i have an '85 5.0 tpi with gasket matched heads on intake and exhaust side, cold air intake, headers/dual exhaust. ported intake. also have a stage 2 shift kit for it. an TB airfoil is soon.

i need a cam for street/ strip with a lopey idle and as broad power curve as i can get. i have read alot and still cant decide what cam to get i dont what to go to radical as i want to to still be streetable but the car is not an daily driver so it can be a little on the ill mannered side for everyday use


your help would be appreciated

 

Are you willing to buy the DIY equipment and burn proms??? Because if you want a "lopey" cam your going to need to do alot of tuning. These things don't "auto-tune".

Also, with a TPI you'd be better of getting some heads and going with a LT1 cam or ZZ4 cam. Be a good starting point for you.

 

ya i plan on getting the prom burning software soon. the car is not going to be driven anytime soon so i have some time to tune it and get to know how to burn proms. i just need to decide what cam to et in order to pu the motor bak together right now. then tune it later.

so would the zz4 cam work for me?

 

The ZZ4 cam would be great for a L98 TPI engine. Several ppl on this board are using it and have noticed a good increase in Upper RPM's without that much loss on the low end.

Do a search for ZZ4 cam. Should find you some good reading info.

Good Luck!