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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 04:07 PM
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need help choosing cam

ok guys i gusse all my cam i've pickedout are junk so i'm asking you what would be good for my setup. i'm runing a edle performer intake holley 750 vac secondarys fully ported 416 heads with screw in studs 1.5 rr's .hooker comp shorties springs good upto .600 lift i'm looking for a higher rpm cam i have a fresh bottom end i'm finishing up right now i'm willing to sacrifice some lower end for some more mid to high end power not to worried about price this is a flatt tappet cam so ussally thier not to espensive

edit: this is on a 4bolt main 350

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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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edle performer intake
more mid to high end power
Hmmmm.......

One of these things is not like the other. One of these things, doesn't belong.

I'd suggest a XS274S..... 236°/242°, .501"/.510" ..... and some other intake, such as a Perf RPM.
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 04:20 PM
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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i got the intake for 20 bucks will swap out later in life but for now it has to do
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 06:10 PM
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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What will happen, is if you put a cam in there that sets the motor up for top end, is you will get a motor that's a pig down low because of the cam; and a pig up high because of the intake.

They need to match.

Expect any cam you put in, to make the car slower; until you get an intake that's actually significantly better than a stock one. That would include the one I mentioned. You will hate it.
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 06:22 PM
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well at this exact moment in time i just need to get it together and this is what is holding me up. the intake will have to do for now. i will be getting a edle rpm air gap intake which will mostly liely be exactly were i want my cam. in that exact power band range and intakes arn't hard to change so i do what i can with what i have
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Old Feb 10, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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Well, that would work A WHOLE LOT better, with the cam I suggested. They'd play well together.
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 06:51 AM
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hey RB how about a torker 2 monifolld i found on for a good price just wondering if this well help out with the cam??
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Old Feb 11, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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I wouldn't use that, if it was my motor; not with any cam, not if I got it for free. But that's just me.

Seems like those things are always available "for a real good price" these days.... everybody that has them, is getting rid of them. There's actually a good reason for that. Which is, just about anything else, runs better. Although, it might be somewhat of a step up from a Performer, as far as opening up the intake tract and letting the motor breathe a bit.
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