Originally Posted by Moparrbust
My first car was a 1977 Chevy Monza 2+2 which I put a slightly modded 355 small block and TH350 into. It came with a 305 stock.....................and there were Monzas with the 350 from the factory but it was ONLY in 1975 AND sold in California as the lowest powered V8 GM ever made(to my knowledge) with a tire scorching 125hp.
I just sold that car off to the junk yard for $50 with the motor/tranny.............the body was still in original(never been wrecked) condition. It was a very sad day as I wanted to sell it to someone that would turn it into a race car.............but instead it was crushed.
I stand corrected..
I was unaware of the 350s in Ca were factory. That explains why it was so easy to swap for a real 350.
My 3.1 V6 was 115 HP but was so much lighter with the aluminum block. The weight distribution was the same as Porshe 924 52% front 48% back.
By the time I had stiffened the body and added anti sway and traction bars, the weight distribution was just the opposite. Car handled like it was on rails. With a 4 barrel the HP had to be higher but I never dyno'd it. I was just trying to go faster on the top end as the two barrel choked out around 80 mph. My brother ended up with the 4 barrel on his 79 Monza as I went back to the two. Saved me a lot of money.
Not in gas, in speeding tickets.
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