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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 03:03 AM
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What cams are you guys running, what do you use your car for; Street, Strip, Track, Daily Driver?
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Originally Posted by STH
What cams are you guys running,
GMPP 847 234 / 242 .540 /.560 112
( old design cam; there are better lobe designs now but it was on the shelf )
Street/ strip

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My 383 has a custom grind Erson cam, real good for the street , good idle, with a little loop. I also have 1.6 roller rockers.. Specs below...WW



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The cam I am going to run is 230/236 .594" lift. 113 LSA

10.8:1 compression
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Street/Strip

250/254
280/286
.670/.660
110 LSA
Solid roller
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
250/254
280/286
.670/.660
110 LSA
Solid roller

With what mods?
Have similar cam from member red L98's car for mine when it becomes strip only car
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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
Street/Strip

250/254
280/286
.670/.660
110 LSA
Solid roller
That's some hunkin' cam for a street strip car. Must have a heck of an idle.
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Custom grind 228/232 @ .050 on a 112* More of a weekend car but completely streetable.The single mass flywheel noise is more of a pain than anything.
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Originally Posted by cuisinartvette
Street/Strip

250/254
280/286
.670/.660
110 LSA
Solid roller
Wow, is that really a streetable cam?
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Originally Posted by 96 lt-4
Custom grind 228/232 @ .050 on a 112* More of a weekend car but completely streetable.The single mass flywheel noise is more of a pain than anything.
What sort of lift do you have?
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Originally Posted by STH
Wow, is that really a streetable cam?
Well its going to be street driven well see just fired it initially the other day resetting valves tonight should take it on a shakedown run next week

Little on the rowdy side, on a carbd 350 btw.
not concerned with low end grunt on this one
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250/254
280/286
.670/.660
110 LSA
Solid roller
That will run fine on the street with a 383, alittle rough on a 350. My buddy has a slightly bigger one than that in a 406 miniram that runs 10's on motor at 130 and its fine on the street. Aggressive and lopey hell yes but driveable.

My 383 was street strip, mid 11's at 119 mph. 10.6 at 127-128 on 150 shot. Could daily drive if it you didnt mind the noise, it was very loud. Automatic/3600 stall.

230/245 at .050
286/306 advertised
.603/.613 lift
109 LSA
Hyd. roller
6300 rpm peak but held power to 6500-6600 and shift by 6600-6800.
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Originally Posted by Orr89rocz
That will run fine on the street with a 383, alittle rough on a 350. My buddy has a slightly bigger one than that in a 406 miniram that runs 10's on motor at 130 and its fine on the street. Aggressive and lopey hell yes but driveable.

My 383 was street strip, mid 11's at 119 mph. 10.6 at 127-128 on 150 shot. Could daily drive if it you didnt mind the noise, it was very loud. Automatic/3600 stall.

230/245 at .050
286/306 advertised
.603/.613 lift
109 LSA
Hyd. roller
6300 rpm peak but held power to 6500-6600 and shift by 6600-6800.
What intake? MR?
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ported holley stealth ram with holley 58mm TB
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After reading some of the posts in this thread, it looks like my cam is going to be pretty mild in my 383.

I am going to run a ported SuperRam. Its pretty well ported, will I be able to make power to 6000 RPM?

Don't mean to thread jack
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245/253
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107lsa
hydraulic roller

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I am going to run a ported SuperRam. Its pretty well ported, will I be able to make power to 6000 RPM?
It should get up in the 5800-6000 range. If you throw enough cam in it, it will hold power to that rpm and beyond. It may peak earlier than 5800 but will stay peaked til 6200 or more depending on the cam specs. That being said, i'd run atleast a 230 deg cam on the intake
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Originally Posted by Pwnage1337
After reading some of the posts in this thread, it looks like my cam is going to be pretty mild in my 383.

I am going to run a ported SuperRam. Its pretty well ported, will I be able to make power to 6000 RPM?

Don't mean to thread jack
When I was running a 383 with an Extrude Honed SuperRam, I had a Crane 222/230 hydraulic roller. The car ran low 11's@119. I shifted at 6300rpm. Now with a 406 and the same intake, I am running a Crane 230/240 hydraulic roller. 10.60s@126, 6500rpm.

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Originally Posted by 383vett
That's some hunkin' cam for a street strip car. Must have a heck of an idle.
Smooth as a babys bottom a gramma could drive it to church

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLI7r...eature=channel

Running a bit rich here havent had a minute to sort it out still brand new.
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