Well some of you may have seen my threads earlier but for those who didn't, I totalled my daily driver ford pickup a few weeks ago and had no money to buy a new vehicle. I was forced to put together an 88 camaro that was intended to be a track only vehicle. I've put this thing together for under a thousand bucks including the price of the car. The engine(under 10k miles on rebuild): 350 l98 from an 89 formula bored .30. Stock heads. This cam http://www.sdparts.com/product/14093...rCamshaft.aspx (though don't know why I didn't do it). Edelbrock 750 vac sec and performer intake Tranny: TH350 with 3k stall and shift kit. It has posi 3.73's sfc's battary reloction, maybe a couple little things I'm forgetting. I've got a pair of shorty's but for now it's got stock manifolds bolted up. I'd really love to know if this cam is any different than the cam originally in this engine and because I haven't been in a 3rd gen in a while and just can't wait, what kind of times is this thing capable of and what kind of mpg's? Thanks guys

looks like a fairly stock cam. Your combo may hit high 13's if you have good tires. MPG may be a stab in the dark but i would say anywhere from 16-20 depending on driving style

won't be 16-20 with a th350, 3000 stall, and 3.73's. i see mpg in the 8-12 range. i know it's a budget build, but if you're after mpg as well as good performance, do a mild build on a 700r4 with a 3200 lock up style converter and then you can rock the good mpg's.

i have 3.90, 3500 stall and 700 r4 trans and a beefier setup and get 20 mpg. I cant see having a th350 and losing that much more mpg

you ever driven a loose converter with NO lockup before? it'll be epic the amount of difference in mileage.

i had a 4000 stall ati 10" lockup style converter, 700r4, and 4.10's behind my 650 double pumpered 305 and it got 22mpg hwy. put a th350 in with a 10" non-lockup style converter, same stall speed at 4000rpm...and i couldn't even drive it on the hwy without feeling like i was going to roast the converter. mileage was terrible...dropped into the single digit range.

Yeah I will eventually get a 700r when I can afford it. I really hope I can get 13-14 mpg out of it I have to drive a 70 mile round trip to work everday and this car is my only option. Looks like I'm about to go more broke than I was when my truck was getting 16. lol

It sure is. If this was my DD I would be in deep **** with the gas milage I get with the Holley 750 DP, Th350 with 2500 stall, and 4:11 gears. I prolly get 12 to 15 miles to the gallon if i baby it.