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: camshaft ?


sasquatch58
Oct 25th, 04, 10:59 AM
hi,i have a chevelle with a 350 cu.in.bored .30 over.it came with a mild cam{unknown} 202 d/humped heads/stock manifold and Q-jet carb.i since istalled a edelbrock r.p.m.airgap intake{1500-6500}and a edelbrock peformer 600cfm. carb.,but i want a little more lope to it.would a matched edelbrock cam,with a 539int/548ext.lift,be idel for ma set-up?

thanks sasquatch58

75c10
Oct 25th, 04, 12:37 PM
You'll need some decent gears and stall to run that big of a cam. Do you really need a cam that big?. Your carb might be a little small also for that cam. What RPM range do you plan to run the car in?. Is this going to be mainly used at the track or for cruising?

Pat Kelley
Oct 25th, 04, 12:47 PM
Don't use any Edelbrock cams. There are much, much better cams out there. Just guessing but with DH (64cc) heads and flat top pistons you CR is about 10.0-10.2:1. Look for a cam with about 276 adv duration on a 110 or 108 LSA. Should give you a nice lope and very good power.