Time for one of our favorite games: Suggest a cam
What am I looking for ?
It has to be from Summit Racing... cuz I’ll be ordering my cam button and gaskets from them. I am also looking for a retro roller cam.
The cam that I have is an unknown. But it’s probably bigger than I think. I’m told it’s a “custom ground 488-522 lift 239-248 duration at .050 288”. The rockers are 1.55:1.
I have found that anything under 1500 rpm it doesn’t like and I have to downshift. I’m pulling 14.5 inches of vacuum... which is enough to run my vacuum accessories.
So I’m looking for something more tame. Hmm. A good compromise of low end torque yet not running out of steam at 4000.
The car is a 1969 corvette with a T5 transmission. That’s a 2.95 first. The rear gears are 3.55:1
The block is a 400. Aluminum heads with 205cc runners with 64cc chambers. Compression is 10:1.
Performer EPS intake. Fi-Tech EFI good to 500 HP. Full headers.
To be honest I’m not sure that I know what I’m looking for other than something funner and easier to drive at low rpm. Maybe a tiny bit of idle compromise for the exhaust note ? Torque over hp ?
What am I looking for ?
It has to be from Summit Racing... cuz I’ll be ordering my cam button and gaskets from them. I am also looking for a retro roller cam.
The cam that I have is an unknown. But it’s probably bigger than I think. I’m told it’s a “custom ground 488-522 lift 239-248 duration at .050 288”. The rockers are 1.55:1.
I have found that anything under 1500 rpm it doesn’t like and I have to downshift. I’m pulling 14.5 inches of vacuum... which is enough to run my vacuum accessories.
So I’m looking for something more tame. Hmm. A good compromise of low end torque yet not running out of steam at 4000.
The car is a 1969 corvette with a T5 transmission. That’s a 2.95 first. The rear gears are 3.55:1
The block is a 400. Aluminum heads with 205cc runners with 64cc chambers. Compression is 10:1.
Performer EPS intake. Fi-Tech EFI good to 500 HP. Full headers.
To be honest I’m not sure that I know what I’m looking for other than something funner and easier to drive at low rpm. Maybe a tiny bit of idle compromise for the exhaust note ? Torque over hp ?