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Oh ya guys for all of you who did not know already. There is NOT a single third gen car (1982-1992) that came stock with a 350ci engine and a manual transmission. NOT ONE. So you better make sure the guy dropped it in and has reciepts and crap. So its not a rare option IT DID NOT EXIST. Yes mine has a 350 (well more like 175 cuz i blew the bottom end ) and a manual tranny thats only cuz mines modded to ****. Stock there IS NOT ONE. So be careful my friend.

 
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Jes, i know that so thats why its gonna be hard.lol but either way i want a stick. and yea arch i know that casue my dad always tells me that.lol but a stick is more fun. ive been finding a few 350's with sticks only bad thing is tey are mostly far from me. but ill just keep lookin

 
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k kool just wanted to be sure cuz there are a lot of people who think they came factory like that. Just dont want somebody getting over on you. Like that bastard is doing to me on ebay :banghead:

 
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o yea, thats why when i saw that one red z-28 it said 5 speed 350 so i immediatly looked at it and i ran the 8th digit of vin for the engine code and it was supposed to be a 305, the guy still told me it was a 350 then my dad looked at it by himself and the guy knew my dad knew a lot about cars and stuff and hes like um do u know if this is really a 350, and my dad didnt know cause he knows nothign except 72 and earlier, but since i told my dad that it was prolly a 305 hes like no i dont think it is and the guys like o ok. what a ****. thinks jsut cause im a kid he can screw me. w/e im gonna keep an eye out tho. hopeing to sell my car soon then i can hopefully get a nice iroc.thanks for the help and comments

 
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ok the likely hood of you finding a 350 manual in a thirdgen is very unlikely "unless aftermarket" because of the fact GM was scared of twisting chassis but i would say get a 3rd gen with a 350TPI look for one with a blown or taken out tranny buy the 800 dollar kit i've seen around for a manual conversion and convert it heck you can get a t 5-6 in it and that would be bad a##

 
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afraid of twisting? um a manual won't cause any more twisting than an auto, the real reason was the manuals at the time had problems with longevity, and few people wanted them in the first place (the z28 was designed as a more up scale performance car)

 
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well my dad has a spare m-21 in the garage out of like a 69 442. thatd be ghetto. a 4 speed on a thirdgen. i think id have trouble getting a hydraulic clutch and all the linkage and swing pedals and what not tho. id rather get a 305 and have a stick. you only twist the frame and drivetrain with a stick when your learning and dont know what your doing *cough me cough*lol, but hey, i learned on a 35 year old car. now im pretty good. but yea ive been seeing a few 350 sticks jsut far from me.

 
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the m21 is overrated I killed a few in a '79 firebird with a stock 455

 
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Theres no way to tell if the engine is a 305 or 350 just by looking at it. Get the casting # off the block.

 
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yea, my dad has an m-20 out of an old vette in his car, after a few burnouts from like 4 grand it started leaking. we're building a 402 for it now and when he takes otu the 327 hes gonna check the trans. and about the casting numbers, if i find a 350 5 speed, ill run the numbers on the block.

 
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http://www.mortec.com/
this place will be your friend

 
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ok cool dude. thanks a lot. one of my dads friends works at a machine shop and he could prolly check the numbers too but this site looks sweet.thanks!

 
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it becomes very handy at night when all the shops are closed

 
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get a 350 auto and pull the tranny and drop in a t-56