Thread: What engine for a '76 Vette?

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Yeah, I've got a question. How can you choose a cam before you have figured the squish and therefore the exact static compression ratio?

This is not a trick question. The cam should be the very last item you buy for the motor and should be used to set the dynamic compression ratio of the motor. The DCR is where you find out if you have a motor or you don't.

I haven't really figured out a cam. I just threw in a cam spec that was in the range that I thought I would need. And speaking of such, do you know of a program or site that will help me with the equations for calculating such? Been a few years since my IC engine design course, and we didn't cover cams much.