MY question is this a good setup for the car and will a cam with a 480 lift give me the lopey sound I'm looking for. I'm not looking to get alot of hp out of the setup, but I love to here the rough lopey sound of the cam. The grind # on the cam is CS XE268H-10 w/ advertised Duration 268/280 and Lift 477/480. The car is going to be used about 3 or 4 times a month for car shows and cruises during the summer months. TH350 trans and 342 gears They also said I should use a 2000 stall although the stock one would work and to change the carb to 600 or 650 cfm edel or holly. The engine is stock 350, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake / a Quad. I called Summit Racing Tech and they really didn't sell me on it although they did recommend it was their likely choice also. I have done alot of reading about this camshaft, but i'm still undecided weather to go with it or not. I'm just about to rebuild my 350 that I have in my 77 Camaro Z28. Think about it a bit the whole concept is to change the exhaust duration timing so it idles like a much larger cam, its the lopey sound, not the the volumetric efficiency or power potential that was the main criteria.Hi Guys, I have some questions about the Comp cam Kit CCA-K12-242-2. The WHOLE THUMPER LINE of cams is a BAD JOKE in my opinion even comps tech guys won,t suggest them if they are being honest if your asking about making the best possible potential power from any given duration. FOR SALE Best with 2000+ converter and gears, Features a hydraulic. Truck has no low end and we are wondering if it is a tuning issue or is this cam a joke. COMP CAMS 12-600-4 Thumpr Camshaft SBC 350 Chevy 279/297 Dur. Is this possible? I know it has a large overlap. what you need is a cylinder leakdown test to tell you exactly what is wrong with it. the size of the camshaft in relation to the compression ratio of the engine could very well create 110 psi in an otherwise healthy engine, with the only problem is that the cam is entirely too big. The claim on this cam is that it gives you a big cam sound without effecting drive ability. a compression test wont confirm engine work that needs to be done. Sounds really good but is very weak as far as power goes. My brother bought an old truck (sorry, not a Z), and we think it is a stock 350 with this cam in it.
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There are better performing camshafts out there for sure, but they may or may not sound as good as youd like.Īm wondering if anyone has any experience with this cam. Sorry for the long rant, but I just wanted you to keep this stuff in mind, cause you gotta be sure of what you want your engine to do. The best performing cam for your engine may perform just might not sound as good. This cam may sound great in your engine but not perform great. Itll sound good, but itll suffer in other areas. These cams work the same way.Īll the effort and energy invested in designing these camshafts is put towards making them sound a particular way. These expressions have come about because of the fact that You cant actually have your cake and eat it too.while standing on greener grass(once you walk on the grass enough it starts to die). Im sure you have heard all the old expressions like "the grass is always greener on the other side" or, "you cant have your cake and eat it too". Nothing wrong with that if this is your goal, just dont expect one of these cams to run as well as others.
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It just wont run as good as it could(which may be a non issue for you if your just after the wow factor). You will hear it coming, and it will be an attention getter at the car shows. If your one of those guys, than these camshafts are for you. its all just a marketing ploy! These are designed/marketed for the crowd that wants a real rumpity sound for cruise nights and stuff like that, but otherwise, dont care how it runs.
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mild street engines with these cams that are loping a lot and sounding good, but have crappy power and performance.