikeB
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Re: 1972 307 cam selection... HELP!

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Originally Posted by BigBird05 View Post
Doesn't any body that grew up in the sixties remember what we called the 305 cid engines. Unless I was doing a restoration I would never put a dime into a 305. For the money you are talking about putting into your engine you could get a really good 350.
But you'd still be stuck with a carburetor!

And we're talking about doing it on a 307, which is a totally different animal than the small bore 305.
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