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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
hp estimate
i have a 78 pace car, it has true duals, absoulutely no emissions, forged crank, and a slightly larger (radical)cam, not sure about the cam, but i know its not stock. L-82 engine, auto tranny. as opposed to the stock 220 hp, what might this have?
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08
Originally Posted by Budman78
Emissions stuff doen't rob that much and a cam an actually hurt you sometimes. I'll go 245 to 250 tops. Dyno it and find out. 
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Originally Posted by gr8whte
dont rob much?? i heard emissions rob at least 25% of your engines hp? and why can a cam hurt?? just curious
Putting a cam, meant to turn 5500-8000 RPM, in a motor with a 2-bbl carb, small valves, and low-compression, would make less power than a camshaft who's profile was 'matched' to the other parameters of the motor
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by gr8whte
dont rob much?? i heard emissions rob at least 25% of your engines hp? and why can a cam hurt?? just curious
What cam is it? What I mean is adding a big cam to a 8.5 to 1 motor with smog heads is not going to do much. The reason, your heads can't flow enough to cc to make power. Yes you might gain alot, but not much. I'm not trying to offend you with the low number, it's a lesson we have all learned.
