How do you tell the difference between a 305 and a 350 engine?

Geezer. By far the easiest way would be to pull a head and measure the bore. A 350 will have a 4 inch bore ( as would a 327 or a 302) while a 305 will have a 3.736 in bore. The difference is very pronounced once you know what you are looking at .

When did the Chevrolet 305 V8 engine come out?

As America faced an energy crisis and the government began to regulate a car’s emissions, General Motors made adjustments to many of their small block, V8 engines. GM introduced the Chevrolet 305 engine in 1976 to provide a smooth driving performance while allowing for lower octane fuels and lower emissions.

What kind of engine is in a 1988 Cheyenne 2500?

The 305 engine was pretty much gone out of GM’s line up by 1988, as the throttle body EFI 350’s were introduced. I have a 1988 Cheyenne 2500 4×4 & it came with a 350 EFI engine. In ’98, the engine was either a V-6 or a 350 Vortec, as the Vortecs were introduced in ’96. The intake runner should say “Vortec” right on it.

What kind of engine does a 1988 Chevy Silverado have?

The Specifications & Weight for a 1988 Chevrolet Silverado. 1 Engines. The 1988 Chevy Silverado had four engine options: 210-horsepower (hp) 5-liter or 5.7-liter V-8, 230-hp 7.4-liter V-8 and 6.2-liter diesel V-8. 2 Transmissions. 3 Identification. 4 Passenger Space. 5 Design.

What was the name of the 1980 Chevy 305?

The 305 was even used for a special edition 1980 Corvette. After 1996, GM installed the Chevy 305 in small Chevy and GMC trucks and SUVs and renamed the Vortec 5000.

When did the first Chevy pickup truck come out?

The first Chevrolet pickup truck was introduced in 1924, though in-house designs did not appear until 1930. “C” indicated two-wheel drive and “K” indicated four-wheel drive. The aging C/K light-duty pickup truck was replaced with the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra names in 1999 in the United States and Canada,…