Question About Cam Choice/set-up???

[monte87]

Greetings guys-

I was wondering about everyone's choices and opinions regarding CAM choices. My set us goes as follows-
AFR-165's
stock block
Crane Cobra 1.7's RR (silver ones)
all smog removed, 82 inch SHORT BELT
March power & Amp Pullies
1 5/8 BBK shorties
Hedmann Off-Road H-pipe
Flowmasters 40 original Amer.thundr mufflers
Upgraded trickflow valve springs (Gd upto 520 lift)
Cobra upper/lower intake w/19lb'ers
255 LPH Fuel pump
Kirban Adj. FPR
MAC CAI & K&N w/March Ram air under fender scoop
73mm C&L
65MM TB FMS
Edge racing 9.5 inch 3000 stall converter
4.10's & MAC rearend girdle/B&M cooler
Trans Go shift Kit,
B&M T handle shifter
MSD-6A cap&rotor & coil
180 thermostat w/Lincoln MKVIII fan
Edelbrock Hi-Flwo water pump
Fluidyne 3 core Aluminum rad.
200 Amp PA performance Alt/Optima red top battery

Whatta ya guys think about choosing the right CAM? What would you go with knowing my set-up. Im probably never going supercharger/Turbo or NOS-i would like to keep it all engine, All opinions and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks-Anthony

 

[monte87]

Oh-and if you want to count a 1 inch Phenolic spacer, I got that as well.

Anthony

 

[Michael Yount]

Anthony - with all the $ you've put into the other bits, seems a shame to more or less 'guess' on the camshaft. It's arguably the most important part of the whole piece. Why not pay a few $ more and have one of the pros help you with the cam? They'll model your set up and design the cam with your components/wishes in mind so you'll have a real good idea of exactly how it's gonna perform when you fire it up.

Jay Allen, Ed Curtis and Buddy Rawls (and Greg at XSR) all have good reputations on the boards. Buddy did mine -- very pleased with the results.

 

[monte87]

Hey Michael yount-

Thanks, i may just do that, i was thinking about that. Whatta ya think a cistom grind would run me?

Anthony

 

[monte87]

Forgot to mention suspension mods as well-
Being its a vert, The previous owner had Maximum Motorsports upgrades installed-
-Strut tower brace
-Lower K member brace
-Subframe connectors

P.S. PA Performance Hi-Torque mini starter and wire upgrades.

 

[TheUser]

Forgot to mention suspension mods as well-
Being its a vert, The previous owner had Maximum Motorsports upgrades installed-
-Strut tower brace
-Lower K member brace
-Subframe connectors

P.S. PA Performance Hi-Torque mini starter and wire upgrades.

those items are nice, but won't have much to do with your cam choice. You can check out www.flowtechinduction.com for Ed Curtis' information; I think custom cams from Ed run around $325ish + new valve springs if you choose to get those

 

[monte87]

Hey thanks for the link-dude! and the 411 to help me out! Thumbs up!

Ant

 

[urban96]

custom

 

[Michael Yount]

You can reach Buddy at http://www.wighat.com/fcr3/ and Jay at www.camshaftinnovations.com .

 

[FordGuy88]

I would go with some 1.6 RR's.

 

[monte87]

I was thinking COMP CAMS XE264HR cam and 1.7's
Whatta ya guys think?

Thanks-Ant

 

[Michael Yount]

I've got a buddy that runs that cam in an X-headed, gt40 intake'd motor in an MGB. He's happy with it I believe -- and knocking down 25-26 mpg on the highway.

However, you could live with less torque converter as it's gonna make pretty good punch down below 3000 rpm.

But -- I think you're still guessing Ant.....

 

[Michael Yount]

The other thing Ant -- that cam is pretty heavily exhaust biased (for the stock e7's) and your AFR's probably don't need that. Once again -- have your combo modeled by a pro so you get what you want to help you achieve the results your after. As for cost - all you have to do is guess wrong on the cam one time -- and you will have SAVED money by going custom.

I have a buddy that has a used (very low miles) FTI cam that was set up for an AFR-headed combo much like yours. Email me at [email protected] if you'd like me to put you in touch with him.

 

[monte87]

Actually the TQ converter is set @ 2840 to be exact. Whatta ya think-Now Mike? Still too much converter... maybe then-I should leave the cam alone and just swap the heads. i had the converter custom for the upgrade of the heads to begin with-So its all dialed in already before hand-Without the cam...

 

[Michael Yount]

Torque converter rpm is a function of the whole package - not just the heads. And most would tell you it's more a function of the cam choice than anything else. So selecting the cam to match the converter can be done, but it's kind of bass-ackwards.

However -- that points even more to the benefits of having someone actually model your set up so you don't have to try and guess about the cam.