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Old Mar 21, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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hey my uncle gave me a comp cam for a 302 and i have been trying to find info on it, the only #'s i can find on it are 290B-6 if anyone has this cam can u tell me about it and if yall now of any videos of it let me know. And i also got a set of these http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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Those pistons should help with compression if all you have are stock E7 heads. I like small domed pistons on N/A mild street engines.
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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ya i have stock heads.
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by BlessedHellride
I like small domed pistons on N/A mild street engines.
small domed pistons????? it is a .440 dome and it won't be a street engine with the compression it'll yield, that'll be race gas material expecially with a cast iron head
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anything on cam?
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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what is stamped on the heel??
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290B-6
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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I don't recognize that number.
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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this is wat i found http://store.summitracing.com/partde...5&autoview=sku just not sure if it is the same cam lol
Old Mar 21, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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here is your cam: http://www.compperformancegroupstore...Code=A8CAMSMFT



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