383 cam with ported heads
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Good cam for 383 with stock ported heads whats the best cam to run on a 383 with stock ported heads....i want something with good low and mid range power...i looked at comp cams and saw all the cams that they have to offer just now sure on which one would be good for my setup...which the rest of my mods r in my sig...i do alot of drag racing and need something to be able to get off the line good and stay with it thoughout... just need some help from u guys that have been here or there before
Last edited by th3brandon; Jun 25, 2008 at 10:23 PM.
Go with a custom grind, in my opinion. Especially with ported heads (because not every port job is dead on with the previous or next). So get em flowed and get a cam made for those specs. That way you get as much power possible
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yea that crossed my mind but iam looking for something more out of the book type deal (little cheaper)
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agreed. do you have any flow numbers for the heads? those numbers can give you a good indication on what cam will perform best for your 383. but give bret bauer a call and get a custom grind.
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i dont have the flow numbers for heads because they were done last year...their are not any cams you guys would reccomand that i could just buy...or maybe u guys know of just a good all around cam for this setup...put it this way i need the best cam for my setup that is not custom grind
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Xfi I know it is not a "big" cam but is what I was looking for in a "off the shelf" cam. The 467 is "bigger" if that is what you want but my sense is you will give up some low end TQ vs the 466.
You WILL need to run bee hive springs with this cam (918's)
i have the cc306 in my 383 with stock (barely ported) heads and it does the damn job, my heads dont flow well enough to let me judge how it would do up top but down low it gets the car moving, fast, the 4.11 gears help too.
For the record a cam such as the cc306 in a 383 would act similar to say the cc503 in a 350. The more the cubes the less you have to rev it so a 350 cubic inch motor with say the cc306 may have to rev it out to like 6700 where if it were in a 383 it would be more like about 6400. If I was building a 383 with and was limiting myself to an off the shelf camshaft then the cc306 and gm847 would be among the top of my list.
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For the record a cam such as the cc306 in a 383 would act similar to say the cc503 in a 350. The more the cubes the less you have to rev it so a 350 cubic inch motor with say the cc306 may have to rev it out to like 6700 where if it were in a 383 it would be more like about 6400. If I was building a 383 with and was limiting myself to an off the shelf camshaft then the cc306 and gm847 would be among the top of my list.
CC306 F T W. Did you pull your car apart yet to see whats usable and whats not usable yet? If your block is screwed then i know where there are some lt1 motors out of caprices at that could probally be scored cheap.
i was thinking about both of those cams....also Ai has one thats on top on my last as well its the 226/234 .540/.575....i talk to the guy and it seems to a pretty nasty cam for the street and thats what iam looking more for lets just say street racing lol red light to red light something very good off the line and strong mid range
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From: DeLaWaRe
yea thats true to i think its going to be like stated above the cc306 or the gm847 iam going to do a little more reseach and see what i can find thanks for all the help
