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Old 12-09-2002, 06:41 PM
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Default What's the biggest lift on a cam you can go w/ stock pistons?

I'm just curious what the highest lift on a cam you can go is on stock pistons w/o having clearance issues.
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It all depends on if you have had your heads milled or if they are stock. Generally you can fit right around 234 @ .050 and .600" lift on a 112 or bigger lobe seperation.
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would i have any problems with asa cam with
223/236 at .525 110 lsa heads not milled
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What about stock heads, 224/228 .588 112 lsa ?
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Default Re: What's the biggest lift on a cam you can go w/ stock pistons?

Those should fit.. Many running those same cams and they have milled heads. I think you should be fine with stock heads. That means no milling and stock valves right?
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Default Re: What's the biggest lift on a cam you can go w/ stock pistons?

Anyone have any numbers yet on that cam? (224/228 .588 112) Would like to know what it puts down, and how it performs at the track! Also, what are the specs on the F1 cam, and where can I check it out? Someone was tellin me to check it out.
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Default Re: What's the biggest lift on a cam you can go w/ stock pistons?

i know raging motorsports has put in .591 lift cams on stock short blocks with no P/V clearance issues. this was on 230 duration cams.
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Default Re: What's the biggest lift on a cam you can go w/ stock pistons?

I am running a 236/236//591/591//112 with 0.040" milled heads. No problems <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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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 ls1290:
<strong>I am running a 236/236//591/591//112 with 0.040" milled heads. No problems <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wow! What kind of numbers you puttin down? Also, would that work on stock heads and with spray? And i'm not too familiar with the terminology, does milled mean you have ported and polished heads? Cause I want a radical cam that's gonna put down big numbers with my stock heads, and then even bigger #'s when I get my heads PP N/A, and also be good with spray.
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Default Re: What's the biggest lift on a cam you can go w/ stock pistons?

with a 236/236 and milled that much, i assume the pistons have valve relieves cut into them???



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