Thread: looking for a good power combo (need help)

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Originally Posted by 79elcamino

i own gm performance parts crate motor #809-12499529. i have a gm performance intake and an edelbrock performer series 600 cfm carb. my compression ratio is 8.5:1. the heads are 76cc. just wondering if anyone had any good ides on what combinations of parts i should use.

What do you want the motor to do? Did you buy it and then decide that you wanted more power or what? The compression ratio will not support more cam, so be careful, you could make it slower than it is. What's wrong with running it like it is? How much money do you have to spend?

I agree with what has been said. I think a set of Edelbrock aluminum heads and RPM intake would be a good choice, but I do not like their RPM cam as its design makes most of its power in the upper rpm band. A better choice would be a Lunati Voodoo 60102 or 60103, depending what idle quality and performance level you are looking for. These cams are state of the art in cam design right now, and are an improvement over the CompCams XE line according to Harold Brookshire who designed both lines of cams. Just make sure you use the corresponding valve springs for the cam you choose.