Thread: Cam selection, please help

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I'am planning on re-ringing, re-bearinging and re-sealing my 390 FE. I'm making a "wish list" and need to choose a cam. Being a dummy on the cam chosing thing I need some help.

The engine:
'64 390 Super Marauder 300hp
Stock intake
C1AE stock heads 71.2 - 74.2
10.2 comp.
stock exhaust manifold
dual 2.5 exhaust, H pipe

The car:
'64 Mercury Colony Park
4500 lbs
C6 trans
Stock converter
3.5 rear
Stock tires

Fuel Octane Rating here in the Netherlands is 95

This car is my dailydriver but I want to make some more power with the new cam. Looking for more off-idle power. Maybe change the intake, if this would help a lot (but getting a intake shipped to Amsterdam, the Netherlands is $$$$). A loopy idle would be nice.

I filled out two cam request forms, Comp and Lunati:
Compcams recomended:

Xtreme Energy 33-238-4 cams. I have listed the specs below.

PART NO. 33-238-4

01 INTAKE MASTER 5432

02 EXHAUST MASTER 5202

03 ENGINE FB XE262H-10

04 GRIND NUMBER FB XE262H-10
INT EXH

05 HYDRAULIC Y/N YES 14 DUR @.050 218 224

INTAKE EXHAUST 15 LOBE LIFT .2980 .3010

06 VALVE ADJUSTMENT HYD HYD 16 ROCKER RATIO 1.73 1.73

07 MAX GROSS VALVE LIFT .513 .519

08 DUR @ .006 TAPPET LIFT 262 275 17 LOBE SEPARATI 110.0

18 ADVANCE 4

09 VALVE TIMING OPEN CLOSE 19 VALVE SPRINGS 926-16

@ .006 10 INT 25 57

11 EXH 72 23

12 THESE SPECS ARE FOR CAM(S) INSTALLED

@ 106.0 INTAKE CENTERLINE
I recommend the 834-16 lifters and the 926-16 springs with this cam. We do carry a cam and lifter kit and a K kit for this cam. If you have any questions, let me know.

Lunati recomended:
Bracket Master II 00053 223/223 duration @.050,.514/.514 lift 112/108 LSA/CL, rpm range is 1500-5000.

Please let me know what you think. Other brand recommendations are more then welcome.
Many thanks, Ramon

go with the crower baja monster cam,real good for the street,your running basicly a stock engine this cam will work real well and you'll get better gas mileage

Thanks for the input guys, I will check out the Crower Baja. Any other cams/ brands?