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Old Jun 3, 2002 | 01:26 PM
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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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Old Jun 3, 2002 | 02:17 PM
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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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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 12:43 AM
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What cam would you go with it needs to be solid roller and be great N/A and with spray.

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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 04:10 PM
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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.

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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 06:44 PM
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you should listen to the colonel his big motor runs like none other!
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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 11:24 PM
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</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
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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 08:14 AM
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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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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 06:43 PM
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Would the S1 be fine if I ever wanted to step up to a 300 shot?

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