E and B -

[Paul Perreca]

I searched the threads and found plenty of info on the two cams - HOWEVER, i have heard that the b cam is one step up from the stock cam, and the e cam is 2 steps up from the stocker, and i thought, well, who better to confirm it than STANG NET-
See, there is plenty of discussion of the cams, i just havent found the thread that compares the Stock cam to each of the B and E cams, and than compares the (B and E cams to eachother) compared to the stocker - sorrry lots of compares - thought i'd start the thread, because the 302 crate i will be ordering in a few months has the option of the e or the b, but it doesnt specify which is better, it has gt-40p heads , forged pistons , roller rockers , etc... I want the cam that will react better at the track as well as decent on the street, also if neone knows nething about TFS Cams, i could always take the cam out of the crate motor when it arrives at my house n sell it and buy the TFS one - help me out guys i know you pros know it all -
Pauly P

 

[95GTAODE]

Where are you getting the crate motor from?

If it's Ford racing, they discontinued the P heads awhile ago. It would have Y or X aluminums.

Either way, I would either stick with the E, or install the TFS Stage 1.

 

[Paul Perreca]

It says gt-40P but i dont know - i havnet called -
http://shop.centralcoastmustang.net/osb/itemdetails.cfm?ID=33

 

[moonenn3186]

You can not really classify the cams as stages above stock when comparing the two. The E cam is an emissions legal cam and will give pretty good low end tq. Edelbrock copyed it for its roller Performer series. The B cam edelbrock copied for its Performer RPM line and has more durattion to give it a more lump to the idle. The B-Cam works AWESOME with a stock bottom end and 1.7 rockers. Dyno's have also shown a tq increase down low with TFS heads over the stage 1 cam of the same brand when using 1.7 rockers with comparable HP figures throughout the RPM band.

With P heads I would use the E cam - P's are not crazy about RPM's and either is the E cam - it usually makes a pretty potent combo for the street - very good HP and TQ with street RPM's (idle to 3800). I usually recommend the B cam for more agressive heads and cars that see some strip duty.

Some will tell you that both cams are dinosaurs and should not be used - usually the same people that say the GT-40 intakes are outdated. Maybe for 9 sec Real Street cars and stuff I would agree - but not for Street cars. Check out the recent dyno article in 5.0 Mustang Mag testing the BBK SSI for a good comparison.