V6 Discussion and questions about the base carbureted or MPFI V6's and the rare SFI Turbo V6.

which cam ?

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Old Nov 28, 2009 | 11:43 PM
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From: Killen Al
Car: 1987 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 2.8
Transmission: t5
Axle/Gears: not low enough
which cam ?

which cam should I get?, I have an 87 bird with the 2.8 that has been switched to a factory 83 s10 carb and intake. Now I have 3 bolts broke off in the driverside head from the exhaust manifold and the drivers side back, upper bolt hole broke open so i gotta replace it and the passenger side has 3 broken bolts in it so its getting replaced to.NEways while im swapping those I figured id have the heads port and polished with a 3 angle valve job! is there a better cam i can put in it that would work well with my some what limited combo? or am I better off just leaving my factory cam alone? oh and the car is an automatic sorry this is so long I just wanted to give all the info I could!
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Car: 89 Firebird
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kam ?

If you kept the MPFI intake it might be worth it to get a bigger cam. From what I can remember the older S10 carb intake manifolds have nothing impressive about their design.
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 03:40 PM
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From: Killen Al
Car: 1987 Pontiac Firebird
Engine: 2.8
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Axle/Gears: not low enough
Re: which cam ?

well I would have left it efi if I had my way I bought it like the way it is. I was just wondering if there was any cam that would pick up performance a little ?
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 04:28 PM
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Car: 1987 Pontiac Firebird
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Axle/Gears: not low enough
Re: which cam ?

would the cam out of a s10 2.8 tbi motor be any improvement?
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Re: which cam ?

Want a nice cam? Go aftermarket!

We have several available.
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Old Nov 29, 2009 | 05:21 PM
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Re: which cam ?

tell me where to go or a link would be nice
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