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MikeB

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Re: 1972 307 cam selection... HELP!

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Originally Posted by BigBird05

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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1969 C10 LWB -- owned for 35 years. 350/TH350, 3.08 posi, 1st Gen Vintage Air, recent AAW wiring harness, 5-lug conversion, 1985 spindles and brakes.
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