5.0 85 GT

hey guys, my buddy is gonna sell me his brand new never used b cam for 100 bucks, i just bought another 85 gt with a carb in it and it came with a fuel injection motor, but i like the carb, can i put the b cam in the carbd 5.0...i mean it will obv fit..but will it run properly afterwords? what will i have to do to get it to work right?

FivePointOhh

you'll be disapointed. leave the stock cam.

5.0 85 GT

really? hmm ok sounds good....

mjr46

get it to run right..?? wtf??? a tune in a carbed car is all in the tuners hand!!!, timing, carb choice, jetting, tweaking adjustments on carb, matching valve springs to cam and have heads set up correctly, proper valvetrain geometry, ect ect....your question is to broad and the answer will encompass your ability to match and put it together and perform all necessary checks then once it runs based on it's drivibility or lack there of, then and only then will your ability to interpret the symptoms at hand, will you be able to know where and what changes/adjustments must be made.

FivePointOhh

yes, wait till you have some decently performing heads on that car before you start swappin out cams n such. also...stay away from those letter cams, there is much better cams avail that will have better results, trust me, we've all BTDT...and you know what happens? cam goes in the trash and we all buy a better one later. might as well do it right the first time around, dont waste your time/money on a sub standard performance cam. get some heads first.

5.0 85 GT

^^ight thanks, just he paid 169 for it new, and was gonna sell it to me for 100..whihc is cheap...but ok..and MJR good to see u back in here, not that you left, but i havent been in the 5.0 section since my last one...so now im back...ahah...als it has a stock intake i belive and a holley carb...mac longtubes, offroad h and flow 10 series dumped...with 3:73's, when i fix my cobra i wanna run em heads up and be amazed at the fox...cause it will prb win..also it came with a fuel injected 5.0 all apart, so me an dmy buddy as alearning experience are going ot put it together our selves..and see what happens...so maybe ill get it for that, i love the way the b sounds, and i know thts what every other idiot buys a letter cam for...just the lpey ness

FivePointOhh

waste-o-monies.

crappy letter cam + crappy stock heads = even crappier performance.

i've BTDT and power doesnt even hit till 3000-3500rpms. its really disapointing.

5.0 85 GT

ight..i hear ya, hes puttin a garett turbo on it, so he is keeping his e-cam..and said i could have the b...i wonder if it is worth it for me ot buy it and resell it?????

lxman1

Get a trickflow stage 1 cam. Better than the letter cams.

mjr46

I'd map out a budget first and goal for the ride, then that'll define what parts suit the goal best