Thread: 283 Cam Suggestions

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Originally posted by erik erikson
You pulled a 283 out of the corner installed an Erson soild roller cam,461x heads,.018 copper head gaskets,and you pulled the front wheels off the ground 8-10 inches in a street car?You ran it to 8,200 on three pass's.You do know there are some young kids on this forum and they might think this story is true.Some of us where born at night but not last night.Sounds to me like someone has been drinking a little to much hooch.

I would love to build a pump gas, street motor against you. I don't think you could tell the front from the back. lol
Do you realize a lot of 283s came with steel cranks instead of cast. A good setup car with a standard and a low rear gear and a motor that's not putting out enough torque to break the wheels loose will put some mometum somewhere.

Oh and btw, I didn't ask you anyway. Keep yourself out of trouble and quit quoting me. Just answer post because I'm about tired of making you look stupid. Final note is 283s don't make low torque, high horse power and you have to turn them for that. If you thinks 8200 is bad for a 283, I had a Suzuki Swift rental for a couple days that would turn 9000 easy.

I would use the Comp Extreme Energy 256 for mild everyday driver 283. The specs are: 256/268 A.D. 212/218@.050 .447/.454 on a 110 lsa.

How much hotter of a 283 could you build. Flattops and angle milled heads will equal high compression.(11.5:1+/-) That Erson in pretty big for a 283 and the 461X with 172cc intake ports is pretty big for a 283. Then a light car, pretty low gear, and a four speed. Hello, wake up, you showing everyone your smarts again.

I know there are some old school veterans on here. Tell us about the 283s and how they like RPM.