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For my 82' chevy c10. Fairly mild build on the motor. It's a 454 bored 60 over with 781 heads, RPM performer intake, 750 holley carb, longtube headers. It's just a weekend cruiser for my dad to take to the car shows so I'm not wanting anything too radical in it just a good mean sounding idle. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Call any of the major cam suppliers,and they will be more than happy to spec out a cam for you. You can even get a custom grind,but it's generally a lot more money. Hank
Times 2. Tech inspector or Pat Macarthy could probably suggest a cam. For me I always called Schnieder cams and went with their recomendations and cams.
Besides,their decals look so Kewl ! :LOL:
well if sticker are what you want :)clay smith beats schneider for cool well .. i think . .. i told him what cam to use ? must of not liked it..... yep i never listen to meQuote:
Originally Posted by HWORRELL
Comp Cams has a free download called Cam Quest that will suggest a good cam to compliment the rest of the changes to your engine, but if all you're after is the sound then just grab a Thumper cam and join the rest of the posers!!!!
If you told me what cam to use then I must not have seen itQuote:
Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
I want a cam that's gonna work well with my combo not JUST sound good. I just don't want something too radical as I still want this truck VERY streetable. The Thumpr cams are a piece..Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
i can tell you a nice cam will make good power have abit of sound will work with a small stall 2500, you need 9to 1 cr headers.howards cam hyd roller 228/236 595/602 110 or the erson grind as very close about the same but 602/602 used it or if you want more cam you need 10to1 + and will have low vacuum erson cam 627/627 238/246 112 have this instock 4/7 swap used many of this cam needs abit more stall
Since your intake's rpm power band is between 1500 and 6500rpm.....you would be best with a cam that has the same power band range. Something like this.....would make it breath better and keep the power band where you want it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ol'Blue454
COMP Cams 11-242-3 - COMP Cams Xtreme Energy Camshafts - Overview - SummitRacing.com
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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy
Pat, I'm not sure what the cr is on my setup, It's basically a stock rebuild. Pistons are flat tops and heads havent been milled any, just surfaced. It's actually assembled ready to go in the truck with an erson rv cam in it but I'm gonna change it out before stabbing the engine.
Current cam specs:lift intake/exaust : 492/492
duration advertised : 288/288
duration @ .050 : 214/214
I dont mind running a good converter , I was thinking 2500-3000 just to make it more fun to drive. I've got a 3600 stall in my daily driver 03 silverado ;)
Thanks Dan I'll give it a look!Quote:
Originally Posted by RadRidesByDan
you never said were you want to make power at that cam will make good power but you did not say you want to use a stock stall or pull a horse trailer ... or if flat hyd or roller ? that comp is no more then the merc 330 cam on 110 .works ok
Not gonna pull anything with the truck it's just for show n' go. Would like to keep it hyd flat and a stall is okay was thinking something around 2500-3000. I do plan on runnin the truck down the strip a couple times
you do not have any CR to put much cam in it one step over RV
If you go with a Cam that has a higher minimum rpm range....you will end up with a lopey rough idle until you get it in the range its designed for....yes its nice to get that popping pinging high cam sound....but if its mostly going to be a driver....you dont need much more than that example that I showed you. For strip....its not so much the cam that will make the huge difference..unless you want to drop a few grand into the motor so that you have a the parts to work with the big cam.....it will be the gear ratio in the rear end.....
Just my 2 cents
Thanks for the info Pat and Dan. Think I'm sold on the one you recommended Dan. It'll outperform what I've got and sound good too. The truck isn't built for racing so no need in a custom gring or alot of headache going into cam choice. Thanks fellas
its up to you but if you do not need the fancy sticker and nice cam box go with the elgin cam e1066 or s930 .this cam flat out works with all your stock stuff used some of them cl122521-15 or the cl120031-12 abit tamer if you want name brand last two numbers are howards not a big fan of comp stuff .i buy the howards before comp . Erson make cams that will work fine i use about only 15 cam s a year I am happy with them .i am a dealer for most cams isky .comp. erson .howards. crower. still like dealing with. Erson and howards. on most all my custom roller cams are Erson .i stop building any flat lifter big blocks in the shop 10+ years ago .iseen way to many fail and not all coming from me.. if you go this way make sure you use break in oil like brad penn or joe gibs is what i use in flat lifter builds make sure it set to fire right up and run for a 1/2 @ 2500 no idling and a pray would not hurt ... good luck
You're Welcome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ol'Blue454
i used this cam in my 396. my set up is very similar to yours. i wanted good street manners with good performance and a good cam sound. i could not be happier with this cam. i have about 2,000 miles on this motor in a 57 chev truck with a 2400 stall converter and 3:00 gears.i'm a very HAPPYQuote:
Originally Posted by RadRidesByDan
Best bang for your buck if your just wanting mild with a good sound is summitracing cam and lifter kits, $100 and you can get one with almost the exact same specs as the edelbrock performer but they have a pretty wide selection of others also
OK-this is a RANT so duck.
Anytime a guys says he wants a cam solely for the sound of it..........THAT undermines the whole concept of Hot Rodding.NO excuses!!!. Hell the next question to follow is what muffler to get??. I mean really??. Thought we built hot rods not to sound fast,but to be fast.That whole notion ignores all we have learned over the yrs and is like a slap in the face.It is driving a lie.Period.Childish mind games.Short cuts to what it should be,but isn't and has the intellect of a 5yr old.Learning curve of + 0.So when your around me Nancy adjust your skit your slip is showing because I expect you to wear big boy pants,other wise you just ticked me off for all the right reasons.
Oh yeah-the site is about Hot Rods,so let that burn a concept in your brain huh.Grrrrrrrrrrr. :mad::mad::mad: