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Old Jun 28, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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i recently had comp cams 1.85 rockers,918 springs & ty retainers installed on my bolt on only 2000 m6 ss.i also just had ALL umi adjustable suspension parts put on. i never planned on putting a cam in the car,but after all the suspension parts i am thinking i might do a cam as well.what size cam do you think will work well with the 1.85 rockers i have in now??? i do not want to do the heads!!!thanx john

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Old Jun 30, 2006 | 10:19 AM
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With the rockers, I would look at some of the VHP/Crane cams. They were designed for use with the Crane 1.8 rockers and the ramp rates are likely setup for these higher acceleration rates.
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yes,keep something with mild lobes like the xe or similar from comp,the xer or lsk would be very aggressive with an 1.85 rocker.
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Just do the math....
lift / 1.7 * 1.85 = new lift

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.535 (orig lift) / 1.7 = .3147 * 1.85 = .582 (new lift)

Keep playing around till you come up with a lift that fits your needs and look for a cam with that lift...but with those rockers I probably wouldn't go for a cam over .550 ...that puts you close to .6 lift, in which those springs (918)are only good for
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