Cam help please
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Cam help please 
Hey everyone, my sons and I picked up a project engine that came with a comp cam but the part # is saying custom grind cam. The fellow I bought it from has passed and I’m not sure if he was building this engine for N/A or boost etc. Anyone out there shine a little light on what this cam is and what we will need to go with it , what stall torque converter etc. Any help is much appreciated
It looks like a mild street cam, which is what I prefer. I think you could use it for either NA or boost. I would pick up a set of springs and pushrods to go with it if you don't have them already. As for a stall, I would recommend a 3200-3600 if you are staying NA.
Id sell it for a 222/226 .597/.599 ;-)
Just by googling that its a pretty basic cam, maybe a "truck" grind. Your stall is going to depend on a few things other than cam (gears, car weight, tire). What car is it?
that cam going in a 6.0L, 5.7L, 5.3L?
I think you want a tighter LSA with a boosted engine.
Just by googling that its a pretty basic cam, maybe a "truck" grind. Your stall is going to depend on a few things other than cam (gears, car weight, tire). What car is it?
that cam going in a 6.0L, 5.7L, 5.3L?
I think you want a tighter LSA with a boosted engine.
Great lil cam that will work well for a ton of setups. Including N/A or boost
What size motor is it going in? What vehicle? What stall converter will you be using? Depending on engine size you could use that cam with a stock stall, also depends a bit on the stock stall, the newer ones stall up higher than the previous
What size motor is it going in? What vehicle? What stall converter will you be using? Depending on engine size you could use that cam with a stock stall, also depends a bit on the stock stall, the newer ones stall up higher than the previous
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,367
Likes: 144
From: Woodstock, GA
Looks like a nice little street cam. I have one similar to those specs in a Pontiac 400 but the LSA is a bit tighter at 110. My Pontiac is also a manual.
I would think it would be decent in a 5.3 or 5.7 with a 2600 converter.
I would think it would be decent in a 5.3 or 5.7 with a 2600 converter.
TECH Addict
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,190
Likes: 977
Agreed, a small mild cam. AHELLUVALOT more than stock, but still, relatively tame. It's too big to be a truck cam for most situations. It's just about perfect for a stick-shift car though, or an auto car with a 2800 - 3200 sort of stall converter. I wouldn't want to use it with a stock converter but it would "work", maybe just wouldn't have very much "leave". Looks to me like a N/A design.
You need much better than stock valve springs, and of course you'll have to select the correct length push rods. It should work fine along with stock rockers and all that. It'll benefit HUGELY from headers. Depending on what you're doing it could be a pretty good choice.
You need much better than stock valve springs, and of course you'll have to select the correct length push rods. It should work fine along with stock rockers and all that. It'll benefit HUGELY from headers. Depending on what you're doing it could be a pretty good choice.
Trending Topics
Thread Starter
Teching In
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
It is going in a 97 obs truck ( lowered street) with a 5.3, 4l60e trans (built), and a crown vic interceptor rearend with 355 gears. We are planning on building it for turbo but figured I’d see what this cam is before I bought one. We like the help and knowledge from all you guys.
Last edited by Hawkesobs; Oct 16, 2019 at 06:35 PM. Reason: Added info
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo TECH Addict
Joined: Dec 2017
Posts: 2,190
Likes: 977
Not enough gear, not enough motor, too much vehicle, for that cam.
I think you'd be happier with a 212°/218° 112° .550" one.
Trade/sell it to a F-body, Vette, or GTO owner.
There's NO SUCH THING as, I'm gonna buy this ONE cam, and it'll work GREAT N/A, and then I'm gonna "slap a turbo on it" and it will work EVEN BETTER. Can't tell you how many people have gone down that fantasy-land path. NEVER works. A cam for N/A has one set of properties, a cam for turbo applications is COMPETELY DIFFERENT. Buy a cam for what you're doing now; when the time comes for the other, buy a cam for that.
Never heard of putting a Frod car rear in a Chevy truck. In terms of, "Crown Vic PI". Frod 9", of course. Not the other. Not saying it can't happen, only, good luck.
I think you'd be happier with a 212°/218° 112° .550" one.
Trade/sell it to a F-body, Vette, or GTO owner.
There's NO SUCH THING as, I'm gonna buy this ONE cam, and it'll work GREAT N/A, and then I'm gonna "slap a turbo on it" and it will work EVEN BETTER. Can't tell you how many people have gone down that fantasy-land path. NEVER works. A cam for N/A has one set of properties, a cam for turbo applications is COMPETELY DIFFERENT. Buy a cam for what you're doing now; when the time comes for the other, buy a cam for that.
Never heard of putting a Frod car rear in a Chevy truck. In terms of, "Crown Vic PI". Frod 9", of course. Not the other. Not saying it can't happen, only, good luck.