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CDQICKGT

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My current set-up is a B cam, gt40 upper/lower, stock heads with SVO 1.6 rockers, and hedman headers(shorties). I dont know what im making now but in a month or so i wanna try this combo, let me know what you think.

Ported GT40 upper/lower
ported GT40 heads
same 1.6 rockers with new rods and lifters W/ trick flow spings (.600 lift)
Comp Xtreme energy 274hr-12
274/282 advertised duration

224/232 duration @ .050"

.555/.565 lift With 1.6 Rocker Arms

112° lobe seperation angle

2200-6200 RPM operating range
This will all be using the same headers, offroad H thru flows(might switch to slp loudmouth)
T5 with mongoose clutch and 4.10's out back.
also a aeromotive FPR.

Anyone used that cam? Im wondering if i will have any PTV clearance problems.
Let me know what you guys think before I start ordering stuff.

 

Cobra912

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that's a pretty big cam for a mild 302.......are you gonna be running stock pistons? You can only be sure about PTV by actually checking it. Why not go with something like the 264HR cam with a .512 lift

 

CDQICKGT

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Cobra912 said:

that's a pretty big cam for a mild 302.......are you gonna be running stock pistons? You can only be sure about PTV by actually checking it. Why not go with something like the 264HR cam with a .512 lift

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Yeah it will be a stock bottom end. I dont want something that wont be streetable, cause my car is driven often but hardely see's track time. Im looking for a great low end cam that will be good 6200-6300. I want a nice lope at idle to. I hate the B cam i have now. seems like its just enough cam to jack with the idle and not do much else. im definetly open to ALL suggestions, as i want to get the most bang for my buck while retaining streetability.

 

LarsD

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CDQICKGT said:

I hate the B cam i have now. seems like its just enough cam to jack with the idle and not do much else.

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Well it probably isn't doing much else b/c of the stock heads. If it were mine I'd ditch the GT40/Comp cam idea, get some Trick Flow heads and stick with the B cam or go with a Trick Flow stage one cam. My old 89 had a stage one, 4.10's, with an explorer intake and it had more then enough torque below 4K to let me merge whenever I wanted to. Plus with the stage one cam you run a much lower risk of PTV problems. I think you are going to run into trouble with that Comp cam.

 

CDQICKGT

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Another thought I had was going with the trick flow stage 1 top end kit from lrs. I've heard good things about that kit. And I've seen the tw heads put down some nice#'s

 

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i think money would be best spent elsewhere... I don't think your going to see drastic improvements with that cam because of the heads. If your on a budget, pick-up a set of gt40p's, and use a TFS1 and you'll see an easy 30-40 at the wheel...

 

Cobra912

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sorry I thought you meant GT40X's. If you are looking for a good upgrade the whole Trick Flow H/C/I is a good place to start but I would scrap your original idea.

 

LarsD

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CDQICKGT said:

Another thought I had was going with the trick flow stage 1 top end kit from lrs. I've heard good things about that kit. And I've seen the tw heads put down some nice#'s

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I've read good things about that kit. Definitely better then your original plan IMO.

 

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what ever happened to AFR's head?

 

CDQICKGT

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AFR's cost$$$... I'm trying to budget this car as much as possible with out cutting big corners. I've still gotta save for a termincobra next year

 

Rick 91GT

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The Trickflow kit is a good options and comes with a lot of parts for the money. Ive used it for customers on a budget a few times and been very happy with the results....

I would go AFR185, Holley or RPM II intake and a custom cam personally...however it adds up quick with all the small parts needed and will be 500-600 more easily then the TFS set-up.