guy selling a cam, what type of setup is it for?

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Oct 17, 2012 | 12:44 AM

HarleyZ28

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guy selling a cam, what type of setup is it for?

A buddy of mine told me he knows someone selling a lt1 cam for cheap brand new never used.

Texted me a pic of the receipt with grind info

Intake 230 exhaust 230 lobe separation 114 duration @ .050

Can anyone tell me what type of set up that would be good for and what shelf cam that would compare to?

Oct 17, 2012 | 01:15 AM

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From: LT1 land...the "409" of the 90s!

Heck I think I got a comp custom brind like that in the shed! only it is like .620/.620 lift

I think it only made 435RWHP

Oct 17, 2012 | 04:16 AM

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It's unusual to see the same duration for the intake and exhaust lobes, at least on a sbc.

Harley, did you ever make it to the track with that thing?

Oct 17, 2012 | 05:11 AM

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It's unusual to see the same duration for the intake and exhaust lobes, at least on a sbc.

Harley, did you ever make it to the track with that thing?

Not yet. Track is now closed for winter. My biggest reason I didn't take it to the track was I had those 18" corvette wheels on the back with bald nitto 555rs.

I did not want to go to the track and be disappointed due to a bad wheel / tire set up

I did finally get some 15x10 race star wheels with MT ET Streets on them. So once the track opens back up I am definately going to see what I can get her to run.

I gotta feeling I will be happy with the results. Gregg built this car very well. For what cam it has in it ( hot cam ) and very mild ported heads this car screams.

I do have to be honest though, I am seriously considering a cam swap during the winter though. Not because the car doesn't run good enough, but I just want a more aggressive idle then what the hot cam has to offer. I also feel there is a bit more power I can get out of her with a bigger cam and a dyno tune instead of mail order tune.

I will keep everyone updated as soon as I make it to the track and what I decide to change on the car.

I dobtw know if you seen my post from not to long ago, I did change the exhaust to a bullet dump. Made a big difference. I did use the bullet that was already on the car that was replaced were the rear cat was. Sounds good at idle. Up top though it sounds like ****. Gonna buy a dynomax bullet and put it on myself and should be good to go.

Oct 17, 2012 | 07:20 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by guppymech

It's unusual to see the same duration for the intake and exhaust lobes, at least on a sbc.

Harley, did you ever make it to the track with that thing?

not really.......sounds like it'd make a decent turbo cam....having the same duration on both lobes is a very common thing amongst turbo cams

Oct 19, 2012 | 04:34 PM

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Actually real popular in some crowds

If you have the right exhaust you do not need extra duration

Oct 19, 2012 | 07:47 PM

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Without any more information about that cam, I'd pass and get one spec'd for your goals if you're willing to go through all the time and expense of a a cam swap. Seriously, just get it right while you're doing it. At first glance, it doesn't sound like anything special, certainly not for a NA motor.