Stroker specific cams?

DrEamer said

Just getting back to see this, I thought actually working on my car today would be a little more productive. Anyway, if what you are saying about the Voodoo cam is still correct, why wouldn't I just buy one of those and be done with it? There is a point where 10-15 more horsepower does not mean anything to me. I do appreciate to effort and information though.

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I wouldn't care so much about the power. I wouldn't overlook it either.

What I would care about is idle quality, power under the curve, how clean the engine is at idle and things like that. The added power would be a bonus.

Like I've said many times before, I'm running 255 at .050 on 340 inches and it will idle clean at 750 RPM. I don't let it idle that slow because it is a fast ramp (dang close to a Comp MM lobe) and a slow idle speed doesn't get as much lube on the cam and the slow idle speed makes the lifter turn slower.

If you consider things like that, you can use a lobe like that on the street and have it live. If you need an idle speed that slow, then maybe that lobe isn't for you (and I'm not suggesting you'd use that same lobe, but maybe a lobe that is for a .904 lifter and you'd still have some safety margin and not be living on the edge).

My idle speed is 1000 and it's not uncomfortable.

I say this just to point out its not always about power (but everyone knows I HATE leaving power on the table) but it's about other things that affect driveability and tuning.