What cam would you pick for a 422??
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Re: What cam would you pick for a 422?? What kind of idle and drivability do you want? What will the C/R be? Pump gas or race fuel? What heads? What intake manifold? How high do you want to spin the engine? How much spray?
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Re: What cam would you pick for a 422?? Idle doesn't matter it can be very choppy, some what drivable but I have a pretty expanded idea of what drivable is. 7k max and ported 6.0 heads and a holley intake port matched. CR should be around 12 and a 200 shot.
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Re: What cam would you pick for a 422?? You really don't need a solid lift just to spin 7000 (not saying that there wouldn't be some advantages.) If you were to stay hydraulic I would suggest the MTI S1 cam that I use. It's 244/244 .612/.612 112 LSA. I shift at 6800-6850 with this cam. It does make great power up to 7000 RPM but I'm not really comfortable with that.
I wouldn't worry about designing the cam around the spray for only a 200 shot. That's not much for a 422 CI engine.
<small>[ June 04, 2002, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: Colonel ]</small>
I wouldn't worry about designing the cam around the spray for only a 200 shot. That's not much for a 422 CI engine.
<small>[ June 04, 2002, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: Colonel ]</small>
Re: What cam would you pick for a 422?? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ShiznityZ28:
<strong>you should listen to the colonel his big motor runs like none other!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">agreed
<strong>you should listen to the colonel his big motor runs like none other!</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">agreed
Re: What cam would you pick for a 422?? I've got the MTI S1 camshaft also. I also agree that for anything less than a 300 shot, build the motor for max NA performance.
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