Help with Cam
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From: Frankfort IL
Help with Cam
Hey everyone I've been able to track down information on my vette based on paperwork I found from the PO. I know nothing about cams and i'd like to have someone chime in that may be able to help. The cam that was installed is the Chevy WG-1173 V8 I was able to track this down but it means nothing to me:
Cam Name: Chevy WG-1173 V8
Lifter Type: Hyd
Timing Spec @: Seat-To-Seat
Intake Lift: 0.465
Exhaust Lift: 0.488
IVO: 38
IVC: 72
EVO: 87
EVC: 33
Cam Adv: 0
Intake Duration: 290
Exhaust Duration: 300
Can someone tell me if this is a decent cam? What type of performance compared to stock? This weekend the vette gets a set of hooker super comps and new exhaust throughout, ending in a set of flowmaster delta 40's Hoping this with the rebuild Im doing on the Qjet will net me some decent hp and torque gains. Any thoughts?
Cam Name: Chevy WG-1173 V8
Lifter Type: Hyd
Timing Spec @: Seat-To-Seat
Intake Lift: 0.465
Exhaust Lift: 0.488
IVO: 38
IVC: 72
EVO: 87
EVC: 33
Cam Adv: 0
Intake Duration: 290
Exhaust Duration: 300
Can someone tell me if this is a decent cam? What type of performance compared to stock? This weekend the vette gets a set of hooker super comps and new exhaust throughout, ending in a set of flowmaster delta 40's Hoping this with the rebuild Im doing on the Qjet will net me some decent hp and torque gains. Any thoughts?
Le Mans Master
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From: Fremont CA
Looks like you have an old Wolverine Gear " Blue Racer " grind. The specs are 224Int@0.050 234Exh@0.050 and 114 int/exh lobe separation. Wolverine was bought by Crane I believe and these cams were old profiles with decent but not state of the art acceleration ramps and profiles. Duration split is a little bigger than I like to use and lobe separation is a little wider than commonly run ( 108-110-112 separations are more common and give better bottom end ) cam is OK grind but there is probably 10-15HP and lots better fuel mileage in a current design cam.
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From: Frankfort IL
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From: Frankfort IL
Looks like you have an old Wolverine Gear " Blue Racer " grind. The specs are 224Int@0.050 234Exh@0.050 and 114 int/exh lobe separation. Wolverine was bought by Crane I believe and these cams were old profiles with decent but not state of the art acceleration ramps and profiles. Duration split is a little bigger than I like to use and lobe separation is a little wider than commonly run ( 108-110-112 separations are more common and give better bottom end ) cam is OK grind but there is probably 10-15HP and lots better fuel mileage in a current design cam.
Drifting
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From: Wabasha Mn
From the timing specs given the lsa is 112 with a 107 intake lobe center and 117 exhaust lobe center. This grind is still around and think crane and edelbrock have them listed. This cam sounds pretty healthy in a mild 350. Timing at .050 on a 112 lsa would be 5-39-54-0 if I did my math correctly!
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From the timing specs given the lsa is 112 with a 107 intake lobe center and 117 exhaust lobe center. This grind is still around and think crane and edelbrock have them listed. This cam sounds pretty healthy in a mild 350. Timing at .050 on a 112 lsa would be 5-39-54-0 if I did my math correctly!
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Good to hear! I spoke with Cliff today from the Qjet website. He said it's a healthy cam and that with that setup and the carb rebuilt I should be pleased. Now I just have to wait for the rebuild kit to get here! (and find a distributor that works with this computer)
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From: Oxford MA-----You just lost the game!!!!
I would be willing to bet this is the exact same grind, with a little marketing spin:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...make/chevrolet
2400-6000 rpm, should be interesting, if you've got the gear and the converter for it.
If you're going from stock manifolds, you should see a noticeable increase in power. Do you know anything about the cylinder heads?
Scott
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/su...make/chevrolet
2400-6000 rpm, should be interesting, if you've got the gear and the converter for it.
If you're going from stock manifolds, you should see a noticeable increase in power. Do you know anything about the cylinder heads?Scott
Last edited by scottyp99; Apr 24, 2014 at 12:48 AM.