Just curious what everyone thought about a cam with the following specs:

296/304, .539/.558, 112

I have a guy that is very knowledgeable on engines and their components doing the research for me to get me the best setup he can find that will still be able to be driven on a daily basis.

 

Depends on what the rest of your set up looks like. If you are running a stock set up then :nono: but if you have upgrades such as better intake, heads, exh, etc. then

 

exhaust has been changed, running straight pipe into dual race bullets. planning to install an lt1 intake, and the heads are somewhere down the road. the guy that is researching the cam for me is also trying to find the best heads for the combo.

 

By all means it is a good cam for your future setup. As of right now, with a stock L98 top end and good exhaust, it is still too much. Leave it in the box until you have your heads and intake ready to go

 

I like to look at the .050 duration numbers.

An advertise duration of 296/304 sounds like a big cam.

I am running a solid roller that has an advertised duration of 280 and .050 of 242.

If you decide to run that cam, try to bump compression to at least 10.5-1.

By the way, you WILL need a higher stall torque converter.

My cam of choice would be the LPE 74219.

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What needs to be done to bump the compression up to 10.5:1. I am going to be getting the tranny rebuilt before I get the cam and will be running a 3500 stall TCI converter. Also, will I need bigger injectors for that cam?

 

Flat top pistons and your stock 64cc chambers will put you near 10.5:1 static CR.

 

Hmmm, you could also go with a thinner head gasket. That will yield a half point in compression (bump it up 0.5).

They seal just fine, just put it on right.