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StangzRUs

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Now i know the alphabet cams are a little out dated but i got a new B cam givin to me, and i would like to know about PTV clearance and valve springs.
i have pretty much a stock motor other than a cold air intake, 65mm throttle body and spacer, gt 40 upper and lower intakes, underdrive pullies, shorty headers, 2 1/2inch x piped with flowmasters and 373 gears, t5 tranny and steeda tri-axe shifter. The heads are stock completely, the car is driven in the summer and at the track a few passes a season. if there is any insights on the installation and PTV clearance and valve springs it would greatly appreciated. i dont want to damage the motor, and want to pay once and do it right the first time.
 

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B-cam is a pretty weak cam. Stock valve springs will be fine
 
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should the cam be installed straight up and down, for daily driver use?
 

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Straight up.
 

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How many miles on the motor? Factory springs aren't great when new.
 
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there is almost 200000 k's
 
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You should do the springs also. I think trickflow makes a kit with everything you need.
 
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i have tried to look for valve springs but i cant seem to find them, im not sure which ones are the right ones
 

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Don't bother putting the cam in with your stock heads, not going to gain anything and will just cost money. Wait until you swap them out.
 
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^ i agree. at least a set of gt40s with upgraded springs. then install the "B" 4* advanced.
 

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Letter cams are still good ot use. True there is better stuff out there.

Friend of mine was trapping 106MPH with a B came, Cobra intake and GT-40P's.

One thing about the B cam, it makes it's power up top, so be prepared to rev the crap out of the car
 
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dumb question

since im new to this and cant make my own post i just got an 88 t-top 5.0 5 speed with this i got uninstalled gt 40 upper and lower i bought 75mm mass pro m 75 mm egr spacer 75 mm throttle body 30 pd injs none of which is installed my question is gt 40 p heads with an e 303 cam what size roller rockers 1.6 or 1.7 and what about my push rod length
 

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bentley429isBAC said:
Don't bother putting the cam in with your stock heads, not going to gain anything and will just cost money. Wait until you swap them out.
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I agree, save your money up and wait till you can afford a better set of heads. It may cause you more grief right now than it's worth.
 
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