What's wild for a cam in a 408??
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What's wild for a cam in a 408?? i am still trying to find a cam for my 408 thats being built and i would like to go a little short of a crazy cam. I was thinking around a 252/257 635/632 113lsa. This will not be sprayed! Only N/A Also, AFR 225's 
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Originally Posted by destroyerSS
How drivable would this cam be?
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Originally Posted by 1QuickT-A
thats really not that big for a 408ci motor.. it might be large for a daily driver, but not a built 408..
This is a top 1% of the biggest cams for a 346 and is bigger then most 408 cams.
The cam he is looking at isn't small by any means.
I would say it would be similar to a G5X2/G5X3 in a 346.
On the big side for not going "Crazy", on the avarage side of "Crazy".
I've got a 26x 26x cam on a 113 lsa in my 408 and it's not THAT bad. It won't drive under 2200 rpm, but it's ok. You can get in 6th on the highway at 70-75. I have 3.73's and with 4.10's it shouldn't be that bad.
Well, if you think thats a big cam for a 408 then how bout this..
I have a friend with a 408 Stroker motor with a camshaft that is 27X/28X duration & 823/826 lift! Has about 11.5:1 Compression and the cam is ground for Nitrous.. Oh yeah, Its a FORD motor tho!! lol Also another good friend has a 351 Cleveland bored over with stock stroke with Yates heads and a Comp .810 lift cam. THOSE ARE BIG..
I have a friend with a 408 Stroker motor with a camshaft that is 27X/28X duration & 823/826 lift! Has about 11.5:1 Compression and the cam is ground for Nitrous.. Oh yeah, Its a FORD motor tho!! lol Also another good friend has a 351 Cleveland bored over with stock stroke with Yates heads and a Comp .810 lift cam. THOSE ARE BIG..
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Originally Posted by Slowhawk
Bigger the Cam the higher the compression needs to be to get the full affect of the Cam 
I figure the Cam you have listed would do good with 12-1 compression.
I figure the Cam you have listed would do good with 12-1 compression.
So should i go a little smaller on the duration Say 250/255? and should i stay at a 113 LSA
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Originally Posted by matt346ls1
The cam I had in my 418 couldn't even be made by Comp or Cam Motion I had to have it made by LSM in Waterford, MI . .900" lift wasn't doable they said. Ha I showed them.
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Matt
What kind of spring pressures do you have to run with that much lift? 
I ran a 256/266 or something like that in my 408 stroker. It's currently in a daily driver making about 540rwhp & running prc springs Hopefully Ryan will post his expriences with it
Hopefully Ryan will post his expriences with it
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