232/236 cam ok with these heads?
232/236 cam ok with these heads? I have a set of 5.7 heads that were milled .030. They have a 2.02/1.55(whatever stock size is stock size) SS valves and were ported etc...
My cam is an XE-R 232/236 .585/.585 113lsa set on 0 degrees of advance. My question is will this cam be to big for the motor since I am on a stock shortblock with NO flycutting?
I will not flycut the pistons so that is out of the question. I keep hearing conflicting advise on yes and no from many people. Any help would be great!
I will be useing the crane duals to avoid floating.
Thanx! ~Eddie
My cam is an XE-R 232/236 .585/.585 113lsa set on 0 degrees of advance. My question is will this cam be to big for the motor since I am on a stock shortblock with NO flycutting?
I will not flycut the pistons so that is out of the question. I keep hearing conflicting advise on yes and no from many people. Any help would be great!
I will be useing the crane duals to avoid floating.
Thanx! ~Eddie
I'll just put it this way. My roomate just bought a set of patriots LS6 style castings that were barely milled at all. They mocked up the motor with the F13 cam (230/232 .591/.581 112) and the clearance was too close for comfort.
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Guys you could go back and forth on this for years to come.
1- degree the cam
2- Clay to get a clearer picture (both intake and exhaust)
3- The best way is to use a dial indicator (in general clay readings are .02 off (+) than dial readings.)
IMO I wouldn't go with less than a .10 int & .12 exht clearance on any cam. These are street engines, not track only.
Some will tell you I'm running .08 etc... untill the day. If a spring brakes, (even a double) the valve will sag a little, but this is up to you.
1- degree the cam
2- Clay to get a clearer picture (both intake and exhaust)
3- The best way is to use a dial indicator (in general clay readings are .02 off (+) than dial readings.)
IMO I wouldn't go with less than a .10 int & .12 exht clearance on any cam. These are street engines, not track only.
Some will tell you I'm running .08 etc... untill the day. If a spring brakes, (even a double) the valve will sag a little, but this is up to you.
Last edited by PREDATOR-Z; Sep 12, 2004 at 03:54 AM.
A while back I was watching a performance shop install some 5.3's and a 232 236 cam and they had to mill the pistons. Said something about .040 of clearance, pretty dang close.
Originally Posted by BriancWS6
A while back I was watching a performance shop install some 5.3's and a 232 236 cam and they had to mill the pistons. Said something about .040 of clearance, pretty dang close.
Were you watching at TEA? If so, you were probably watching me install a set of heads on my car.
It was a black 00' SS M6. 
I flycut the pistons .060", and had approx. .125" of clearance. This was with a 2.055 int and 1.60 exh valve.
The cam was a Comp 232/236 .580/.580 on a 110 LSA, and 108 ICL. I had Comp grind it on thier Renegade lobes, which are the lobes the NMRA Renegade class racers use......needless to say it was pretty frickin nasty!
