Need a cam for race engine
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '07
Need a cam for race engine
the max my heads can have are .550. i want intake .550 and exhuast .550 and i want it to be as radical as it can be. my heads are flowed and flow something ill get the card as soon as my i ntakes comes in. it doesnt have to idle very well since its not street legal and im going to be road racing it.
Melting Slicks
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From: Billings MT
If your going to road race it, you don't want a monster cam that makes it too peaky... You would be better off getting the flow numbers and matching a cam that will keep the valve in the max flow lift as long as possible (within reason).
Your going to want that grunt to pull yourself out of a slow, or fast corner.
Need some more information for recommendation: CI, Compression, Induction, Exhaust, Gear Ratio, Transmission, Weight, ect ect ect....
Good Luck, sounds interesting, and pictures would be nice.
Your going to want that grunt to pull yourself out of a slow, or fast corner.
Need some more information for recommendation: CI, Compression, Induction, Exhaust, Gear Ratio, Transmission, Weight, ect ect ect....
Good Luck, sounds interesting, and pictures would be nice.
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by VETDRMS
If your going to road race it, you don't want a monster cam that makes it too peaky... You would be better off getting the flow numbers and matching a cam that will keep the valve in the max flow lift as long as possible (within reason).
Your going to want that grunt to pull yourself out of a slow, or fast corner.
Need some more information for recommendation: CI, Compression, Induction, Exhaust, Gear Ratio, Transmission, Weight, ect ect ect....
Good Luck, sounds interesting, and pictures would be nice.
Your going to want that grunt to pull yourself out of a slow, or fast corner.
Need some more information for recommendation: CI, Compression, Induction, Exhaust, Gear Ratio, Transmission, Weight, ect ect ect....
Good Luck, sounds interesting, and pictures would be nice.
Safety Car
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From: Guam
You should talk to someone who is running a similar setup in a car that is about the same weight.There is no sense reinventing the wheel....just find someone who has already spent countless hours and funds finding that sweet combination.
Good luck!
Good luck!
Race Director
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
Easy to pick a cam for drag race or oval track where RPM's don't drop too much, road racing is a different story and like stated above you need a cam that pulls down low too like 3000RPM's and goes to 7000RPM... hey wait a minute does that RPM range sound familiar Travis ? 
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Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by iNdigo
you're going road racing and you don't know what gears your running?
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