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Old Oct 1, 2011 | 06:15 PM
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This is for 1975 Vette with 355 CI, 202 heads, roller rockers, headers/sidepipes, 700R4 tranny, custom torque convertor, 3:73 rear end, Mallory ignition, vacuum pump and AED Carb.

The goal is 400+ HP with maximum performance across the band and still be able to drive around town and take on 200+ mile trips.

Thinking about a Comp Cam 292H Series or an Edelbrock Rolling Thunder #2201.

http://www.jegs.com/i/Comp+Cams/249/12-213-3/10002/-1

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...chevy_sb.shtml


Are these choices to aggresive? Recommendations?
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"202" heads usually refers to the intake valve size. What's the casting number on the heads, and what valve springs are installed?

What intake/carb?
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Back in the day, I had a Roadrunner with a 440 in it. I used a 292 advertized duration, .505 lift cam in it, and it had a fairly "blucketa, blucketa, blucketa, bluck, bluck-bluck, bluck-bluck, bluck-blucketa, blucketa" kind of idle. I would think a cam like that in a 350 would have a pretty radical idle.

LOL! I just proofread my post and laughed my *** off!!


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