Getting a cam
#12
RE: Getting a cam
This is a decent cam. Stay close to .500 lift and around 220 at 050. A 456 lift cam is for....uh....go karts? I wouldn't go less than 484 for any street 302. I had one and it was a great mild cam. But, I was having trouble running away from people in the 1/4 mile...in went a nice custom Comp Cams grind.
ORIGINAL: THUMPIN455
A mild cam like a Comp XE268 will give a moderate lope and a nice power increase. Just stay under 220 degrees duration at .050 lift and the cam will work great. Something in the range of 214-220 is what you are looking for.
A mild cam like a Comp XE268 will give a moderate lope and a nice power increase. Just stay under 220 degrees duration at .050 lift and the cam will work great. Something in the range of 214-220 is what you are looking for.
#14
RE: Getting a cam
I suggest a kit, no sense getting a new cam without the lifters, B seems like a good choice, but you should get the cam/lifter match set if possible. Something like this
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku
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#16
RE: Getting a cam
i work for auto parts store in the speed shop i just got put there i can put an engine together and i know what to look for and what not but i dunno bout cams so much so i can get all of this stuff at discount but i do need this cam to run on pump gas i don't wanna have to go out to the airfield for some 108 avgas but i do want a bit of that lope in it and its a daily driver as in to and from school and work and the gf house
#17
RE: Getting a cam
ORIGINAL: Colorado_Mustang
This is a decent cam. Stay close to .500 lift and around 220 at 050. A 456 lift cam is for....uh....go karts? I wouldn't go less than 484 for any street 302. I had one and it was a great mild cam. But, I was having trouble running away from people in the 1/4 mile...in went a nice custom Comp Cams grind.
This is a decent cam. Stay close to .500 lift and around 220 at 050. A 456 lift cam is for....uh....go karts? I wouldn't go less than 484 for any street 302. I had one and it was a great mild cam. But, I was having trouble running away from people in the 1/4 mile...in went a nice custom Comp Cams grind.
ORIGINAL: THUMPIN455
A mild cam like a Comp XE268 will give a moderate lope and a nice power increase. Just stay under 220 degrees duration at .050 lift and the cam will work great. Something in the range of 214-220 is what you are looking for.
A mild cam like a Comp XE268 will give a moderate lope and a nice power increase. Just stay under 220 degrees duration at .050 lift and the cam will work great. Something in the range of 214-220 is what you are looking for.
#18
RE: Getting a cam
Go for cam D. Build the engine with about 9.5:1 compression and you'll just need premium fuel. And you'll have a healthy idle and plenty of power. Drop the compression a little to run just about any gas you want. Your cam does help determine how much octane you need, but it's a very small part of that equation.
Cam A would be my second choice.
FYI, make sure you get Comp Cams lifters if you get a Comp Cams cam (same for any brand...match the brand of lifter/cam).
Cam A would be my second choice.
FYI, make sure you get Comp Cams lifters if you get a Comp Cams cam (same for any brand...match the brand of lifter/cam).