what cam for a nitrous 408?
11-07-2006, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Lurius
Would a 240's range cam be daily drivable you think? This is the only thing im afraid of lol. I dont want to end up with a track only truck for my daily driving haha.
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IMO you were on the right track when you were looking UNDER 240's
There's a little company
to your right called MTI that has been in the EFI business longer than most of these shops have been in existence- and they swear by big motors/small cams, and make GOOD power......Then again I see people on here all the time use cams in the 240's- 250's range, and only make SLIGHT power increases (compared to other 402/408's) ...... We also don't know what heads you are going with....IMO if you can afford a GOOD head (which should be easy now with the L92 stuff available now) then you can "afford" to go smaller on the cam and STILL get good power out of it. 220ish cam on a 408 like previously stated is TOOOOOO small
but something in the mid 230's should give you what you are looking for.
Good luck with your build.... Im hoping to be able to offer up some real world numbers on my L92 408 in the very near future
11-07-2006, 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by dame
IMO you were on the right track when you were looking UNDER 240's
There's a little company to your right called MTI that has been in the EFI business longer than most of these shops have been in existence- and they swear by big motors/small cams, and make GOOD power......
Then again I see people on here all the time use cams in the 240's- 250's range, and only make SLIGHT power increases (compared to other 402/408's) ...... We also don't know what heads you are going with....IMO if you can afford a GOOD head (which should be easy now with the L92 stuff available now) then you can "afford" to go smaller on the cam and STILL get good power out of it. 220ish cam on a 408 like previously stated is TOOOOOO small
but something in the mid 230's should give you what you are looking for.
Good luck with your build.... Im hoping to be able to offer up some real world numbers on my L92 408 in the very near future
There's a little company
to your right called MTI that has been in the EFI business longer than most of these shops have been in existence- and they swear by big motors/small cams, and make GOOD power......Then again I see people on here all the time use cams in the 240's- 250's range, and only make SLIGHT power increases (compared to other 402/408's) ...... We also don't know what heads you are going with....IMO if you can afford a GOOD head (which should be easy now with the L92 stuff available now) then you can "afford" to go smaller on the cam and STILL get good power out of it. 220ish cam on a 408 like previously stated is TOOOOOO small
but something in the mid 230's should give you what you are looking for.
Good luck with your build.... Im hoping to be able to offer up some real world numbers on my L92 408 in the very near future
-Lurius
11-08-2006, 02:59 PM
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Emailed MTI and they recomended their R1 camshaft. 232/236 .575 .578 114 lsa. Sounds good so I will be ordering the cam tommorow sometime. Thanks for the help guys!
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11-08-2006, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Lurius
Emailed MTI and they recomended their R1 camshaft. 232/236 .575 .578 114 lsa. Sounds good so I will be ordering the cam tommorow sometime. Thanks for the help guys!
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11-08-2006, 07:37 PM
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Yea, its a baby cam, but im driving the truck daily and dont want to over-do it.
As for the springs, lets hope so! Im using 918's with titanium retainers.
-Lurius
As for the springs, lets hope so! Im using 918's with titanium retainers.
-Lurius
