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Originally Posted by svandamme
didn't look to bad
you think the blow by was unfixable with new rings?
My 944 had terrible blow by when i bough it, new rings and the engine was pulling like an ox
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Maybe a valve job and rings would have fixed it right up. But with 300K miles the heads would need a complete overhaul. The piston bores were likely egg shaped and really would need to be bored oversize and then buy new pistons. And while I am in there I should just dump those heads and replace them with aluminum heads, and for sure a better cam, and I might as well just replace all the bearings so that is a full rebuild. That takes a lot more time and effort than just a swap.
In the end only two guys thought I should rebuild the 305, and only one of those guys has a opinion I respect. Everyone else suggested I do the crate engine. The 305 is only worth 26 bucks. It is gone and the 350 is running great.