Hey guys. I was just wondering if there's any way I would be able to identify what type of cam my old cam was. I had to pull the cam from the engine because it ate up 3 of the cam lobes. Anyway, I know it's an edelbrock, but i'm just wondering how I could figure out (if I can?) what cam it was? I asked the guy who had the car before me, but naturally he didn't know what it was. :rolleyes: Any advice would be appreciated.....thanks a bunch. smile.gif

pl,
Most aftermarket cams have a number stamped in them, usually on the front, sometimes in the back.

If you already know it's an Edelbrock, then you already know where to go look for specs. That makes it alot easier. There aren't that many to look through.

Mic it, from nose to heel, and across the sides. Subtract the one number from the other. That will come pretty close to giving you the lobe lift. Compare that number to the listed lift specs of their cams, and you should easily be able to spot which one it is.

Thanks for the info guys. I saw that there were a few numbers stamped, and a few cast into/on the cam. On the back of the cam there are 2 sets of numbers and it also says edel (naturally edelbrock graemlins/clonk.gif ) They are 660160 and 2102. Also right infront of the cam gear - toward the fuel pump lobe - there is a 1578 and cwc or cwo cast in the cam. Last of all, behind the fuel pump lobe, there is a K8 and a 04. Do you guys know what any of these mean by any chance? just wondering.

I'll probably call edelbrock and have them help me out, but it's just a pain in the a$$ getting through, so I thought i'd ask you guys.

I'd measure the lobes, but i'm too stupid to know if i'm measuring them correctly. graemlins/clonk.gif

Thanks a bunch

Heck, whatta you mean too stupid, you are here aren't you!!!

Just buy or barrow a 6" dial caliper and measure the top of the lobe to the bottom around on the back of the lobe and then do the same before where it starts turning into a lobe.

Subtract the smaller number from the bigger number and you have lobe lift.

Multiply it by your rocker ratio which is 1.5 for a SB or 1.7 for a BB and you will get gross valve lift and then go to E-brock's site and look for a cam with that much lift and you have it..

E-brock only sells, I think, three SB cams and maybe three BB cams! I forget if the BB's have a torquer cam or not and too lazy ta look!!

Performer, Performer RPM and torquer cams!!

pdq67

The 2102 is Edelbrocks part number for their SBC performer cam.

.420/.442
278/288 adv
204/214 dur @ .050
112 LSA
107 ICL

lol pdq67 don't shoot *puts hands up* j/k I'll do that for any others than I might need to sometime. Just exactly sure of what you were talking about for the measurements the first time. Thanks though.

69LS1 - Thanks for checking that for me. I appreciate it. I'm guessing you have an LS1 in your El Camino? That's awesome if you do...must be nice. graemlins/thumbsup.gif

thanks again guys

pegleg71,

Hey no problem at all... that was an easy one.

Yes I do have an LS-1 in my EC...But it's not the one your probably thinking about.

You know how Chevy reused old engine designations...
like LT-1 and LS-6 ....

Well they did that also with the LS-1. The origional
LS-1 was made for one year only (1969). It was the lowest HP passenger car 427 ever produced at 335 HP and 460 lbs of torque. It basically was the 427 version of the 325HP 396.... I took mine out of a 1969 Carpice Kingswood Estate 9 passenger SW.The LS-1 was the optional " Towing Package " engine.I freshened it up and built it for low speed torque as I really do use my EC as a truck... A pampered truck it is not ! Pull a house down if it could hook up tho tongue.gif ... But a race EC it's not.

Yeah I was thinking of the new LS1 engines. But that's cool what you did too. Thanks for the info on the original LS1's (and identifying the cam)....I didn't know that....always nice to learn something new. :D