How To Pick Your Camshaft 101

Although my post had a more light hearted intent, and we got some serious reply’s, I will add in all seriousness that “sound” does play a part in cam selection for many. Duh! But, I know from reading many’s posts on this forum that picking a cam for sound is frowned upon as one of the worst criteria for picking a cam. I see nothing wrong with really digging a certain idle cadence, I think that’s the correct term. If you’re say, in the pits at the strip, or a stock car race listening to cars idling and certain ones really give you whatever, goosebumps or a “thrill up your leg” :eek: (not for a certain past president though!) what’s wrong with wanting that? If you can spec a cam along with the performance you want that’s a win win. One with messed up timing to get that? I’ll pass. Making good timing choices, maybe even some concessions for the performance goal along with the idle sound can be done I say. It’s not always about maximizing every last inth sometimes. Hell, I run heavy *** Keystones on my van when I could gain by running some Weld or other lightweight rims. Nope. It’s the looks too. And the same goes for sound. In this instance, give me good timing events on a 106 and I’m good....could listen to that idle all daylong like listening to a babbling brook:thumbsup: Poser out:lol: