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May 18, 2017 | 08:36 AM

85Iroc

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Cam question

I have a sbe 346 in a 98 Camaro drag car. It currently has:

1-3/4" Kooks LTs with true duals dumped under seats
milled 241s
el torro 230/230 cam
LS6 intake and chris1313 ramair
underdrive pulley
glide with 5500 stall 8" converter
4.86 gear
275/60 radial

The pistons have been flycut .080.

I'm soon switching to fully ported 799 heads and fast intake. I'm not afraid to turn 7000+ rpm. May possibly throw a 100-150 shot at it, but it I'm NOT trying to set it up for NOS.

the car should weigh around 3100-3150 without driver

My question is how would this cam work with the new setup?

236/244, .618/.621, 110+3 lsa

What's everyone's opinions?

May 18, 2017 | 04:26 PM

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I think that cam along with a super vic single plane intake & 4 barrel throttle body would work good if you're wanting to get more upper rpm power.

May 18, 2017 | 05:19 PM

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I think that cam along with a super vic single plane intake & 4 barrel throttle body would work good if you're wanting to get more upper rpm power.

I guess the question is how much would it help, if at all, over my current cam with a fast 90? I'm switching to a turbo setup but i want to get all I can out of the current setup without spending much more money.

May 18, 2017 | 07:55 PM

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You want it to carry out longer youll prob want to widen that lsa. and flycut.

May 19, 2017 | 09:20 AM

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You want it to carry out longer youll prob want to widen that lsa. and flycut.

Do I need it to carry out longer? I'm used to drag racing with a sbc and tighter lsa was what all of the cam guys spec'd me out before. I don't care where I shift, just want to go 660 feet as quickly as possible.

Also, I'm flycut .080, think that's enough?

thanks for the advice.

May 19, 2017 | 10:18 AM

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Just guidance. If you wanted more rpm anyway. Running a cam like an sbc wont switch over to the ls very well.

May 19, 2017 | 04:10 PM

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Just guidance. If you wanted more rpm anyway. Running a cam like an sbc wont switch over to the ls very well.

I just want whatever gets me down the track the fastest. I'm under no assumption that this would be the perfect cam, I just think my car would be faster with it over my current cam.

Thanks again.