Cam or stall or just stock
02-24-2011, 01:00 PM
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Op, you have springs and pushrods already, what about a timing chain and oil pump? I'd be damned if I had a motor out of the car and just a few hundred away from a cam and didnt put it in.
02-24-2011, 02:22 PM
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02-25-2011, 12:30 AM
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Many years ago, Yank had a series of converters that were extremely efficient; the SuperYank series (offered in 3500 and 4000 stall). They weren't very popular because of cost and the fact they had a very low STR, making launches softer than other converters of the same stall speed. But the trade off was great higher rpm efficiency, as seen in trap speeds and dyno numbers. I had one of these, but sold it with the car at the time. If Yank was still making them, I'd probably buy another for street use. It's not a converter I'd pick for a mostly-track car though, I never did better than a 1.69 60 foot, even with full traction on drag radials and 3.23 gears. It was great on the street though; you could do almost a full power launch with any sort of DR, thus beating quicker cars that couldn't get traction.
02-25-2011, 07:36 AM
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Whats the specs on the cam you have? If its not real big you can probably slide it in and save for a stall. If its a big cam, wait till you have a stall that can make it street friendly.
FWIW, a stall should be done before the cam. It gives a bigger ET reduction, and makes the cam alot more driveable when you do it. FWIW my sisters full weight Z with a Yank 3600 and stock long block went 12.2's so the stall does help alot.
FWIW, a stall should be done before the cam. It gives a bigger ET reduction, and makes the cam alot more driveable when you do it. FWIW my sisters full weight Z with a Yank 3600 and stock long block went 12.2's so the stall does help alot.
02-25-2011, 07:19 PM
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install the cam and put the motor in,but don't install the tranny.wait 1 more pay check and get the converter you need.then save up for a trans cooler and a dyno session.be patient the best things take time.
