Thread: i need cam selection advice..

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if you do not want to go roller cam way. look at howards cam they have the best warranty on there hydraulic cam sets . i would go along with what glen said as someone who cuts heads and blocks and just about any thing i can get in my head and block mills. many for get how poor the finish and surface on heads that been on something for 30 years plus . its just is not worth skating a wizer wheel on a hand drill then saying the heads and deck is flat this will not take place of the fine finish cut of a mill with a cbn or carbide cutter head mill .i seen many times were it would be betting not touching the block or deck with them 3m wizer wheels. i would go with the rv hi torque type of cam like howards mc 110931-11 @050 213/213 lft 450/450 lc 111 should fit good or ERSON cams E111021s @050 214/214 lift 449/462 lca 111 .or isky 264 mega 201264 @ 050 214/214 lift 450/450 lc 108 see a pattren here ? all cams will make vacuum and as big as you can go with a stock convereter and lower cr engine and sound good

Thanks for all the info man..I will definitely have the heafs cc ' d and milled if needed..but.in order to have the block decked.wouldnt I have to tear the bottom end down.and what do you think of carb selection.i have a quadrajet, and a holley 650 or 700...Can't remember.someone earlier in this thread mentioned the quadrajet making great power when secondarys opened.i have had a couple quadrajets, being that's probably my father's favorite carb for tunability..but I have learned some very basic things about tuning my holley.which do you guys think makes more power.if I ask my dad.he tells me Rochester all day
So he's bias..

Ok so I took the 186 heads to my machine shop today.turns out they were not just pocket ported.they had a full port and polish.the machinist said they did a very good job so that' s a plus. But on the down side. 2 exhaust valves were ground down to far.so we decided to up the exhaust valves to 1.6. He also told me that the head surface looked good and thati should not need to mill them.we also ordered a cam. Ordered z 28 Springs and traded my stock converter.for a 2200 stall.. Thanks for all the advice guys.

Originally Posted by 4200chevy

Ok so I took the 186 heads to my machine shop today.turns out they were not just pocket ported.they had a full port and polish.the machinist said they did a very good job so that' s a plus. But on the down side. 2 exhaust valves were ground down to far.so we decided to up the exhaust valves to 1.6. He also told me that the head surface looked good and thati should not need to mill them.we also ordered a cam. Ordered z 28 Springs and traded my stock converter.for a 2200 stall.. Thanks for all the advice guys.

Glad that you made decisions and moved forward! IMO it's better to move forward with a plan than to sit idle analyzing a hundred different paths, and wondering which one to take. Let is know how it works for you!