Delta 350 Rocket Idle!!

[MDC33147]

how much did this cost? my 307 has a knock but no engine check light is on, but i think i might have to rebuild or swap the motor..cause i know the timing is messed up but i did a tune up and now the check engine light went away but theres still a tick and a slight knock

[RedogOnyx]

The motor and trans cost me $420 and about another $500 in parts to make everything work. Could be more or less in your case. Planing another swap right now, will cost about $450 to freshen up the motor, but I don't have a car yet to put it into.

You can find 307's dirt cheap in running condition on Craigslist

[dasilvan]

i thought it was a joke at first . Thats awesome

[slowwagon]

Think you would have fixed the belt squeel before you posted the vid lol ... nah nice car man looks good, sou nds great

[hushbaby12]

haha at first i thought in the begining that that was the engine sound... like the lawn mower or something... it was funny

[RedogOnyx]

HA HA yeah, at first I was pissed that the ground crew was mowing the lawn, but after I put the video on the computer I thought it sounded funny, like it was sitting next to a Civic revving it's motor LOL

[didichicken]

nice car thats sad it was totaled

[RedogOnyx]

Thanks, on both comments. I'm still sad about it too

[callujah]

nice car and engine compartment

[JesseDELTA88]

i have that same edelbrock air filter. and i ahve a 83 oldsmobile delta 88

[olds7888350]

sounds good, its good to see another delta 88 on here with a built motor

[RedogOnyx]

Thank you. Sadly this car was totalled in September by some dumb kid that didn't know how to drive. I hope to build another soon

[Myaurora2001]

Looks fantastic for a 40 year old Oldsmobile?

[RedogOnyx]

The motor is 40 years old the car is a 1985

[camsac]

My dad gave me his 1973 olds 455 with like 365hp or sumtin like that, but it hasn't been turned on for about 13 years, so im going to fix it, i'm going to change spark plugs, replace gas tank and gas filter, oil change and get a new battery for it, hopefully it will be up and running by then.

[oldsmobileboy]

how much hp would a stock 71' cutlass 350 have?

[RedogOnyx]

I'm not too sure, in either 71 or 72 it would be around 180 or so. I forget what year the CR changed. If it wasn't in 71 it would be 250 or so

[oldsmobileboy]

no i know it has more than 180

my uncle said how much it had but i cant remember it was over 250 though atleast by a little bit...im thinkin 275+

[RedogOnyx]

It 68 the 350 had 255 HP and 355 ft/lbs. You're Uncle is probably right and the CR changed in 1972 dropping the HP down to 180. I est about 268 from this motor after dual plane manifold, and x pipe duals, plus it runs 15.8 in the 1/4 mile and the car weighs in at 4050 with me in it and 1/4 tank of gas

[oldsmobileboy]

do you think a 71' 350 would fit easily in a 80' cutlass?...and im thinkin of putting in a comp cam in it before dropping it in the 80'

o yea and hopefully the block isnt cracked cuze then im screwed

[RedogOnyx]

All Small Block Olds are extenally the same from 1968 to 1990. The only problem you might run into is the exhaust manifolds not fitting the engine bay. Buy new motor mounts for the 80 Cutlass, not the 71

[oldsmobileboy]

ok sounds good thanks man

where can i get new engine mounts?

and since the 80 cutlass is originally a v6 car, should i chenge up the suspension?

[RedogOnyx]

See how low the front end sits first, My Delta only gained 80 lbs in the 307 to 350 swap, but I changed the manifold too which dropped about 35 lbs off the total weight. You can get motor mounts pretty easy from OE auto part warehouses on the interent. Be sure to get the V-8 motor mounts, the 3.8 V-6 mounts won't work

[oldsmobileboy]

thanks but it has a 350 chevy motor in it right now, i should still change motor mounts right?

[RedogOnyx]

I thought you said it was a v6 car? Yes get new mounts, they are only $25 each

[RedogOnyx]

Yes all SBO's are externally the same from 1968 to 1990. Exhaust manifold may be the only problem with clearing the frame / engine craddle and get new motor mounts. Get mounts for the 1980 Cutlass, and not he 1971 Cutlass

[chevy385]

That's a nice looking car.About your torque figures though in 1968 engines were rated in NET horsepower which was figured with no accessories or exhaust. Engines now are measured in SAE horsepower which is as installed with exhaust and all accessories. So the 454 is actually still making more torque. If you convert your 350s torque to SAE you are probably looking at about 300-310 ft.lbs. The 455 would be about 450-460 ft/lbs

[gadjetfat]

sure keep dreaming i would like to see a 350 have more torque than a 454

[RedogOnyx]

What is the stock torque on a 454? 360 ft/lbs? Odd, the same amount of ft/lbs this motor has, STOCK!! Plus we are talking Olds motors vs Chevy motors. One of the main reasons Olds was forced to stop making motors is because Chevy cry baby bitches would whine about an Oldsmobile motors having more hp and tq than Chevy motors of the same size. Same thing is true with Buick and Pontaic motors as well.

Look it up, or keep making yourself look foolish

[RedogOnyx]

The facts are in the numbers. Like I said, look it up. Maybe you'll find the facts that one reason Olds, Pontaic, and Buick were forced to stop making motors is because little Chevy whiny bitches would cry that these motors would have more tq than thier Chevy conterparts.

You wanna talk big blocks? The Olds 455 has 510 ft/lbs STOCK!! The only Chevy motors 454's to have close to that much tq in stock forum are diesals.

[gadjetfat]

and a 400 wont get as much hp/tq as a 454 will

[RedogOnyx]

You do realize we are talking about transmissions, not engines.

FYI though. A Olds 350 SMALL BLOCK has more Torque than a Chevy 454 BIG BLOCK.

Reseach, pay attention, then comment

[wissn2112]

th400. good trans ,but a beefed up th350 won't robb as much HP/TQ to the rear wheels as the 400 does. Just a thought.

[wlitm]

you need to tighten that that belt *BAD*

[beeterolds]

very nice 15.8s isnt bad, i bet it has some traction issues now, i just put a 455 in my 1983 2dr Cutlass i have yet to see how it does at the track

[RedogOnyx]

Nice, gotta see video of that. Probably will run in the low 14's

[nsimone]

You need a new pulley there buddy.

[RedogOnyx]

No just tighen the p/s belt, done, sqeaks a bit now when first started cause it's so cold, but it's not as loud, and it shuts up right away

[xplicit6666]

sounds like you need some new belts..sounds like crap... engine sounds good though

[RedogOnyx]

Belts are loose here, Problem since been fixed!

[beeterolds]

hows it perform over the 307? and u need to tighten those belts!! LOL...either that or u need the non/AC pulleys

[RedogOnyx]

Much better. The 307 was only ruuning on 2 barrels, but it ran 20.60 in the 1/4 mile, now with the 350, it runs 15.8 and still has some tweaking to do. Getting the TH400 tranny rebuilt soon

[garettisreallycool]

what the hell is that sound???

[RedogOnyx]

Umm, it's called American power