Cam knowledge needed.

Dark_5.0 · 08-07-2003, 12:53 PM

I finaly have some good heads and a good intake but I am limited in my cam choices.

Cause my car is speed density.

I dont have much clearance with 2.02 1.60 valves and stock pistons.

I am looking for a cam with about 480 lift and better performance than the stock cam. with a good idle.

Dark_5.0 · 08-07-2003, 01:21 PM

Anyone have any opinions on this cam with my combo.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2426483618

95mustanggt · 08-07-2003, 05:14 PM

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Cam knowledge needed

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Sorry couldn't resist

TMASTER · 08-07-2003, 05:20 PM

dont go with the B-cam.. its not very good on the low end i heard.
Go with a 93 cobra Cam .479/.479 lifts.. and the duration is nice for no lope! I made a mistake and should have taken one once that a guy was gonna give me free... Otherwise go with a TFS stage 1 .499/.512 lifts...

andy669 · 08-07-2003, 07:38 PM

That A332 is a flat tappet.

Andy

Coupe50h · 08-07-2003, 09:00 PM

Dude, trust me, dont use the 93 cobra cam, if you want a stock sound, use a stock 5.0 h.o, for performance use the b-cam, or e-cam, the b is not that bad on the lowend, just have some 373 or better gears, my friend had a b-cammer 302 went 13.2's with a 650 carb.

billheis · 08-07-2003, 09:43 PM

Last time I messed with a speed density was back in the early 90s. It was a freinds car and we got it into the low 12s with a little gas. We stayed with the stock cam and 1.7 rockers. even then the idle wasn't real steady. Car Craft put a 5.0 together with AFR 165s and stock cam w/1.7s and made 400 horse (it had a carb though). I was looking through Comp Cams and they have a couple of extrmes with 114 centerline, should idle decent, but may cause you trouble with lift.512. SF&5.0 mag did head test with this cam this month and made like 375 horse with canfields. But they had notched pistons. Hope this helps

Dark_5.0 · 08-08-2003, 10:36 AM

Thanks for the info guys.

The 93 cobra cam is worse than the 5.0 HO cam the only reason it has .479 lift is cause of the 1.7 rockers.

Anyways we put some putty on the pistons and it barely has clearance with the stock cam so that pretty much made up my mind for me.

I guess we will get to see what the stock cam is made of

08-07-2003, 12:53 PM	#1
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Cam knowledge needed. I finaly have some good heads and a good intake but I am limited in my cam choices. Cause my car is speed density. I dont have much clearance with 2.02 1.60 valves and stock pistons. I am looking for a cam with about 480 lift and better performance than the stock cam. with a good idle. __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

08-07-2003, 01:21 PM	#2
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Anyone have any opinions on this cam with my combo. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2426483618 __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

08-07-2003, 07:38 PM	#5
andy669 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Moline Il Posts: 901	That A332 is a flat tappet. Andy __________________ 88 coupe 91 LX NMRA Pure Street 5120

08-07-2003, 09:00 PM	#6
Coupe50h Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: SanAntonio, Tx Posts: 957	Dude, trust me, dont use the 93 cobra cam, if you want a stock sound, use a stock 5.0 h.o, for performance use the b-cam, or e-cam, the b is not that bad on the lowend, just have some 373 or better gears, my friend had a b-cammer 302 went 13.2's with a 650 carb. __________________ X-Texas highway patrol ssp 1990 coupe - exploder Gt-40 iron heads, Explorer intake, 19 lber's. E-cam. crane 1.7 rollers. 190fp. 75mm maf. 65mm tb, tubular subframe connectors, mac cai, Asp crank pulley, T-5, king cobra clutch, flowtech 1-5/8 unequals, mac X-pipe Frpp driveshaft, lakewood Lca's. race weight 3,160 12.69 @ 107.35, 1.71 60' 26x8.5 drag's 3.90 gear 13.20 @ 106.91 - 235/60/15 firestones 2.3 60' 3.27 gear

08-07-2003, 09:43 PM	#7
billheis Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Fernandina Beach, FL 32034 Posts: 178	Last time I messed with a speed density was back in the early 90s. It was a freinds car and we got it into the low 12s with a little gas. We stayed with the stock cam and 1.7 rockers. even then the idle wasn't real steady. Car Craft put a 5.0 together with AFR 165s and stock cam w/1.7s and made 400 horse (it had a carb though). I was looking through Comp Cams and they have a couple of extrmes with 114 centerline, should idle decent, but may cause you trouble with lift.512. SF&5.0 mag did head test with this cam this month and made like 375 horse with canfields. But they had notched pistons. Hope this helps __________________ Bill Heiser 90 Convertable 5.0 LX, ported E7s w/ THumper valve job, TFS street, FR 65mm TB, B cam w/1.7 cobra rockers, kirban AFPR, Mac CAI, Mac Headers, off road h, 3 chamber flows, Crane ign. box, 3:73s, Art Carr AOD & 2600 converter

08-07-2003, 05:20 PM	#4
TMASTER Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: TEXAS Posts: 161	dont go with the B-cam.. its not very good on the low end i heard. Go with a 93 cobra Cam .479/.479 lifts.. and the duration is nice for no lope! I made a mistake and should have taken one once that a guy was gonna give me free... Otherwise go with a TFS stage 1 .499/.512 lifts...

08-08-2003, 10:36 AM	#8
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	Thanks for the info guys. The 93 cobra cam is worse than the 5.0 HO cam the only reason it has .479 lift is cause of the 1.7 rockers. Anyways we put some putty on the pistons and it barely has clearance with the stock cam so that pretty much made up my mind for me. I guess we will get to see what the stock cam is made of __________________ 92' LX-Big brakes, Lots and lots of suspension, GT40X heads, Ported cobra intake, stock cam, Vortech SC trim. 00' Lightning-Stock 88'CRX-13 second ego killer

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