Thread: choosing a cam w/ car.

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I am running a 383 SBC in my 88 Fiero GT. I have a complete build up site located at 64.17.190.253 I have only put about 400 miles on the motor so far but it did dyno 416 horepower to the rear wheels using a Getrag 5 speed. That is well into your desired 450 horsepower desire. building a SBC to that level is not that hard nowadays, use a David Vizard book as a guide and follow his information. All the parts you have so far are looking good as far as producing that much power, the cam is pretty much a personal choice, I still have the tendency to over-cam my SBC engines, after 40 years. Maybe some day I will learn to tone it down.

My cam is a "292", regrind to match the original 292 cam ramps on the 350/375 horse 350's. It is a bit more duration than necessary for the street but the five speed helps keep the rpm up to take advantage of the strong duration. Also the increased cubic inches helps bring up the hp.

You might get a piece of desktop software and play with various cam designs to get a better handle on how much horepower each cam will allow you to crank out of the SBC.

Good luck with your project.

Andy

edited to correct web site location. It works now