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Update, spoke to a two different people who told me that I went too conservative on the camshaft. The one that I originally used is 230*/236*. After hearing the same thing from two different people who are much smarter than I am. I decided to call up Comp cams and order a custom cam. It is less than $20 more than an off the shelf cam. I ordered it over the phone on Wednesday, and was holding a cam by Saturday afternoon. New duration is 240*/246*. Lift is .548"/.549", 110 lobe separation. Engine sounds much different. Idles at 1200RPM, vs 900RPM like before. Throttle response is noticeably snappier and the tone of the engine is much different when you rev it up. I will save the original cam for a future build that is coming up after this car. I have gotten very tired of waiting for the specific 5spd that was going to be in the car, and decided to order an A833 with overdrive gear set from Passon Performance today. He is going to start building it tomorrow I believe. Will be faceplated, and have aluminum housing. Next step is the headers. I am waiting for the arrival of the stainless steel header kit from Stainlessheaders.com. I will be doing a Tri Y setup similar to what is used in NASCAR/Baja. I can't wait to drive this car.
Update, spoke to a two different people who told me that I went too conservative on the camshaft. The one that I originally used is 230*/236*. After hearing the same thing from two different people who are much smarter than I am. I decided to call up Comp cams and order a custom cam. It is less than $20 more than an off the shelf cam. I ordered it over the phone on Wednesday, and was holding a cam by Saturday afternoon. New duration is 240*/246*. Lift is .548"/.549", 110 lobe separation. Engine sounds much different. Idles at 1200RPM, vs 900RPM like before. Throttle response is noticeably snappier and the tone of the engine is much different when you rev it up. I will save the original cam for a future build that is coming up after this car. I have gotten very tired of waiting for the specific 5spd that was going to be in the car, and decided to order an A833 with overdrive gear set from Passon Performance today. He is going to start building it tomorrow I believe. Will be faceplated, and have aluminum housing. Next step is the headers. I am waiting for the arrival of the stainless steel header kit from Stainlessheaders.com. I will be doing a Tri Y setup similar to what is used in NASCAR/Baja. I can't wait to drive this car.
