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Stock 5.0 Cam specifications

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LilBerx

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Well I have a few questions about Cams.

My 88 GT is really loapy.

Was there different cams made for 5.0 foxbody platforms?

I read somewhere that 88 had the most aggressive cam?

I just need someone to chime in.
 

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The below is a post made by Bullitt95 made on another site. The stock cam is really tame and shouldn't really be causing any lope.

Stock GT cam up to 8/10/88:

Advertised duration 266/266
0.050" lift duration 210/210
Lobe lift 0.278"/0.278"
Valve lift 0.444"/0.444"
LSA 115*
ICA 116*
ECA 114*

Stock GT cam after 8/10/88:

Advertised duration 276/266
0.050" lift duration 214/210
Lobe lift 0.278"/0.278"
Valve lift 0.445"/0.445"
LSA 115.5*
ICA 118*
ECA 113*
 

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Nothing aggressive about either of those stock cam specs.
 

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NIKwoaC said:
Stock GT cam up to 8/10/88:

Advertised duration 266/266
0.050" lift duration 210/210
Lobe lift 0.278"/0.278"
Valve lift 0.444"/0.444"
LSA 115*
ICA 116*
ECA 114*

Stock GT cam after 8/10/88:

Advertised duration 276/266
0.050" lift duration 214/210
Lobe lift 0.278"/0.278"
Valve lift 0.445"/0.445"
LSA 115.5*
ICA 118*
ECA 113*
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Well, since August is the start of the next year model, you might as well say that 85-88 models have the first cam, and 89-95 models use the 2nd cam.

I have always heard that 85-86 engines have a separate cam spec too... but I don't know that for sure.

As other stock cams go, those are some pretty racey specs... However, I wouldn't expect to hear much lope out of it with such high LSAs.
 

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ratio411 said:
As other stock cams go, those are some pretty racey specs... However, I wouldn't expect to hear much lope out of it with such high LSAs.
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The stock GT cam is tame and there's no lope. Opening duration is pretty modest and with the wide LSA, there's not much valve overlap.
 

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Bullitt95 said:
The stock GT cam is tame and there's no lope. Opening duration is pretty modest and with the wide LSA, there's not much valve overlap.
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Yep.
I was just saying that compared to other stock cams, it is pretty stout.
 

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ratio411 said:
Yep.
I was just saying that compared to other stock cams, it is pretty stout.
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Indeed it is.
 
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