Wow you're lucky.  The 307 I had in my '69 (purchased in '85), smoked like a chimney!  Seriously, and no exageration, that sucker would burn 1 qt of 20w50 in a 40 mile trip!    When I floored the car, it would leave a cloud.  I also had spark plug extensions on all 8 cylinders, otherwise I was constantly changing oil fouled plugs!  I bought my oil by the gallon.

I was never so happy as the day I shi*t canned that engine!   :-)   Maybe not as happy as the tree-huggers though!  :-)

The odometer read 104k, but I always wondered if it was really 204k!

take care,


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[EMAIL PROTECTED]"> I disagree with the 307 or a 305 being the worst engine.  The 307 in my 69 ran just fine with 106,000 miles on it.  It didn't smoke, tick, knock, nothing.  In fact the only thing I may do to it s freshen it up with a new timing chain, oil pump, and maybe a rering kit if I think it needs it.  The heads obviously need to be redone to take todays unleaded gas, but other than that I see no problems with a 307.  The 305 that i rebuilt and put in my cousins Monte Carlo, was a roller 305 and let me tell ya, that thing has some zip for being a 305, smokes the tires pretty good.  
The 267 gets my vote for the worst chevy engine ever made.

Tom

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