Improving my 360 combo. Need advice/input
Huurry dave we need more info LOL
I'll be doing more than checking compression this weekend. :snakeman:
I'm going Voodoo for Halloween.
Decided to swap cams in my 360 Valiant to try something a little more street friendly than the cam I have now from the PO.
It was an Erson solid cam with these specs and recommendations
Hot Street/E.T. Brackets. Great mid-range performance from 318-340 CID engines with 10.5-11.5:1 compression. Needs modified stock or W-2 style cylinder heads, gasket-matched, single plane, open plenum intake manifold and up to 750 cfm 4-barrel carburetion, 3,200-3,600 lb. Bracketeers can use 4-speed manual or torque flyte automatic with 3,500 RPM converter and low gears.
3,500-6,500 rpm range IN 242° EX 246° IN .510" EX .510" 108°
I tried to get things to work better with this cam that the previous owner had placed in the car by changing some things like adding headers, timing changes, carb, intake, etc. but ultimately I don't want a bracket car. This is what this cam was built for. I need something I can enjoy more on the streets and highway.
I went ahead and ordered the 60403 Lunati Voodoo 268 cam. I have heard good things about this cam and hope it makes my car much more drivable and enjoyable to
me at least. I think it better matches the parts that were already on the car and the parts that I have recently changed.
Here are the specs on it.
Hydraulic. The most awesome 268 cam ever produced! Out-powers all others! This High Performance street cam likes 2400 RPM stall, 700 cfm carb, dual plane intake and headers. Makes un-equaled power to 6200 RPM with proper valve springs. Very strong cam with great street manners.
* Advertised Duration (Int/Exh): 268/276
* Duration @ .050 (Int/Exh): 226/234
* Gross Valve Lift (Int/Exh): .494/.513
* LSA/ICL: 110/106
* Valve Lash (Int/Exh): Hyd/Hyd
* RPM Range: 1800-6200
Hopefully, I will be as happy as others have been with this camshaft. Should be a good adventure for me since I have never done a camshaft swap before and I'm excited about the learning experience of doing it. Thankfully, I have this great site and members for tech reference and guidance.
I'm hoping I can have it done over the weekend without pulling the motor.
Don't really have any questions right now but any input on my choice of cam good or bad would be cool. Just don't want to continue chasing my tail on this motor.