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Feb 1, 2009 | 08:25 PM

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1996camaross

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nope i need to dyno it.

Feb 1, 2009 | 10:25 PM

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jatsfirebird

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i haven't been running it very long,well about 3000 miles since the rebuild. is there any way it will go 360-370 with my heads ported?

Feb 1, 2009 | 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 96capricemgr

Yet someone else tried to dyno that cam with Lingenfelter heads on a stock shortblock and it had not peaked at 7000rpms.

Do you have evidence to suggest you are getting to rev it past peak like you should??

How log have you been running it?

my cam has the 242* intake lobe of the XFI 292 cam. it peaks really high, I would say by feel its around 6600 but it pulls hard straight to 7000 rpm (I have 2.73s in the car until I can get 4.10s, its really easy to tell where is pulling harder at). the car will go on a dyno to find out soon, I missed the dyno yesterday because of a loose rocker. pissed me off. that XFI 292 cam is NOT a stock shortblock cam. I have some bottom end work done to be able to handle the RPMs.

of course there is hardly a better sound than listening to an LT1 sing at near 7000 rpm. its beautiful.

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Feb 1, 2009 | 10:43 PM

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for head work or for a head & cam PACKAGE I'd talk to LE or AI
but for a custom cam I'd talk to Joe Overton, some one who actually GRINDS cams
(last I knew LE specs his cams w/ joe o fyi)

Feb 1, 2009 | 11:35 PM

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running a custom grind XE 233/239 on P&P heads with supporting mods and I love it

Feb 2, 2009 | 07:55 AM

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for head work or for a head & cam PACKAGE I'd talk to LE or AI
but for a custom cam I'd talk to Joe Overton, some one who actually GRINDS cams
(last I knew LE specs his cams w/ joe o fyi)

You are a lot of years behind and grossly missinformed. Joe did not grind cams believe he used Erson a lot and YEARS ago(bet it was 4-5) Lloyd started using Bret Bauer and has since moved on and gone to another shop.