A quick question for those who have ridden this rodeo a few times. I have just recieved my cam. I initially was going with the T-Rex but the concern of piston /valve clearance came up. A cam in the 230 ish range of duration was suggested. The cam I ordered is

228/232 .600/.600 112 LSA

I dont have the equipment to flycut myself (spare set of heads). Does anyone have any knowledge of how a cam of this type does clearance wise from experience? Is it iffy, or is there room? By room I mean safe room, not skin of the toenail room LOL

Bottom end and heads are stock.

Thanks for input as always

 

Who's heads and have the heads been milled? if so, how much?

 

Stock heads you should clear fine.
Where in NC are you? I may p.m. you about your Y. Nobody around here wants to mess with custom and all the boards say my QTP Y will fit like crap so I need to to decide....

 

SOM, the Y was done in Davidson Co. and JPH they are stock heads with nothing done to them

 

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I'm not an expert but I think you will be fine with PTV on stock heads. My cam is a little more duration and more lift and it clears fine. Mine is 231/234 .644 .595

 

OK thanks ABQ99TA, thats good to know. I'm trying to rule out all surprises I can think of before I start all this!!!!

 

It will clear fine, even with a ICL of 106.

 

Nice, post up some sounds clips when ya get it in.

 

Absolutly....I've been waiting too long to get this done, be nice to show it off instead of talking about it!!!!!!!

 

almost the exact cam I am running. Just got er in and fired her up last night.

 

Jay, have you had a chance to run her? Lemme know if its a good performer. Also hows the idle sound?

 

Well, she's in!!!!!

No complications, no earth shattering KABOOMS!

I ran it last night, and after 5 minutes or so of the engine bogging out, she caught an idle and sounds mean!!! Real rich, but mean!!!

Working on sound clips!

 

nice choice of a cam, I think you will love it- it should make decent power under the curve and still hold its own up top. Great for a DD.

 

Ya, It has a choppy idle, which I am not opposed to at all. I got a bit scared, its still on jackstands and I started it again today to get it nice and hot so I could check the coolant. I reved it and it felt like it was missing. Waited a few seconds and did it again and it reved fine. Guess the throttle had to get used to the cam???? Found one possible small oil leak, looks like a few drops over the span of 15 or so hrs.

I also noticed that when I reved it, normally some condensation gets blown out the tail pipes....no biggie. This time there looked like small metal flakes and a fibrous material. I'm hoping its just something with my cats or the muffler???????????? I hope??????? Never did it before so who knows.

First test drive to follow!

 

Sounds like a good cam! Just get a tune on there

 

Sweet your will love it.