Jetmeck

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a Caprice daily driver. The 700r4 is going with it. 2000 stall. Don't want to spend a lot of money on this swap but wanted to know what 4 barrel intake would be a good match for the factory heads. Also need a carb. No electronics or injection here. 2.73 highway gears staying along with the 7r4 and the low mileage 305. Am going to stab another cam in her because of the 87 peanut cam but it won't be much obviously with the gears I have and with all other factory pieces. So need a cam recommendation,
intake and carb. Decent performance with price in mind and thanks,

Bill E.

Fast355

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The peanut cam and the TPI heads are a good match for a 305 in a 4,000 lbs caprice. Without a doubt you will have 3.08 or 2.73 gears in that car. You need torque!! Other than that you might try either the Vortec Truck/B-Body LT1 cam or a LT1 F-Body cam.

Jetmeck

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everything I have read on the peanut cam was bad , anybody know the specs on it ?

MilehighBird

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I don't remember the specs off hand but do a search on "LG4 cam" and it'll pull up about 30 threads on that cam's specs and suggestions on what to replace it with.

Vader

305 Auto Trans (LB9) "LA" (LameAss) cam specs:
Redline: 5,000 RPM; Cam P/N 10088155; Intake Lift : 0.350; Exhaust Lift: 0.384; Intake Duration: 179°; Exhaust Duration: 194°; LSA: 109.0° (108° In LCA/-112Ex LCA)

Personally, I'd stick with the TPI in the B-Car and use that extra torque to launch that massive beast and forego the carburetor. I'd also be very tempted to install a factory L35 torque converter to help matters out. Since the engine is already out, well, you know the routine.

EDIT: Never mind the part about the converter. I missed the part about the "2000 stall" in your first post.

Jetmeck

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I like the "LA" part...lol. No lift, does that cam have lobes on it ? LOL....I have toyed with putting the whole TPI injection setup in the Caprice. Don't know about the wiring I would have to do to the 85 caprice which was the last year of caprice with a carbed v8
(although that damn Q-jet looks like a tarantula with all of sensors and wiring attached to it), would have to add an electric pump, I suppose I could inline one ? Don't know if it would be worth the trouble ?

My line of thinking was simplicity, no more injection, sensors or electronics of any kind. No worries about inspection. Course the extra torque would be nice but the Caprice has a tired 215k carbed 305 in it now so it would still be a nice upgrade even if carbed. Imagine the look on people's face when you popped the hood with TPI ???

Besides , it would be hard not to put some s/r torquers and a much better cam and headers IF I was staying TPI. Course
I still could but I think for this old BOAT I'll go cheap and easy.

VADER, is that L35 torque convertor the S10 one ? That thought crossed my mind.

Vader

Yes, that converter was used in some of the S-10s. It stalls at about 2,200 RPM behind a V-6, and likely higher behind a torquey V-8. You can usually get one from the dealer for about $200 with a warranty.

I had an '85 Caprice wagon. 305, E4ME, 700-R4, and O/D and lockup would hit at about 35MPH. Zero nads, but I drove it to almost 200K with no problems but normal wear items. TPI would have helped that lug a bunch.

A donor harness from a TPI car or Painless harness would suit the need. The ECM on the B-car is easy to access, just behind the right front kick panel.

Jetmeck

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I am all too aware of that lug you talk about. I put one of those delay harnesses to delay lockup and that helped a lot. Right now the old tired 7r4 in the caprice has some crusty pins at the tcc plug that causes it to cycle alot, but other than that for an old worn out Boat she lugs along at 40 mph pretty well.