cam selection

85Coupe · 07-19-2002, 12:10 AM

Hi there.... I need to make a choice on a cam so I'd like some input. And please give me a reason for your specific choice. It'll make a lot more sense than just part numbers..... Also, I can't do a custom grind so that's really not the answer I'm looking for.

So here's what I have:
new 1990 stock bottom end
Edelbrock Performer (1.90/1.60) heads
1.7 roller rockers
Edelbrock Performer RPM intake
Holley 650 dp carb
1 5/8 equal length headers
2 1/2 Mac Pro Chamber with Flowmaster 40 series
Jacobs ignition
T5 and 3.73 gears
K and N

I want a car that doesn;t have to hit 7000 to make power, I want low end grunt and I want the agressive idle. Any suggestions would be great. Tks!

Smokedawg · 07-19-2002, 12:30 AM

Since custom is out of the question for some reason you might try one of the FM's...Probably a F-303...

85Coupe · 07-19-2002, 01:27 AM

Custom is not an option simply because of the cost. By the time it gets to Canada, the price literally doubles. That's a sad fact when you're trying to build a car!

HORSEMEN RACING · 07-19-2002, 04:38 PM

That is a shame 85coupe,because you know exactly what you want in a cam and where you want it to make power.

Well I will offer my 2 cents,so here goes. Comp Cams Extreme Energy cams have a lot to offer,the XE282 is a pretty popular cam right now,the power band is 2000-6200rpm,the duration is 232/240 so it is a pretty stout cam,it has helped to make over 400hp in 302's and it is the cam FRPP uses in their 392 stroker longblock,MM&FF did a head change where the only thing they did was put AFR 185 heads on a 392 and made 537hp. Richard Holdner's articles are usually pretty accurate so I think that is legit,the heads were also milled for 10.2 compression.

Crane,Lunati,Crower,Isky, and Ford Motorsport offer good cams also.

Man that is too bad you can't get a custom grind for a good price without paying out your you know what,you might want to give J&P a call maybe the DaSilva brother's can hook you up with something,they know how to make hp the old-fashioned way and with giggle gas and turbos.

07-19-2002, 12:10 AM	#1
85Coupe Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2	cam selection Hi there.... I need to make a choice on a cam so I'd like some input. And please give me a reason for your specific choice. It'll make a lot more sense than just part numbers..... Also, I can't do a custom grind so that's really not the answer I'm looking for. So here's what I have: new 1990 stock bottom end Edelbrock Performer (1.90/1.60) heads 1.7 roller rockers Edelbrock Performer RPM intake Holley 650 dp carb 1 5/8 equal length headers 2 1/2 Mac Pro Chamber with Flowmaster 40 series Jacobs ignition T5 and 3.73 gears K and N I want a car that doesn;t have to hit 7000 to make power, I want low end grunt and I want the agressive idle. Any suggestions would be great. Tks!

07-19-2002, 12:30 AM	#2
Smokedawg Tires Fear Me... Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 867	Since custom is out of the question for some reason you might try one of the FM's...Probably a F-303... __________________ 1990 Mustang GT- 347 Stroker-Tremec 3550-Compucar Nitrous, AFR, Systemax Intake, AFM, 30lbers, 70MM TB, 76mm MAF, full suspension and lots more 1995 Chevy S-10 406 SBC, Dual tunnel ram, Dart heads, Nitrous, full tub, 4-link, adjustable drag shocks, coil-overs, 9in rearend, 4.56 gears...etc

07-19-2002, 04:38 PM	#4
HORSEMEN RACING Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Camp Pendleton,Cali Posts: 95	Wow That is a shame 85coupe,because you know exactly what you want in a cam and where you want it to make power. Well I will offer my 2 cents,so here goes. Comp Cams Extreme Energy cams have a lot to offer,the XE282 is a pretty popular cam right now,the power band is 2000-6200rpm,the duration is 232/240 so it is a pretty stout cam,it has helped to make over 400hp in 302's and it is the cam FRPP uses in their 392 stroker longblock,MM&FF did a head change where the only thing they did was put AFR 185 heads on a 392 and made 537hp. Richard Holdner's articles are usually pretty accurate so I think that is legit,the heads were also milled for 10.2 compression. Crane,Lunati,Crower,Isky, and Ford Motorsport offer good cams also. Man that is too bad you can't get a custom grind for a good price without paying out your you know what,you might want to give J&P a call maybe the DaSilva brother's can hook you up with something,they know how to make hp the old-fashioned way and with giggle gas and turbos. __________________ OC "there are 5,000 Army troops sitting on their butts doing nothing,while 2 companies of Marines are securing this island" spoken by a Army General on the Isle of Grenada in 1983

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07-19-2002, 01:27 AM	#3
85Coupe Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2	Custom is not an option simply because of the cost. By the time it gets to Canada, the price literally doubles. That's a sad fact when you're trying to build a car!