ok this is problably a really dumb question for some of you but does anyone know the largest cam size i can put in i have an 86 iroc with a 88 350 all stock but headers and slp exhaust..... i just want a mean cam sound and some more power without spending my whole yearly salary or even a month of it

 

Literally just did all the research on this! My motor has a carb and i will be finishing my install tomorrow. I went with the lunati voodoo 60201 cam lifters and springs. Everything cost me 300 bucks including timing chain gaskets everything. And i have only heard good things about them!

 

There is a lot to choosing a good cam. A cam needs to be matched with the rest of the combo. The TPI is known to not be good in higher RPMs, thus a cam with a high power band would not be ideal. Your heads will also have a maximum number of lift they can handle. You will need to search all of this and then make a decision.

 

ya its kinda funny because i just talked to a guy from jegs and he pretty much said if you wanna make it lob and sound like a bada** then youll need to spend some cash but u can get close for around 300 to 400 and have pretty good power added i think he said something about 456 lift or something its funny im a mech by trade but i never paid any attention to cams and all that because ive always worked at a dealer and people dont take there car to the dealer to get custom engine work done .... BUT now i bought a project car and need LOTS of HELP good thing for this web site

 

Calling Comp Cams or another reputable cam company would be a pretty good thing to do. There are also custom cam builders. Tell any of those your mods and intentions with the car and they could set you up pretty easily.

 

XE268H-10 is about as big of duration I would go. That is 224/230, but that is an old cam and there probably is a better/newer grind out there.