Thread: cam advice for sbc

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Tech your not so Bad Ha-

Ya, i was on the chevy site and i got a bunch of negative comments but dont get me wrong, there was some good ol boys in there that actuallly were trying to help out, but man, those select few were smartmouts. I guess they just new so much about everything, people like me were just plain out stupid.
i believe that feller likes2gofast recomended this site and i like the atmoshere here a lot better.
if anyone wants to see what i dealing with just look up firstimer threads on chevy high performance and i wont have to say no more.

Nathan80 I did everything Tech says and went with a Xtreme energy cam XE262H-10 which spec out as 218-224 dur. .050,lift .462-.469 at 110 degree lobe. This cam worked for me as I had bored the 305 .060 over. and done some mild porting on the stock heads. The stock heads are terrible even with the porting and I would get something better than the 350 your talking about. Be sure to get the correct valve springs and lifters with your new cam.

For the fellas that gives a hoot. My little 305 had a mistaken identity!! The numbers on the block made me a little curious so i asked for the advice of hot rodders an guess what i found out?? Ya your right, it was actually a 95-00 one piece rear main seal 350 cubic inch truck roller camshaft block.
So, the real question is shall i cam it up a bit or just slap the performer intake and 650 edelbrock on it and call it good until i wear it out??

Hi nathan80,
seems your mouse motor has been open for some while. You'll have some dirt in it most likely. Of course it depends on exactly what you want to do with it, but if this is your first build and you don't want to change too much performance wise I would do the following.
1. Buy a good Chevy-book (Vizard, Haynes, whatever)
2. Take the engine apart as the author of the book tells you, go step by step.
3. clean all the parts and measure them for out-of-round and whatever is needed.
4. only replace broken or damaged parts.
5. Put it back together in the way the book says.
6. Use good tools.
The reason I'm saying this: Many people buy a junk-yard engine, put a new cam and new heads on it, buy a "big" carb and then go shopping with their "new" engine. This thing won't survive. You want to know the exact specs of the engine and the condition of the parts you're reusing before you determine what is possible with the engine at all.
If you do the atop mentioned you'll get a nicely running motor, which is the best starting point. THEN you can go out and get a different induction system, new heads, a cam. Almost always, the first build doesn't fulfil the expectations of the builder. Don't be put off, just go on, like most things, you need TIME to improve your skills...
JMO, Max