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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 01:25 PM
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W/ bigger and bigger cams coming out each day, and alot more people going toward cam only setups, what bigger cams are out there that still make great power and work w/ say S2 5.3's or some AFR's? I see alot of people become frustrated when they put in a big cam w/ a set of heads and don't pull a lot more power out of their setup than say the other cguy w/ the same boltons and just the cam. I know that H/C needs to be matched up pretty well, and I am wanting to go b/w 232-240 I would say w/ a 4000-4400 stall/12 bolt or at least 373's, to match the H/C setup. Just kind of looking for what to stay away from and what to look for in my continuing use of the search function--I did use it--promise
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 10:19 PM
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Are you asking about heads or a cam?I don"t really understand the question!!
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 04:56 PM
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Sorry==I am talking about big cams that still work well w/ heads. Not a big cam only kind of cam that some people are looking at these days.
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Check out the sig on the FMS Ron Jeremy cam,sounds about what you are looking for.
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Old Oct 5, 2004 | 11:19 AM
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Any cam should make more power with heads. Just look for heads that flow well at the lift your cam will be bumping. Sounds too simple.
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My biggest concern is a big cam that will clear most 2.02 valved 5.3 or AFR's.
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