tooslow5.0

hey, what would be the best "off the shelf" cam for my application? it needs to be smog legal in ca. looking for good mid-top end power. also needs to be available through summit racing (got a gift card)

my setup: 94 5.0 w/ gt-40 cobra heads, 95 cobra intake, fms headers, k+n w/o silencer,catback with flows, orx pipe, bbk pullies, 3.73's, autocom clutch, short shifter, fms suspension. i think thats it.

w8less

ask jay or ed i think its like a 50 buck service. noone here will know for sure what cam is best for you. i mean we can say this cam will work. but will it meet the emissions that your asking will clear ptv?

i mean you could check out summitracing and try and find a cam with there cam selection and try and narrow it down for your needs

my77stang

as a loose estimate i would say something in the TFS stage 1 range (do you have better springs on those heads? thats gonna hold you back if you dont)

mjr46

I would steer away from that cam on a 94 or it will create idle quality issues...your real concern since you have a 94 will be choosing a cam that will allow the 94 ecm which is quite sensitive to such changes to adapt to such a change.....best bet in your case will be a steeda #19 which will be emission friendly and give a good idle quality without having to have it tuned out via a custom burnt chip.....trust me I know..I put a tfs stage 1 in a 94 and had to deal with the idle concerns it created

w8less

a proper tune should help with these idle concerns. i had a MUCH larger cam than the tfs 1 untuned and the idle problems were not that bad. if i let it warm up completely every time most of the time it idle just fine sitting in traffic
my cam was 560/576 300/310 110