INTAKE and CAM combo....

6FIVE_STANG

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i have a 65 289 and want to get a new intake which will probably be the EDEL. AIRGAP but i dont know what cam to get for it. i want my car to be a daily driver but will LOTS of power. i dont know ANYTHING about cams so you guys have to be very speceific or just post a link of where i can buy it...

 

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Get the Edelbrock cam that is engineered and dyno matched to work with that intake. (but I am not a fan of their carbs) The perf rpm in your case.

They do make a good int/cam combo...

and their carbs are ok, for those who dont know how to tune a Deamon / Holley / BG / anything else..... I guess.

Dave-

 

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If the car is going to be a daily driver, I'd recommend using a dual-plane manifold (Edelbrock's Performer RPM is a great street intake) and using either a matching Edelbrock cam, or Comp Cams' Extreme Energy cam, #XE268H. My experience with the Comp Cams stick is that it has a good-sounding idle, lots of torque and when used with a dual plane manifold and a 600cfm Holley (model #1850) it easily gets 20mpg. When shopping for a manifold, be aware that lots of modern, open-plenum, air-gap small block intakes have larger ports than the older-style heads. They'll bolt on, but may not work as well as you'd like due to the port mismatch.

 

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Unless you're going to pull the heads and have screw in studs and guide plates put in them, Go with a cam no larger than the Performer cam(.448/.472 lift--204/214 duration) This cam will work even with the RPM intake, don't let anyone tell you different. Go with any bigger cam over .500 lift and 220 duration @ .050 and you'll start popping the studs out of your heads. It'll be a good idea to change your valve springs to new ones that match that cam, although it'll be fine with stock springs, the stockers are likely worn out.

 

zookeeper

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Hearne's right, and that's a good example of having the right combination to get the most out a cam. Stabbing a bigger cam in a motor with sacked valvesprings and press-in studs won't cut it. Trust me, I learned that lesson the hard way...

 

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Agree with Hearne, although I would like to add that their is a different level of flexibility between cams and intakes. I have run the RPM intakes on basically stock motors and they have worked fine. The RPM cam, while maybe matched to the RPM intakes maximum potential, is not a very good daily driver for a 289/302 Ford. It's a bit too aggressive, especially with a stock TC and heads. It's vacuum at idle is only 10-12.

The Performer cam would be a better choice.

Also, many factors come into play when selecting a cam, such as rear gear ratio, torque converter stall, heads, etc. All the good cam mfg's have toll free numbers to help you decide.

 

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Ok, well im going to buy a intake and cam soon but i dont know the diffrence between the EDEL. RPM intake and the EDEL. RPM AIR GAP intake...

 

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Go to Edelbrocks website and look at the pics of the two. You'll see why it's called an air gap intake. If you don't see the difference..............................