# 2.8 to 305 engine tranny swap question **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 13, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948 "2006-03-13T18:47:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neonracer01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neonracer01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonracer01)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/1 "2006-03-13T18:47:23Z")
i did a 2.8 fuel inj swap to a carbed 305 in my 88 camaro over the weekend and got everything running but run into a small problem with the linkage to the new tranny. i cant remember how the cable mounts to the tranny. the cable has a bracket that mounts to something and i think it is the pan on the tranny but when i mount it to the pan the cable is too short . i also cant seem to figure out how cable actually bolts onto the tranny shifter is there a difference in the shifter on the tranny in a v6 compared to a v8 or are they the same? right now the only thing i can do is put the tranny in drive with shifter in the car in park . ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/2 "2006-03-14T03:54:12Z")
stop by,i’ll show u! ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 9:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/3 "2006-03-14T09:28:27Z")
why would anyone swap to a 305, thats a waste. go 350 ---
**Author:** ![Quik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/quik/32/5979_2.png) [@Quik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quik)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/4 "2006-03-14T09:31:37Z")
> [@Cutty](#): > > why would anyone swap to a 305, thats a waste. go 350 maybe thats all he had at the moment? and some 305s have more power then 350s ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/5 "2006-03-14T13:51:39Z")
you can make good power with the 305, the only disavantage is it’s small bore hell he could make it a 335 if he wanted 😃 ---
**Author:** ![neonracer01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neonracer01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonracer01)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/6 "2006-03-14T15:08:03Z")
i got a 305 to take the place of the 3.4 i bought. i bought a 3.4 to put in my camaro but when i took the intake off i found out that all but 1 lifter was bad and it looked like someone dumped tar in it. i took the 3.4 back to were i bought it and they gave me a 305 for an equal amount as the 3.4. they also gave me a great deal on a tranny also. brian ill try to stop over tommorow or thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/7 "2006-03-14T18:26:17Z")
atleast you should be able to get some more performance out of the 305 ---
**Author:** ![MONTE\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@MONTE\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MONTE_SS)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/8 "2006-03-15T06:29:59Z")
HO or non HO 305? ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/9 "2006-03-15T07:44:22Z")
> [@Quik](#): > > maybe thats all he had at the moment? and some 305s have more power then 350s ya i know, i’ve beat more 350’s than anything but i mean its not like you can’t get a 350 for cheap as fuck! ---
**Author:** ![neonracer01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neonracer01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonracer01)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/10 "2006-03-15T17:33:28Z")
i dont thunk it would be HO or not but i would guess not since it came out of an 84 full size blazer. ---
**Author:** ![neonracer01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@neonracer01](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonracer01)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/11 "2006-03-15T17:43:51Z")
by the way pewterss fixed my problem turns out that the shifter on the tranny was for a colum shift i needed a different piece. ---
**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-8-to-305-engine-tranny-swap-question/180948/12 "2006-03-15T17:50:59Z")
jjs \> all.