Well I searched around am Im not finding what Im looking for. Ive got a SD 305 TPI in my car, five speed and a 3.73 rear end(may go down to 3.42). Anyway im looking for a cam that will give me good low end and a lil bit of mid range. Looking for somethin from like 1500ish up to around 3500 rpm. Im no expert tho so what every you guy can recommend for a good cam it would be very helpful. Theres also going to be a little bit of work done to the stock 081 heads.
Matt

 

The peanut cam, lol

I think you should look for something that makes power in the idle-5,000 rpm range for a TPI 305. This will push the peak torque range of the cam up to where the TPI setup resonates and give a big push in mid-range torque. You are dealing with a low geared vehicle with 3.73 gears. You can trade off some low-end torque for some top end HP and everything will still be great.

 

See im not good at all this cam selection stuff. It makes sence to give up a lil low end cause of the gears. So what would you recommend for something from idle-5k.
matt

 

The stock LB9 roller cam from 1988 is pretty good in the lows and mids. Smooth idle, etc... Much better than the peanut.

 

The Peanut roller and the B-body LT1/Vortec truck cams are about the best torque producting cams from GM.

 

the cam swap I did for my 305 is in my Sig.

 

My car is getting a LT1 cam this weekend. it has .447 lift, and its the roller cam i needed.

Got it for $20, also have another avaliable.

Sheldon

 

So what are we talkin as far as the LT1 cam goes. It just so happens I have one of them kickin around. What kinda performance would I be in for. Ill be running 1.6 rockers too.
Matt