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rudy herrera

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im going to rebuild my motor and i was wondering if i could trow a good cam in there im not looking to stoke my motor or nothing like that since its my daily driver i just want to trow a cam no heads or nothing else is this possible and if it is wat cam should i choose im not looking for a big difference i just want the nice idle and alitle more power any ideas thanks
 

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You should try a custom cam since this is your daily driver. Custom would ensure great driveablility too. Or, if you're looking for a nicer sounding idle and a little more performance you could pick up an E 303 cam from FRPP. They're cheap, sound pretty good, but the technology is pretty old. You might get a 100 different opinions on this subject. Are there any other future mods you're considering? That will come into play with what cam you choose
 
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well i have a air intake i am also going to put in headers with the rebuild
after tha rbuild i plan on getting a new intake manifold with a new trottle body that about it
one of my friends dad has a 86 gt and he put a cam without moding anything else he used this cam Ford Racing B303 have you i heard his car and it sounds good he only has a cam and headers and intake he also did something to the timing other that its stock you think that cam would fit in my car without any problem
 

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If your not changing the heads then I don't see a real need to change the cam and if you have a roller cam the wear is almost non existent. The stock roller cam is 266°/266° duration, 0.444"/0.444" lift. If you want to add some lift I would get a set of extruded 1.7 roller rockers. I think you could/would benefit more from a set of those.
 
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