Going CAM CRAZY!!!

[Capri306]

Okee, I'm at the point where cam selection is driving me up a wall. Here's what I want: something with a nice & flat, but HIGH torque curve, and that will take best advantage of my setup that it will run. I wish some cam makers would at least give some torque curves and flow data on their sites...but I guess I'm dreaming again, aren't I?

Here's what I'm going with: Pro-M 75mm MAF & 24 lb/hr injectors, Windsor Jr. heads, FRPP roller rockers (1.6's), Cobra intake, 65mm TB, 2500 stall converter, BBK full length headers & H-pipe, BBK fuel pressure regulator & gauge & 190lph pump, and I'm fiddling with the idea of the FRPP wide-ratio AOD gear kit since I have 3.73's already. That's why I'd like a flat torque curve.

So far, the best cam I've looked at is the Crane 2030, with .533/.544 lift and 216/220 duration @ 0.050.

What Crane confuses me about is their interpretation of the 2040 (aka the E303). They're claiming it's this huge radical cam and you have to run a 5-speed and 3.55's or higher. Um, it's the emissions-legal FRPP cam, guys! Anyhoo, on the 2030 I like, the 'basic RPM' is 2000-5500, whereas on the 2040/E303, it's 2400-6000. Gee, from only 4 degrees more duration on the intake side??? And less lift??? That's the biggest complaint I've heard about the FRPP cams: too much duration, not enough lift. I'm *trying* for a 12-second car (read: almost 400 horse) that I can still drive on the street without burning phenomenal amounts of gas. Any thoughts, guys? I'm still confooosed. Oh, btw, I'd like to stay away from a custom-grind if I could, please.

A slight lope at idle would be nice, too.

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Capri306, Moderator, The Mustang Works Online
1979 Mercury Capri, 5.0L -- C4 -- 2.73
1987 Mustang LX Notch <--- New Timeslips

[This message has been edited by Capri306 (edited 02-06-2001).]