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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 03:53 PM
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Default Custom grind cam or no?

Ok fellas... bear with me here...........

Whats the benefit of getting a custom grind cam rather than just your
normal cam out there... like a hot cam, gm847, cc306 ...etc...

Whats the pros / cons of a custom grind?

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Old Jul 2, 2006 | 03:57 PM
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the best for custom grind cams is to get the heads done by the same people or someone they recommend... that makes for the best H/C combo...
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Joe O and Eric
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all of those are good ones....
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Look up Bret Bauer, no one better. And yes get a custom grind cam, more ppl should.
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Originally Posted by Hark_Z
Look up Bret Bauer, no one better. And yes get a custom grind cam, more ppl should.
i agree,get a custom cam from bret
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Bret does a great job and he's a nice guy to deal with.
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where do i look up bret
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With a custom cam, they'll be able to design a cam to maximize your entire setup. For instance, I wanted a cam that would be mean on the street and awesome at the track, but still drivable and wouldn't be too hard on the valvetrain. I also wanted to stick with stock injectors. The CC305 was a little smaller than I wanted, and the 306 was a little too big for my stock heads, but I wanted room to grow when I get headwork. I picked up a 226/231 from cam motion with a lot more lift than the 305 had. I could have gone bigger, but got this one at a great deal. You can go with an off the shelf cam and you'll be very happy, but a custom cam will maximize your setup and give you more what you're looking for. Call up Futral Motorsports and they'll hook you up. Just my .02.
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Originally Posted by seawolf06
With a custom cam, they'll be able to design a cam to maximize your entire setup. For instance, I wanted a cam that would be mean on the street and awesome at the track, but still drivable and wouldn't be too hard on the valvetrain. I also wanted to stick with stock injectors. The CC305 was a little smaller than I wanted, and the 306 was a little too big for my stock heads, but I wanted room to grow when I get headwork. I picked up a 226/231 from cam motion with a lot more lift than the 305 had. I could have gone bigger, but got this one at a great deal. You can go with an off the shelf cam and you'll be very happy, but a custom cam will maximize your setup and give you more what you're looking for. Call up Futral Motorsports and they'll hook you up. Just my .02.
Great explanation, thank you!
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