HAs anyone used the edl-5002 torker cam from edelbrock? It looks like it is pretty rumpy. I was wondering if anyone had experience with it and what their setup was.

 

The more at question is what are your goals and what is your probable set-up. You don't build an engine around a cam you happen to like –on paper-, you build an engine for a particular purpose and pick the combination you think will fill that purpose as closely as possible.

 

agreed, I just wanted to know how this cam acted with different setups.

 

It's just yet one more packaging of the old 292°/234°/.488" cam that's been around since the 60s. Paying the extra cover charge for getting it in the Edelbrock box doesn't make it special.

It's an old design, with low lift and lazy ramps, from back in the days before so many good valve springs and heads were available. Almost any modern cam will outrun it.

Therefore, a good way to descrobe it, is that it acts weaker than modern cams, in practically any setup; and should be avoided.

 

I've got that cam in my engine. Havnt driven it on the street or at the track, but i've got some video clips if you want to hear it.
http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=startup78

 

I had to take a cold shower after listening to that bad boy! Do you have any exhaust on that or is it open header?

 

haha
thats open headers, i just bought a hooker cat-back yesterday which unfortunatly, has to go on. I'll have a cutout though :-P
If ya like that vid, wait till i get a vid up with the car running the way it is NOW, LOL
Rev it up to like 4 or 5 grand it sounds INCREDIBLE :-P oh and it idles on its own now too!