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Ace 11-17-2003 04:47 PM

Cam for stealth ram
 
What would be a good cam for a stealth ram setup

so far im running

- stock 350 bottom end

- pro action 180 cc heads, ported and polished

- edelbrock 1 5/8" shorty headers

- 24 lb injectors

- stock throttle body

right now i have a 218/218 cam but i think it might be a little small.. should i bother to change it or would it be alright?

also what would a good stall to run with this setup?

305sbc 11-17-2003 05:17 PM

Sounds like enough to me.

KYL98 11-17-2003 05:44 PM

Whats the lift of the cam? what kind of cam is it? You could always try it and see. Personally I would just go for a bit bigger cam...like a 224/230 duration @.050 and then learn the DIYPROM aspect. Youll never get it to run "right" without doing some tuning.....even with the 218 cam. Good luck....

Ace 11-17-2003 06:05 PM

oh im well versed on tuning :) i have all the stuff to make it work.. guess i forgot to add that..

its a crane powermax 2050.. says its an lt1 cam..

218/218 w/ 541 lift.. 116lsa

1bad91Z 11-17-2003 06:16 PM

If you want to stay on the smaller side but still want to make some decent power, you should try the Comp Cams (XR269HR-12).

The LSA on your current cam is not all that great for a stealth-ram. That HSR intake will make peak power in a higher RPM. Hence, the 112 LSA on the cam I mentioned will compliment your intake a little better.

Just my $.02

Ace 11-17-2003 06:36 PM

Only place i could find a XR269HR-12 was for an LS1??

the car isnt driven much so i dont mind something too bad..

1bad91Z 11-18-2003 10:26 AM

Look at comp cams online catalog under comp cams xtreme roller grind

the XR269HR-12 is for hyd. roller cam equiped SBC (non-LT1)

specs are:

.495/.503
218/224 @ .050
112 LSA
108 ICA

Click here

Hope that helps!

mrr23 11-18-2003 07:00 PM

click the green banner. look in the HSR CARS section and see what others have used and what times they are running.

Hawk92z-TDZ 11-20-2003 05:16 AM

I'm with Mike on this, that Comp XR269HR-12 is a sweet cam :) Same with the size up.

1bad91Z 11-20-2003 10:07 AM

Yea, I run the next size up in my TPI 355. (XR276HR-12)

Even though I run the bigger one, they are both really nice cams! Just be prepared to do alot more PROM tuning if you go with the XR276 .

Ricktpi 11-20-2003 02:04 PM

I had the XR276HR-10 (110CL) cam on my 350 HSR, It was slightly soggy on the bottom end, but screamed up top. I see you are running 180cc heads. In that case I would go with the 269 cam.

1bad91Z 11-20-2003 03:49 PM

It was slighty soggy down low and screamed up top cause you had the 110 LSA cam. You wouldn't of had that problem with the 112 LSA XR276.

Free Bird 11-20-2003 05:53 PM

I have a cc306 in mine. I like it a lot. Still needs a lot of tuning though.

230/244 and .544/.576 w/ 1.6r

Ace 11-21-2003 02:20 AM

:eek: ive always liked the power number the lt1s can put down with a cc306... can it be run safely with stock lifters??

i forgot to add that im also running a rev kit so that should help a bit

i like the numbers of that 276 cam as well.. but not the price as its like 375 from comp

im lacking any sort of dyno or a wideband so most of my tuning is done on some back highway with a g-tech and that datamaster tuning program.. drivability is easy but WOT is not too fun :)

Ricktpi 11-21-2003 08:04 AM


Originally posted by 1bad91Z
It was slighty soggy down low and screamed up top cause you had the 110 LSA cam. You wouldn't of had that problem with the 112 LSA XR276.
I didn't consider it a problem & I wasn't complaining. The car with a 350 HSR ran a 12.98 @ 105 not in perfect tune & a 2.xx 60' time. The 383 HSR & a better tune, same cam & heads ran a 12.03 @ 113 second time down the track. I feel that in my experience that cam is border line on a street 350.

Ricktpi 11-21-2003 09:03 AM


Originally posted by Ace

i like the numbers of that 276 cam as well.. but not the price as its like 375 from comp

They are $260 from Summit

OMINOUS_87 11-21-2003 10:13 AM


It was slighty soggy down low and screamed up top cause you had the 110 LSA cam. You wouldn't of had that problem with the 112 LSA XR276.
The 110 would have more then the 112 down low. By increasing LSA you are in effect moving the entire power band up 200 or so RPM. The 112 would be soggier.

Ace 11-22-2003 03:30 AM

260 isnt bad

there is places where you can get them custom ground for like 220$ so i can basicaly pick any numbers and lobe profiles to roll with..but with all that flexibility comes nothing but doubt :)

i dont want to have to change it so ill do alot of checkin setups before i finally get one


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