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Old Dec 13, 2003 | 07:15 PM
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Default Need cam advice

Im looking for a cam which will give me fairly good driveability and at the same time awesome performance, im willing to sacriffice some driveability to get a wilder cam but nothing too extreme, any suggestions on lift/duration, company, etc. I have an L-48 with an edelbrock performer RPM intake, 650 speed demon carb, and im going to port/match the heads and intake. :cheers:
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Old Dec 13, 2003 | 08:58 PM
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What's your compression ratio, rear gear, and do you have headers?
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Old Dec 13, 2003 | 09:15 PM
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Default Re: Need cam advice (blunsford)

Here is a list of isky racing cams

I would look at the 264 mega cam, the 264/270 Mega cam
the 270 HL cam would probably do too.


or if you want to go solid the Z-20.
http://www.flatlanderracing.com/iskycamschevysb.html



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Old Dec 14, 2003 | 08:50 PM
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I would go with a hydraulic roller (retrofit) cam. You can get more lift per duration and a faster ramp speed. That allows you to stay with a "smaller" cam. I would look at Comp Cams's XR276HR-10, 224/230 duration with .502 / .510 lift. There website's dyno numbers show 427 # tq and 373 hp with S/R heads, 9.25 compression and Performer intake.

http://www.compcams.com/Technical/Dy...6HR-10_001.asp
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