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Old 11-25-2008, 01:23 AM   #1
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Me + Figuring out what Camshaft = Irritating...Is there a Solution?

I feel like I'm in math class all over again.

I need some opinions.

I'm looking into upgrading my camshaft on my engine. I'm racking my brain here. Google did not help me. I searched for hours and cant come up with anything.

Here is the problem I'm having. Right now I have a 350 small block, with 302 heads. The compression ratio is 10:1 or slightly lower, and I don't want to throw too big of a cam into the motor, because of fear of blowing the motor if that is at all possible. I just want a little bit more horses coming out of the motor, nothing too extravagant.

So here's the questions. What camshaft should I go with? Do I need more than just the camshaft to do this upgrade? or Should I just leave it alone?

Help!!

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Old 11-25-2008, 02:09 AM   #2
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Re: Me + Figuring out what Camshaft = Irritating...Is there a Solution?

What kinda cam specs are you runnin right now? I assume you want to stay under 500 lift. If the heads are bone stock don't go over 480 lift
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Old 11-25-2008, 08:49 AM   #3
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Re: Me + Figuring out what Camshaft = Irritating...Is there a Solution?

Go and get this......It's free. It help me out. http://www.compcams.com/CAMQUEST/
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Old 11-25-2008, 08:49 AM   #4
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Try this...http://www.compcams.com/camquest/default.asp
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Old 11-25-2008, 11:39 AM   #5
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Re: Me + Figuring out what Camshaft = Irritating...Is there a Solution?

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I feel like I'm in math class all over again.

I need some opinions.

I'm looking into upgrading my camshaft on my engine. I'm racking my brain here. Google did not help me. I searched for hours and cant come up with anything.

Here is the problem I'm having. Right now I have a 350 small block, with 302 heads. The compression ratio is 10:1 or slightly lower, and I don't want to throw too big of a cam into the motor, because of fear of blowing the motor if that is at all possible. I just want a little bit more horses coming out of the motor, nothing too extravagant.

So here's the questions. What camshaft should I go with? Do I need more than just the camshaft to do this upgrade? or Should I just leave it alone?

Help!!

Thank you,
CJ
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Old 11-25-2008, 12:00 PM   #6
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Re: Me + Figuring out what Camshaft = Irritating...Is there a Solution?

call any or all of the cam manufactrers tech line with real world specs for your vehicle and what you're looking to achieve and they'll give you thier best choice to solve the problem
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Old 11-25-2008, 03:29 PM   #7
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Re: Me + Figuring out what Camshaft = Irritating...Is there a Solution?

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What kinda cam specs are you runnin right now? I assume you want to stay under 500 lift. If the heads are bone stock don't go over 480 lift
I dont know exactly what Im running right now, I know its probably stock specs though because when I had the engine rebuilt I never had them touch the cam, because Im a strong believer that if its not broke dont fix it.
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thanks everyone for the website it helped out a lot
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