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should i get a new cam?

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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 12:38 AM
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From: north jersey
Car: 86 iroc. white.
Engine: goodwrench 350 (stock for now)
Transmission: monster trans 700r4
Axle/Gears: 2.73 ( want 3.73s , gimme a holla)
should i get a new cam?

im buying this crate engine once i earn the 200 more i need...http://www.sdpc2000.com/catalog/3508...ate-Engine.htm

my question is would it be good to get a new , more aggressive cam, my friend with a firebird said i should just replace the cam off the bat.
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Old Jan 11, 2005 | 06:53 AM
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From: Littleton, CO USA
Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
The cam it comes with is about as much as the heads can handle.

Want a better deal? Get a 350 shortblock, like http://www.sdpc2000.com/catalog/514/...e-Assembly.htm . Take your heads and have 1.94" intake valves installed, do the basic do-it-yourself porting job, have the guides cut for positive-type valve seals, use good, new springs when you put them back together. Then get a "more aggressive cam" for that.
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