how does this cam look?
Melting Slicks
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Drifting
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Well overlap creates hydrocarbons, but helps with Nox.
Anyway. to the OP:
I think that, rather than taking advice from folks who have not used that exact cam, folks should talk to people who have. (which isn't me, but I almost bought one a few years ago). Search on TGO. Lot of guys have used that cam. I know one guy who liked it on his 400. I know another guy (traxion) who did not like it on his 350. The rest you'll have to pick apart.
It does seem to have some pretty quick ramps for a flat tappet cam.
With a only a 6 degree spread and junk heads, I'm not sure it would be the cam I'd chose for your setup.
-- Joe
Anyway. to the OP:
I think that, rather than taking advice from folks who have not used that exact cam, folks should talk to people who have. (which isn't me, but I almost bought one a few years ago). Search on TGO. Lot of guys have used that cam. I know one guy who liked it on his 400. I know another guy (traxion) who did not like it on his 350. The rest you'll have to pick apart.
It does seem to have some pretty quick ramps for a flat tappet cam.
With a only a 6 degree spread and junk heads, I'm not sure it would be the cam I'd chose for your setup.
-- Joe
Black 89 that thing is killer, however you have done A tonne more work on your car then mine and that thing is nasty (in a good way
)I appreciate the direct response, I understand I should have probably looked for someone who has used this cam before, all I was really looking at were a couple things I understood about cams when I made the decision but I'm still new. looks like I'll get to learn the hard way about this setup.
well I'm off to save for 195 AFRs now
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Drifting
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I'm running a 85 with lt1 intake, comp 268 XFI camshaft flat tappet,specs are with 1.6 rockers 520/515 224/231 lsa113 seems to be a nice cam runs with stock computer but will need a chip burn to be perfect.I'll know more when the snow stops flying.
Last edited by MR NICE; Jan 24, 2008 at 07:37 AM.
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Drifting
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funny, I was looking at the same cam before
I don't know why I went with this one (it was more expensive at the store so I went with get what you pay for attitude) but I hear mixed opinions on it, I'll let you know how she does in the summer, I'll keep an eye out for how yours does
I don't know why I went with this one (it was more expensive at the store so I went with get what you pay for attitude) but I hear mixed opinions on it, I'll let you know how she does in the summer, I'll keep an eye out for how yours does
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What kind of times are you running MR NICE? we have similar setups, i have a set of Pro-Action 180cc heads with a 224/230 comp cam on a 114lsa .502/.510 lift, car ran 12.3@115 with a 1.9 60ft. I also have a Mini-Ram BTW. 12.3 didn't seem bad for a passable 355ci bottom end.
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hi guys,
i just reordered another custom comp roller cam cam recently after i sold my 230/236 -113 lobe sep roller cam just last week on e-bay!!!
now i have gone billet core,small base circle for stroker clearance,236/242 duration @.50",585/590 lift @1.6 ratio,4-7 fire order swap and 111 degrees lobe seperation.
cheers
shae
i just reordered another custom comp roller cam cam recently after i sold my 230/236 -113 lobe sep roller cam just last week on e-bay!!!
now i have gone billet core,small base circle for stroker clearance,236/242 duration @.50",585/590 lift @1.6 ratio,4-7 fire order swap and 111 degrees lobe seperation.
cheers
shae
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What kind of times are you running MR NICE? we have similar setups, i have a set of Pro-Action 180cc heads with a 224/230 comp cam on a 114lsa .502/.510 lift, car ran 12.3@115 with a 1.9 60ft. I also have a Mini-Ram BTW. 12.3 didn't seem bad for a passable 355ci bottom end.
-- Joe
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What kind of times are you running MR NICE? we have similar setups, i have a set of Pro-Action 180cc heads with a 224/230 comp cam on a 114lsa .502/.510 lift, car ran 12.3@115 with a 1.9 60ft. I also have a Mini-Ram BTW. 12.3 didn't seem bad for a passable 355ci bottom end.
Last edited by MR NICE; Jan 25, 2008 at 08:09 AM.
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3:33's with a zf6. I bought this car with most of the mods done but i do have a pretty fair background in car tinkering. I know the heads flow 262, 212 @.500, 10:8-1 compression. Car weighs 3250 WO driver. the MR, 180 heads, 224/230 cam and a good exhaust is a pretty strong combo. The motor would probably be even faster with more cam, just would never pass the sniffer. I was tossing around the idea of using the exhaust lobe on the intake as well. The heads have pretty good numbers and i have the feeling a 230/230 grind with the same XR lobes might be worth a few hp.
