im trying to figure out what cam i pulled out of my 327 and wanting to figure out which cam would do better the cam i have now and thinking about using is http://www.summitracing.com/parts/cca-cl12-206-2 the numbers off the 327 cam are ax9 478 i think could be 378 13 on the one side then i roll it over it has w h d 3 any help would be appreciated

 

The numbers don't do anything for me.

Measure the "height" of the lobes, and their "width". That'll give you an approximation of the lift.

Post a pic showing an intake lobe and an exhaust lobe, with as much of the circumference in the view as possible, to tell how "tall" the lobe is in relation to the base circle part of the casting. That'll help gauge how much duration it's likely to have.

 

hope this helps best i can do for now

 

the exh. and int. lobes are 1 1/2 in tall and almost 1/2 in wide thats measuring from the tip of the lobe to the base of the lobe

 

im thinking mybe a rough guess of mybe .435 lift on exh and intake could be wrong and my rv cam is 440 lift so prolly not really much of a difference?

 

Use a micrometer.