Thread: smallblock cam selection

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So if i extensively port the heads and polish piston tops and chambers and raise my compression to say 12:1 would the cam be big enough to ward off detonation on say 98 octane gas or if i ran water injection.

i don't know much about dynamic compression but i heard if you have alot of static compression and you have a big enough cam you could run it on pump gas.
Is that right?

P.S. i will eventually get a good set of aftermarket aluminum heads.

also the cam spec sheet said high torque, is that high torque for a street car or do they mean high torque for a circle track car?