Boostaholic cam?
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Joined: Jun 2013
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From: Moose Jaw SK, Canada
The most convenient thing that could have been posted here was the actual specs of the camshaft. It's unlikely that many guys who are just browsing (on there work break or whatever else) will bother searching google for the cam.
If it has boost in the name, it's probably a pretty sweet choice
If it has boost in the name, it's probably a pretty sweet choice
Seems like it's from a shop named "Aggressive Motorsports" but as far as I can find they don't give out the specs...
Unless there is a specific reason to use that cam I would go with a more "tried and true" option from shops/people such as stock48, LJMS, SpeedInc, Tick, Comp, etc... They can all spec you out something perfectly matched for your combo or sell you an nice off the shelf cam to meet your needs.
Unless there is a specific reason to use that cam I would go with a more "tried and true" option from shops/people such as stock48, LJMS, SpeedInc, Tick, Comp, etc... They can all spec you out something perfectly matched for your combo or sell you an nice off the shelf cam to meet your needs.
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From: Bowling Green KY
If they don't give out the spec's, why would anyone buy it? That worked for the Beatles with the white album, but if I'm gonna fork over about 4 bills, I'm going to at least want to know what I'm buying. I'm not a cam expert, but do have a pretty good idea of how duration and overlap are going to make an engine of a specific displacement perform. There are lots of really good choices out there, that are proven, and your going to want a cam similar to them. Its hard to go wrong with the LJMS stage 2 turbo cam, BTR turbo cams, etc, or even just a 224, or 228ish type cam on a 112-114 with a couple degrees of advance in them. The biggest difference you will have is between the factory truck cam, that comes in a large number of the donor engines we deal with, and just about any aftermarket cam 224 and bigger. It's like the first rule of a gun fight, have a gun. Same thing with camshafts. Compared to that jump, the differenced between most of these moderate cams is small. Just to reiterate my original thought, with so many vendors offering really proven grinds, why take a chance on some unknown grind, with just a flashy name to market it.
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From: Bowling Green KY
If you've got a cam doctor you can measure it. There are people advertising their service of using their "cam doctor" to measure your camshaft. There are other brands other than "cam doctor" but that is kind of the generic name for them. Going rate is about $100 though. How did you measure the lift? That is hard to do correctly. I would recommend putting it an a lathe, and using a dial gauge on it, just to do that.
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From: Saskatchewan, Canada - where arguing "DA" is for the slow and weak...
If you've got a cam doctor you can measure it. There are people advertising their service of using their "cam doctor" to measure your camshaft. There are other brands other than "cam doctor" but that is kind of the generic name for them. Going rate is about $100 though. How did you measure the lift? That is hard to do correctly. I would recommend putting it an a lathe, and using a dial gauge on it, just to do that.
Buying a cam because of a retarded naming convention is... well... retarded.
Call Cam Motion and get a real measured cam card in the box.
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