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Old 01-01-2006, 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by FIVE-O
Im a little leary of cams that push the .600 lift on stock applications.....a little too close to the pistons for my taste.
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Originally Posted by FIVE-O
Im afraid to mention this cam for fear of being booo'd.
Lets not forget the GM hot cam. Its designed for just your application.
Lotta folks hate it, but just as many love it....do a search..........good #'s outta bone stock engines.
Lingenfelter GT2-3 cam is another excellent choice.
Both come in a package deal that includes springs.
Im a little leary of cams that push the .600 lift on stock applications.....a little too close to the pistons for my taste.
These days, .600 ain't nothin' anymore.
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Originally Posted by FIVE-O
Im afraid to mention this cam for fear of being booo'd.
Lets not forget the GM hot cam. Its designed for just your application.
Lotta folks hate it, but just as many love it....do a search..........good #'s outta bone stock engines.
Lingenfelter GT2-3 cam is another excellent choice.
Both come in a package deal that includes springs.
Im a little leary of cams that push the .600 lift on stock applications.....a little too close to the pistons for my taste.
Lifts have little to do with PTV.
What matters are durations, lsa and advance in grind.
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Oh I agree .600 is common these days..........and there are other variables.
It was just my opinion. .600 lift kinda pushes the envelope. And the original post was for good low end and DD on stock manifolds.
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Originally Posted by FIVE-O
Oh I agree .600 is common these days..........and there are other variables.
It was just my opinion. .600 lift kinda pushes the envelope. And the original post was for good low end and DD on stock manifolds.
That is LIFTS
High duration pushes the envelope, perhaps you might want to read JRP's sticky on cams to understand what is lift.
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Originally Posted by PREDATOR-Z
That is LIFTS
High duration pushes the envelope, perhaps you might want to read JRP's sticky on cams to understand what is lift.
And thats durationS.

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well, basically, i would say its a combination of both really. Lift is how far the valve opens while duration is how long. (these are common knowledge but inputed for reference.) While lift will "push" the valve closer to the piston, depending on the duration, if relatively small for example, the piston/valve clearance will be fine.

On stock short blocks, there are ppl running well into the 600 lift range and on a 250ish duration. Basically, i understand your point, FIVE-O, and agree with your concerns...there are a few of us that will do whatever it takes to get the power out while others are concerned with longetivity or whatever.

Cams specs are tricky and there are as subjective and trivial as flipping a D&D 20 sided dice and guessing which number you'll get!!!




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