Basic Performance

[Dan the man]

With what I'm wanting to do with the car I get. Wouldn't a 600 edelbrock carb, performer intake, headers, speedmaster cylinder heads, I figured using those would be more cost effective than rebuilding a set of 50 year old cylinder heads. A custom ground cam so that I can get the best out of my combination. Would this be a good way to go? Hopefully I'll have the car by end of next week. If the car has a good running 318, and has bolt ons I'll leave it like that.

 

[Brooks James]

Yes contact cam manufactures for their advice, They do Cams 24/7/365.
See Rusty Rat Rods. "guide to hot rod bliss"
In article section

 

[rumblefish360]

Dan, why don’t you just post these questions when you have a dang car. This way you can focus and stop the forum from chasing there tails around trying to answer “What if I have….”
So far I see, I should have a car soon. It might have a 318. And the ram favorite your asking over and over. What should I do to it?

Im looking forward to your catch.

With what I'm wanting to do with the car I get. Wouldn't a 600 edelbrock carb, performer intake, headers, speedmaster cylinder heads, I figured using those would be more cost effective than rebuilding a set of 50 year old cylinder heads. A custom ground cam so that I can get the best out of my combination. Would this be a good way to go? Hopefully I'll have the car by end of next week. If the car has a good running 318, and has bolt ons I'll leave it like that.

 

[j par]

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[NCmtnDWELLER]

Here is a dam good US made camshaft and great price on ebay ### that would compliment your build.

 

[AJ/FormS]

I suggest;
NOT, a 292/292/108
Nor a 240/248/112
I see no good reason at this point, for a custom cam, cuz we don't even know what you Compression Ratio will support.
And

With what I'm wanting to do with the car I get.

You never do mention here, what you are actually wanting to do....... lol

Take your time.

 

[rumblefish360]

I suggest;
NOT, a 292/292/108
Nor a 240/248/112
I see no good reason at this point, for a custom cam, cuz we don't even know what you Compression Ratio will support.
And

You never do mention here, what you are actually wanting to do....... lol

Take your time.

Freakin A! AJ! Freakin A!

 

[mopardude318]

You never do mention here, what you are actually wanting to do....... lol

This part actually made me laugh. LOL.

 

[pishta]

Here is a dam good US made camshaft and great price on ebay ### that would compliment your build.

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I ran that cam (MP 284/484) in my 340, liked it! IIRC they called it the "Roadrunner" cam. "...The MP 284/.484" cam was considered by Mopar as the 'wildest' cam to be used with a stock convertor and gears..." I ran it with 3.91 gears and an MP 175K convertor. Would break the rears at will. I think the mocdern version of this cam (maybe the one listed) would have less overlap for power brake operation.

 

[PRH]

The Crane 15006 is a full 10*@.050 less than the MP484 cam, and it’s on a 112lsa vs a 108.

It’s a few steps smaller/milder cam imo.

 

[rumblefish360]

I agree with that. The 112 works for power brakes. Otherwise it’s not what I’d want to run. I ran the next step smaller Crane (272) which I did like but it wasn’t very torquey out of the hole in the low compression mill. It was nice once driving down the road. That cam fell into “General Performance.”

A duration @.050 of 224/226 or less falls into this category IMO. Cutting 8 or so degrees downwards allows more Hwy.-ish gears to be used.