Which cam to use?
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Which cam to use?
The engine is an 87 vette engine, with aluminum heads, and older style intake manifold. Currently running Q-Jet.
I'm not looking for anything wild. Just more daily driver power on the acceleration end. My vette has 3.70's, and a TH350 transmission. The engine is pretty much stock. At the moment, 1/4 mile times are in the mid to low 14's. 0-60 times are around 6 seconds. What I really want is to drop the 0-60 time. Mid to low 5's would be great. I plan on adding an Edelbrock intake during the swap - probably the non egr performer.
The bad thing about the roller cam is that selection seems a little limited compared to the older style engines. Also, for some of the cams, I see a listing for 87 and earlier, and then 87 and up. My engine, for sure, is an 87. Which group does it belong to?
So, what would be the best choice for my application? I am looking at a Crane Powermax, with 276/284 duration, .488/.509 lift, and rpm range of 1000-5500. Also, a Comp. Cams XE 270, .495/502 lift, range 1600-5400. Any others I should consider?
Thanks for your suggestions or comments!
:cheers:
I'm not looking for anything wild. Just more daily driver power on the acceleration end. My vette has 3.70's, and a TH350 transmission. The engine is pretty much stock. At the moment, 1/4 mile times are in the mid to low 14's. 0-60 times are around 6 seconds. What I really want is to drop the 0-60 time. Mid to low 5's would be great. I plan on adding an Edelbrock intake during the swap - probably the non egr performer.
The bad thing about the roller cam is that selection seems a little limited compared to the older style engines. Also, for some of the cams, I see a listing for 87 and earlier, and then 87 and up. My engine, for sure, is an 87. Which group does it belong to?
So, what would be the best choice for my application? I am looking at a Crane Powermax, with 276/284 duration, .488/.509 lift, and rpm range of 1000-5500. Also, a Comp. Cams XE 270, .495/502 lift, range 1600-5400. Any others I should consider?
Thanks for your suggestions or comments!
:cheers:
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From: Bogart GA
Re: Which cam to use? (shotgun_000)
As you will hear over and over it depends on what you want to do with the car. If you are looking for solid street performance be leary of the "big cam mentality" Talk to the cam people and tell them your set up and the rpm range you are interested in. I found with my set up using DD2000 that a cam by Summit, I think it was the 1101 gave me the best HP and torque increases in the rpm range that I would be driving in.
