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Jan 7, 2007 | 07:49 PM

carz83

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ok guys this is my combo

200cc aluminum heads 2.02/1.60 64cc
355 chevy 4 bolt main block
cast iron crank
dynomax equal length ceramic coated headers 3'' collectors 1 3/4 tubes
accel 59107 distributor
edelbrock 2101 intake
holley 750 vacuum secondaries
tci 2600 stall converter
10.5/1 compression
1.6 alum true roller rockers

couple of questions. what size cam should i use? I have a crane cams cam and lifter set 216 dur and .454 lift @.050. I want this car to be streetable but
I don't want the motor stuck screaming for more cam

Jan 7, 2007 | 07:56 PM

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that cam you have is verry mild for your motor, you need to look for around a 480-490 lift and try to stay around 230 duration if not a little less and this wont give you any problems like power brake vacume and it would still have a nice lope, the cam i went with in my 355 was 501-510 lift and 240-246 duration 110 lsa and its pretty radical i wouldnt recomend anything over 230 diration for what you wanting to do with it, hope this helps

Jan 7, 2007 | 11:59 PM

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Comp cams has a Extreme energy cam that is 268/280 adv dur 224/230 @ .050" with .477"/.480" lift. With a 10.1 355 and vortec heads with a air gap manifold and 750 holly DP, you can get about 430 HP. This cam has 15" of vaccum at 800 rpm. I was shifting at 6400 rpm before the cam really fell off. Throw some 1.6 rockers on to it and you would get .508"/.512" lift with great streetability and gas milage(when cruising). They also offer this cam with the 4-7 swap, which helps cut vibration down at higher rpm. Which equals free HP lost back to your flywheel.

Jan 8, 2007 | 12:56 AM

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I have a 292 .501 hydraulic Comp Cam in my stock 350 with torquer 2 intake and 650 dp and is perfectly reliable. Drove it like that everyday for about a year till I pulled it for my 406.

Jan 8, 2007 | 08:22 AM

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The cam you speak of is the XE268. It is still fairly mild. I have the XE274 and it is very streetable. It is about the limit for power brakes and 2500 stall. I ran a 12.7 @107 with the setup in my sig. I am planning a cam and stall swap shortly and streetability will be much lower. 245@.050 duration .534/.534 lift and 3500 stall.

Jan 8, 2007 | 12:50 PM

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keep the duration under 230* (@.050) and something with a 113-114 lsa, probably something around .520-.530 lift to take advantage of the larger runners you have on your heads.