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  1. 03-01-2007 04:40 AM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by thesals
    yes thats a safe lift cam for a 289, as long as you match your valve springs a stock head should be able to flow that decently.... i would reccomend upgrading to roller rockers though, i've had issues with stock rockers on a cam lifting that tall pulling out the rocker studs
    What kind of perfomance could he expect with a .488 cam... I'm assuming he is around 216 duration?
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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeSacamano
    What kind of perfomance could he expect with a .488 cam... I'm assuming he is around 216 duration?
    My best guess is that the car will be slower than it was with the stock cam.
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