***Please Help with the right Cam***
Safety Car
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From: Corpus Christi Texas
Burning Brakes
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From: Kansas City MO
was the 40 rwhp pickup just the cam or the combination of parts. those are nice numbers. thats the thing with cams is to figure out where on the rpm curve you want your power. very nice.
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There is no need for a real big cam, unless you want to shift your power band up into the higher rpm range. If you want the lope, but not necessarily the loss of low end torque that accompanies typical big cams, there are options. A 0* overlap cam (at .05) is good enough for lope at a 700 - 750 rpm idle.
The Hotcam as suggested above would do the trick. The classic 224/224 112 will lope at a low idle speed. A 224/220 111 111 would give the car old school big block torque to go along with the lope as would a 218/224 111 113.
The Hotcam as suggested above would do the trick. The classic 224/224 112 will lope at a low idle speed. A 224/220 111 111 would give the car old school big block torque to go along with the lope as would a 218/224 111 113.
Safety Car
Joined: May 2005
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From: Corpus Christi Texas
There is no need for a real big cam, unless you want to shift your power band up into the higher rpm range. If you want the lope, but not necessarily the loss of low end torque that accompanies typical big cams, there are options. A 0* overlap cam (at .05) is good enough for lope at a 700 - 750 rpm idle.
Last edited by bunk22; May 27, 2009 at 05:20 PM.
