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Old Jan 3, 2014 | 05:06 PM
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Happy New year to everyone! I would like some input on a camshaft for my 408 stroker with an ls3 top end. This will be a street/strip vehicle but not a daily driver. Heads will be equipped with .650 dual springs. Any suggestions is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Old Jan 3, 2014 | 08:12 PM
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Without a lot more info about your setup and preferences, it will be hard to suggest anything specific. I would suggest something around a 238-245 intake and 250-258 exhaust. Big split to account for the ls3 heads. Probably around a 112-114 LSA.

If you want some more serious suggestions let us know what cc the heads are, what pistons you are running, head gasket thickness, intake your using, what kind of idle you want, transmission type and stall speed if auto, what rpm you plan to run and anything else you can think of. ;-)
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Old Jan 3, 2014 | 09:07 PM
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OEM factory intake,Heads will be 65-66cc with diamond custom -10cc dish pistons. Head gasket thickness .051, 3600 stall converter.
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I have a custom cam from Brian Tooley 238/250 new in the box I would sell. Sold my car and have no use for it right now.
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Originally Posted by gnfan
I have a custom cam from Brian Tooley 238/250 new in the box I would sell. Sold my car and have no use for it right now.
That would probably not be a bad choice for the OP. Depending on the LSA/ICL.

Not so big as to be a problem to tune or require high RPM, and probably still provides a lot of torque and a wide powerband on a 408.
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