camshafts

mustang66teen · 07-26-2001, 08:23 PM

hi i am in the middle of rebuilding my 302 for my 66 coupe and i wanted to put a performance cam in the rebuilt engine but leave everything else in the engine stock i was looking at a cam with a .430" lift, i want a cam that is not to radical but sounds like a ton of ponies. Would this cam be ok with stock engine parts? if not what do you recommend

j's69stang · 07-27-2001, 01:12 AM

i have a 69 mustang with 302 in it and when i rebiult it i put a comp cam 282 advertized duration and around 520 lift and it sounds like it has alot of ponies to it with a very nice idle. My engine is basically stock and it works great.

jwboner · 07-27-2001, 03:07 AM

A .420 cam doesn't sound like too much of a cam. It should work with stock components, but if I was going to bother changing the cam I would go a little bigger. Problem is mainly the press-in rocker arm studs will pull right out of the head with high lift cams. You could get new heads with screw-in studs or take yours to a machine shop to get it done for @$50. There are still many other things that could use upgrading while you have it apart, but that is the big one.

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65 Mustang fastback
347 DFI injected, TFS, too much to say
Just about everything custom

66fastback · 07-27-2001, 11:45 AM

buy a comp cams 260h high energy cam. Lift is about .450, mild idle, good torque.

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66 GT Fastback,fuel injected 5.0, 5-speed, cable clutch, JBA's and duals, 3.40 gears and handling mods...just call me "Doc"

Rev · 07-27-2001, 11:52 AM

I use a CC 268 HE in my 306. Valve lift is .456 with 1.6 rockers. Idles well with good low end torque. It's not too much for a mild street engine.

Rev

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'66 Coupe, 306, 300 HP, C-4, 13.97 e.t., 100.3 mph
1/4 mi.

07-26-2001, 08:23 PM	#1
mustang66teen Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: dunkirk, MD . USA Posts: 11	camshafts hi i am in the middle of rebuilding my 302 for my 66 coupe and i wanted to put a performance cam in the rebuilt engine but leave everything else in the engine stock i was looking at a cam with a .430" lift, i want a cam that is not to radical but sounds like a ton of ponies. Would this cam be ok with stock engine parts? if not what do you recommend

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07-27-2001, 01:12 AM	#2
j's69stang Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 102	i have a 69 mustang with 302 in it and when i rebiult it i put a comp cam 282 advertized duration and around 520 lift and it sounds like it has alot of ponies to it with a very nice idle. My engine is basically stock and it works great.

07-27-2001, 03:07 AM	#3
jwboner Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Under the hood Posts: 164	A .420 cam doesn't sound like too much of a cam. It should work with stock components, but if I was going to bother changing the cam I would go a little bigger. Problem is mainly the press-in rocker arm studs will pull right out of the head with high lift cams. You could get new heads with screw-in studs or take yours to a machine shop to get it done for @$50. There are still many other things that could use upgrading while you have it apart, but that is the big one. ------------------ 65 Mustang fastback 347 DFI injected, TFS, too much to say Just about everything custom

07-27-2001, 11:45 AM	#4
66fastback Registered Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 208	buy a comp cams 260h high energy cam. Lift is about .450, mild idle, good torque. ------------------ 66 GT Fastback,fuel injected 5.0, 5-speed, cable clutch, JBA's and duals, 3.40 gears and handling mods...just call me "Doc"

07-27-2001, 11:52 AM	#5
Rev Registered Member Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 3,887	I use a CC 268 HE in my 306. Valve lift is .456 with 1.6 rockers. Idles well with good low end torque. It's not too much for a mild street engine. Rev ------------------ '66 Coupe, 306, 300 HP, C-4, 13.97 e.t., 100.3 mph 1/4 mi.