The car in question is a 1985 Camaro with a 305ci I just ordered a torker II intake and a 600cfm performer series carb i have a couple sets of headers for it as well. Any way I started taken it apart and i found some really gunked up heads so I took them out to run them through the parts washer and I thought since I already got it apart I should probably put a bigger cam in it. After a while I will end up buyig some aluminum heads as well. So FINALY my question is what is the right cam for my car. Please include all info need to search for it. If anyone has one let me know.THANX
JUSTIN

 

I would say there is no right cam with that intake manifold.

 

Thats not very helpful. The intake is not on yet what intake should I be running and if you know anything about cams what duration and lift do I want to boost my horsepower as much as possible and still be able to be tuned for the street.

 

There is a thread on the FAQ forum about the differences between 305 engines and performance improvements. In there you'll find exhaust, air cleaner, cam, intake manifold, & intake valves are the restrictions on these engines.

Notice I didn't mention carb? A Performer carb would be a downgrade from the stock q-jet. (Assume you don't have TPI, correct?)

Headers: Sounds like you're doing them. Do the entire exhaust. The $149 shorty headers are not the right way to go. The Exhaust forum has details on that.

Air cleaner: Dual snorkel is the best route, open element next best, stock single snorkel is just too restrictive to consider using.

Cam: If you are doing the cam, you need to do valve springs as well (and might as well do valve stem seals while you're at it). Stock heads are limited to about .480" lift because of valve travel. A Comp XE268 is an excellent choice.

Intake manifold: A Performer EPS or Performer RPM spreadbore. The Torker II (sorry to have to say this) is an absolute piece of junk. The truth hurts, but it has a very narrow power band that starts above where you want to be on the street. Impossible to match a cam to it. Send it back.

I wouldn't worry about the intake valves. 1.94" will help a little over the stock 1.84", but you have to send the heads to a machine shop for that.

That's a 300+ HP (gross flywheel) combination, even without the intake valves. With a stock computer controlled q-jet.

Next thing you'll need is a higher stalling torque converter. But, it will be a lot lower stall required than you'd need with the Torker II.