368/398 Lift Cam Any Good?
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Car: 1982 Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: 350 Turbo
368/398 Lift Cam Any Good?
Hey. does anyone know if the cam is a decent one? or will it have any lope to it at all? 368/398 Lift
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Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
That cam is pathetic, especially in a 350. I'd be surprised if it made any power at all above 3000rpm.
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Car: 1988 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 350 4BBL
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.27
Now that was below the belt .
Here's the correct applications for that cam.
Letsee now:
1. Clean thoroughly with brake clean, paint with clear laquer and use as an interesting towel rack.
2. Make a conversation piece table lamp.
3. Put in trunk for extra weight to help wheelspin problems.
4. Use as a durable hood prop here in Alabama.
5. Keep in the back floorboard so when you tell someone you "have a cam in your car", you can actually show them.
Piling on is encouraged...
Here's the correct applications for that cam.
Letsee now:
1. Clean thoroughly with brake clean, paint with clear laquer and use as an interesting towel rack.
2. Make a conversation piece table lamp.
3. Put in trunk for extra weight to help wheelspin problems.
4. Use as a durable hood prop here in Alabama.
5. Keep in the back floorboard so when you tell someone you "have a cam in your car", you can actually show them.
Piling on is encouraged...
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Since it's cast, it isn't even good as a prybar. The sharp edges render it unsafe for use as a can crusher. The lack of mass makes it unsuitable as an anchor.
Nope. I can't think of a good use for it.
Nope. I can't think of a good use for it.
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Car: '89 Trans Am GTA
Engine: WAS 350 - now L92 (alum. 378/6.2L)
Transmission: WAS 700R4, now a built T56
Axle/Gears: 3.27 9-bolt
File off any sharp edges & use as a club if/when needed...
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Car: 1982 Trans-Am
Engine: 355 w/ ported 416s
Transmission: T10, hurst shifter
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt, true-trac, 3.73
ok, towel rack? Now that rocks, I am absolutely doing that one.
I would use it as an explanation prop. Maybe leave it in a mechanical engineering classroom, with all the other neato gizmos for explanation purposes.
Use it like a sword, to knight a car once it's running - "and with this cam, I knight thee..."
I would use it as an explanation prop. Maybe leave it in a mechanical engineering classroom, with all the other neato gizmos for explanation purposes.
Use it like a sword, to knight a car once it's running - "and with this cam, I knight thee..."
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3 more just like it plus a piece of plywood and you have a functional and decorative coffee table. They even have bolt holes in one end for easy mounting to the plywood!
Or.....
You know what a "potato cannon" is, right? Imagine a really heavy-duty and high powered version of that and you could have the first piece of ammunition for your new "camshaft cannon!" Stock cam journal diameter is 1.87" so choose a barrel that's just slightly larger than that for best sealing and maximum muzzle velocity. Imagine how jealous yyour neighbors would be when they see you launching old camshafts more than half a mile down the street! On second thought.... maybe that's not such a good idea. Just go build a coffee table.
Or.....
You know what a "potato cannon" is, right? Imagine a really heavy-duty and high powered version of that and you could have the first piece of ammunition for your new "camshaft cannon!" Stock cam journal diameter is 1.87" so choose a barrel that's just slightly larger than that for best sealing and maximum muzzle velocity. Imagine how jealous yyour neighbors would be when they see you launching old camshafts more than half a mile down the street! On second thought.... maybe that's not such a good idea. Just go build a coffee table.
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