Putting a new cam in my 360
I want a piece of this too.
Here's the thing, the number one thing; You are in too much of a hurry.
Here's number 2,Your combo demands a custom cam. This goes back to post #1.There you detailed your useage. You said something to the effect of; not a DD, street use,Lumpy idle OK, and torque is what you wanted, and 3.55s Wait, here it is;
360 block.
J heads
Flat top pistons
Zero decked
Bored .30
Performer RPM intake
Eddy 600 (was running Holley 650 double pumper, but it was too much)
Shitty headers
3:55's out back
Approx 9.5:1 compression
Intended use: Street, non-daily. Lumpy is good and low-end torque would be great.
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You are gonna need a cam, with an ICA that falls in a very narrow window to provide a low enough Dcr to not get into detonation. But the Scr needs to remain as high as possible, to make bottom end torque, and the lift has to run to the max that your springs will allow before coilbind, yet not so much as to get into the Zero-deck pistons, if you want a decent amount of power, in addition to the torque. What you may not realize is that all these parts need to play nice together, not just physically fit together. If you want an optimized combo, you will need a custom cam.
See; store-bought cams are like cereals. There's all different kinds, and they all go down, But none of those cereals will keep the hungries away like ham and eggs.
The cam your engine deserves will keep you smiling for many years, and it ain't off-the-shelf.If you install a generic, you will never know what you're missing; and you will always be thinking of what couldabin, or what you shouldadone.