gniknayrb18
Well-Known Member
have you ever heard of a cheater cam if so is this just a stock cam im not finding much about it
so this would be used in a shop only then?
Cheater cams used to be Stock Class cams. Same lift and extremely fast ramps that used as much duration as possible within stock specs. Typically not street friendly and hard on the valvetrain.
I talked to my builder who told me that they weren't very street able at all.
They use to check for specs on lift, duration as well as OEM spring pressures. Now, for the sake of simplification and saving time, they only check for lift. Basically, you can do whatever you want with duration and spring pressures. That's why you now have $700 hydraulic lifters, 400lb open spring pressures and really radical sounding cams in "Stock"