cheater cam???

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gniknayrb18

gniknayrb18

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have you ever heard of a cheater cam if so is this just a stock cam im not finding much about it
 
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'm not sure, Class racing has changed a lot since I was around anyone who raced in Stock Class. Maybe try the Racing forum. You say that cam is for a big block?
 
ok i put it up in the sales forum i don't need it as its for a slant 6 anyone interested pm me...open to reasonable offers
 
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"
 
gniknayrb18 said:
so this would be used in a shop only then?
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What means "in a shop?"

No these were used to sneak past race inspection as being a "stock" cam as per the rules when in reality they are not. The fact that the race bodies allowed them speaks volumes as to how much money is at stake and how little chance "the little guys" ever had.
 
They were made for the Stock Eliminator class. The only limits on camshaft there is it has to have the stock lift. Everything else cam spec wise is fair game. Been that way right from the inception of Stock Eliminator. By today's fast ramp standards, even these stock eliminator grinds are slow. But they are still cool and will haul *** with factory iron heads. That's what they were made for. The limitations of a stock height valve spring and stock type unported heads. Used within those paramaters, they can make some good power. Plus they sound shag nasty. Some of them have around 270* @ .050". lol Real old school stuff.
 
I talked to my builder who told me that they weren't very street able at all.
 
66fs said:
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.
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Exacto Mundo..........:cheers:

Every damn Chevy 283 was running a 'Cheater Cam' in the late-60's.

Cheating Bastards........
 
jefflock said:
I talked to my builder who told me that they weren't very street able at all.
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Not true with a lot of them They ranged anywhere from 230* @ .050 to 270* @ .050. certainly the higher end of that spectrum was not too streetable, but to say all of them were not is not true. Their only purpose was to give more power while retaining stock lift.
 
Locomotion said:
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"
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yes..i could not believe the spring pressure on the stocker cams now...
 
hi, I have a few"stockercams " they have very agressive ramps on them. by no means are they slow!! in fact, the lobes look very much like a roller lobe somewhat. they require stout springs usually. most cams , we use are 140# seat and 350# open. they rpm to 7500 very easily!! they can be streetable
same as any cam. I have driven a couple on the street , just for grins!!
 
my buddy has a T Stock Automatic (NHRA) 318 with 320 degrees of duration, doesnt make much below 5000 but sounds nasty and revs easily to 7500
 
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