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95YellowGTbeasT

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Will I see a Increase in power by switching my B cam to an X cam???


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After you fly cut the pistons you should. I have two friends running them in the foxes and they have a rough idle but both cars do scream.
 

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Why do i have to flycut my pistons?

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Piston to valve clearance. The x cam has a .542 lift both of my buds had to have their piston fly cut for clearance. Stock ported heads with 1.90int 1.60 exh. Chances are you will have the same issues.
 

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max valve lift on my heads are 600?? will i still have to fly cut them?

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The problem is not the heads is the clearance between the the valves and stock pistons. You really don't wont a piston to smack into a valve. If that happends one of two things will happen. One you bend a valve, Or two you punch a hole in your piston.
 

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Do you know how much it would prolly cost to get the pistons fly cut??

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I have no clue. My friends knew the guy and got the job done for a crack head price.
 

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Whats the biggest cam you can put in a stock block without having problems??? is it 512???


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Lift is not such as concern as duration is. All the tolerances stack up: timing chain, production tolerances in the pistons, head gasket thickness. It's best to just clay the pistons and find out.

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the X cam is the exact samething as a b cam but the x has more lift.

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95YellowGTbeasT said:
the X cam is the exact samething as a b cam but the x has more lift.

Nick
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Thats an oxymoron if I ever heard one

If your gonna swap out that pathetic B cam, why not put something in thats will work with what you have? Seems like the anderson B25 cams works great with those heads. A dude on corral made 299hp and great tq and under the curve with a combo just like you, un touched P heads and a street intake. hate to admit it, but the car made what I do and what majority of afr/fti guys make but with a cheap $300 iron head. It ran the # at the track too, high 7's @ 87 if I remember correctly.
 
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