Another Turbo camsgaft thread !!
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Another Turbo camsgaft thread !! Hi all just after opinions on these cams, as to wether they would be suitable for my turbo setup
383 strocker
ported heads
Single TC78 @ 16 psi boost
current cam is a mild comp turbo grind
220/208 .554 / .564. 115 lsa
Looking at a couple of Kelford cam grinds
230/238 .600/.600 116 lsa
or
236/248 .610/.610 115 lsa
I'm after something with a reasonably tough sounding idle and great drivability/ street manners and a bit more top end then my current cam.
Have heard the 230/238 it sounded great and drove well on a 5.7 but is sold as a blower cam, will it still work well on my turbo setup ?
383 strocker
ported heads
Single TC78 @ 16 psi boost
current cam is a mild comp turbo grind
220/208 .554 / .564. 115 lsa
Looking at a couple of Kelford cam grinds
230/238 .600/.600 116 lsa
or
236/248 .610/.610 115 lsa
I'm after something with a reasonably tough sounding idle and great drivability/ street manners and a bit more top end then my current cam.
Have heard the 230/238 it sounded great and drove well on a 5.7 but is sold as a blower cam, will it still work well on my turbo setup ?
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Epp blower cam 232/240 .595 .608 115 lsa
Pretty close to the first kelford cam
yes would be keen, just would work out quite a bit dearer and probably take 3 weeks to get here going by past experience, New Zealand is a long way/echange rate/shipping/import duty, yada yada.
Pretty close to the first kelford cam
yes would be keen, just would work out quite a bit dearer and probably take 3 weeks to get here going by past experience, New Zealand is a long way/echange rate/shipping/import duty, yada yada.
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If i can't get a bigger AR housing,I will look at a bigger turbo at some point.
Looking back i think 383 was a bad move for this turbo, much better suited to std cubes.
Don't want to go to big, just my current cam is pretty small, idles like std
and would like a bit more mid range top end.
I have the engine open at the moment to replace an oil pump, so would be easy to do the cam while i'm in there.
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Don't kick yourself too hard. My 388/T76 has gone 146 mph in the quarter at 3800 lb and only 17 psi. It will go over 22 psi if I want.
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I can't be happier with my little 215/215, .566''/.566'', 114* Isky. Just ran 10.33@129MPH in a 4950LB 4x4 truck. 1.42 60' off the foot break. 370CI, TC76, hand ported 317's.
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