Joe1967

With all the other cam question up right now, i started thinking about my cam...
I got the whole engine master kit form northern auto parts, and the cam was stock with the kit, but there was one for an addition $3.77 that caught my eye. I never even bothered to check it out, or see what it would do...
Now that its in i'm curious what it'll be like

Speed Pro CS1217R 204/214 dur @ 50 .448 .472 lift

any input would be nice

oh btw:
67 289, 4bbl performer intake, holley 600, edelborck stock valve springs, bored 40, slight exhaust porting

Starfury

Hard to say no for $4, but I think you could get a better grind from Comp Cams. It'd cost more, though.

Joe1967

i'm not looking for performance, thats the last thing i need out of this car, thats why i didnt bother to look it up,
i was just wondering after the fact where it'll put the power band, and if it'll sound alpha

Starfury

I'd need to know the Lobe Separation Angle.

Why no performance? You don't need to go overboard, but like I said, I think you could do a lot better than that. Something like the Comp Cams XE256H would give you a nice broad power band, good throttle response, and it would work with stock gears/torque converter and have a good idle. The XE250H would be a step down (basically a stock-replacement cam), providing slightly better low-end torque and very smooth idle.

Joe1967

lol no performance cause i'm 16 and know performance = trouble.

also, i'm not looking to buy another cam, the motor's built and thats the cam thats stayin in there, just lookin back and makin sure i made a good choice

sixt5

i have that same spec'd cam, also the same spec on the edelbrock performer cam. nothing noticable and cant really say for performance.

Joe1967

what exhaust are you running?

Starfury

Oh, well if it's already in there, that's a different story.

Norm Peterson

As long as you don't want screaming performance, you'll be fine with it. I think it's a good choice if you have power brakes or anything else operated by vacuum because it will give good vacuum, and also because it won't give away much in the way of low-end and off-idle torque. It won't hate to be driven in stop and go traffic, for instance.

When I built up the 305 SBC in my '79 Malibu to a level generally similar to what you've described above, I actively chose a cam of very similar specs and was entirely happy with it. Definitely stronger than stock, would stay with the TPI Camaros/Firebirds of the day.

What do you mean by "sounding alpha"? Partly I'm curious about the term itself, and partly I wonder why anything having to do with sound or sound quality or whatever should enter into the cam selection process at all.


Norm

THUMPIN455

That small of a cam wouldnt do much, maybe a bit more torque, its tiny. Unless it has a tight LSA it wont sound badazz, but if you want a seriously hardcore sounding car but dont want it to go very fast, get a HUGE cam, something with around 240/250 duration at .050, I guarantee it wont spin the tires but it will sound like a pro stocker or nascar engine.

I can understand performance and 16 years old, but with a 289 you are pretty safe unless you do something stupid. I wont let my 16 year old daughter drive my 700hp 79 Formula, but then again I wont let anyone drive it. Wouldnt be smart unless they know what will happen when they push the loud pedal. She can however drive my 300hp 98 Formula as long as she is careful and I am with her. It will only go as fast as you tell it to go, and making the right decisions is part of growing up, but so is making the wrong ones. At least you seem to want to make the right ones.

After reading your other thread about having a hard time getting the engine in without scratching or banging up the car I took a minute and remembered how I was 25 years ago. Take your time, get the right tools to do the job, and figure out how to do it right the first time because even if it takes longer than you would like, it is much less time than doing it three or four times.

Alpha, have you been riding around with Brucie in GTA:IV by any chance? He uses that all the time in that game. Oh wait, you are 16, you havent been playing games that are intended for people over 18 have you?