LS7jUnKiE

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Hey guys I just got my 72' Nova this past week and she is a beauty. Our track doesn't open up until the 10th of January so I haven't ran her yet but she isn't too spicy...the guy I bought it off of drove it more than raced it and never put much of a motor into her.

In the next 8months or so I will be saving up to purchase a Dart Big Block, 565ci or so....AFR heads, solid roller cam, 14:1 CR, etc....etc....but for NOW...I just want to throw as big of a cam as I can in this little smalllblock and see what i can get out of her.

So...I am looking at buying a complete valvetrain and hydraulic roller camshaft. The motor as it sits is a smallblock 350 bored .030 over....stock casting heads with mild porting, edelbrock performer intake mani with 2" spacer, and a 750 Holley carb, stock springs, rockers, p-rods, and a hotcam. I want to buy new lifters, springs, p-rods, and accompanying seals and retainers along with as nasty a cam as I can get to pull as much power out of this smallblock as possible with the stock heads.

As for drivetrain shes got a TH-350 trans with a 3200 stall, moser 12-bolt, 33-spline axles, and 5.13 gears....which will be changed out at the same time as the cam for a 1/4 mile set-up. (presently set up for 1/8mile)

So help me out with some cam ideas....shelf cams, customs, whatever, direct me in the right place please! And Thanks!

blk/slvr02ss

iTrader: (21)

There isn't much you can go with stock heads without the valves hitting.I would go with a big NOS kit if your not worried about the motor.That is a great looking car you have iv'e always liked the 68-72 nova's.

Shawn @ VA Speed

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Use this cam-12-423-8 comp cams,its a hydraulic roller,works good on stock 350's,you will need to change valvesprings if they are stock.Get rid of that intake too.Put on a professional products crosswind and put some 4.10 gears and its should run just fine.

LS7jUnKiE

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the edelbrock performer is no good? used to 3rd gen modification, this is new to me!
any ideas on what she'd run?

Shawn @ VA Speed

iTrader: (3)

The performer basically is a stock replacement intake.The car should run high 12's low 13's in the 1/4

LS7jUnKiE

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i read 12-423-8, looks like a pretty nice little cam..224/230 .502/.510 110LSA but when i calculated the overlap it was only 3.5*, that wontbe very choppy, unless i did it wrong.
So for this cam id need lifters, springs, and p-rods?

How about your thoughts on spraying this motor, you think i could get a plate kit and shoot 100 to her?

CamaroKidZ28

Sick car man, i think you could easily get away with 100 if not a little more If you arent worried about the motor then spraying it will pry be best $$ wise since you're going to need some for a 565. Nonetheless, at only 3000 LBS with a bored 350 and 3200 stall that thing will move.

Shawn @ VA Speed

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That's correct,it doesnt have much overlap,and thats exactly what you need to keep cylinder pressure up.Too many people overcam to get a good sound,but at the same time they are sacrificing power.That cam sounds pretty good in a 350.If you have a flat tappet cam at this time,you will need cam,lifters,springs and pushrods to do the install correctly.You will be very happy if you use that cam.

LS7jUnKiE

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presently there is a hydraulic roller in it.....so id prolly get away with just springs and p=rods, correct? how about the LT1 heads???? If I got a set of those used from a member and got them mildly ported would that free up alot of PTV clearance? Could I bump the compression in the 11's and run 110 octane? Keep in mind it is a trailer queen/track car only.

1997bird

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The late model LT-1 heads are a differant animal. Here are a nice set of cast iron heads that would be fairly inexpensive in a 200cc intake runner http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/DART-...sid=p1638.m118 .

Shawn @ VA Speed

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You probably only need to change the cam,was it an original roller motor or did someone convert it?The late model lt1 heads will not work on a standard sbc.

LS7jUnKiE

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im going to go get all the numbers off the block and heads so we can tear down what she really is and go from there...but i DO know it is a roller cam in her now...but with stock style springs.