Lunati cam cores are AWOL...HELP!

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KrisKringle

KrisKringle

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Can anyone help me out? I am flying back to the States to put the original motor back together for Lucille. I ordered a Voodoo Solid Roller Cam & Lifter Kit with an advertised Duration (Int/Exh): 261/267 ;Duration @ .050 (Int/Exh): 231/237 ;Gross Valve Lift (Int/Exh): .555/.566 ;LSA/ICL: 110/106 ;Valve Lash (Int/Exh): .016/.016 ;RPM Range: 2500-6400
Lucille has power brakes, so I was king of taking it easy. However, when I ordered the camshaft in APRIL!!!, and spoke with Lunati, this was the closest one to match my configuration with 12:1 compression, Trick flow heads and a 3.55 stroke in a 340.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Voodoo Solid Roller Cam & Lifter Kit - Chrysler 273-360 261/267
 
I’m in the same boat with Howard’s. Also ordered in April. They told me the 16th of this month. We’ll see. Maybe try Hughes
Or some others.
 
aaronk785 said:
I’m in the same boat with Howard’s. Also ordered in April. They told me the 16th of this month. We’ll see. Maybe try Hughes
Or some others.
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Hughes will not make such a "small" roller. They were my first choice. The Hydraulic flat tappet in the motor (Not the original, the "Velcro motor") in the car now is killer.
 
Nice! Looks like it could be a good power maker. Certainly a (4) barrel of fun!
:lol:

What is the bore size with that 3.55 stroke?
3.55. 4.07 = 3.69.49…. I’ll give it to ya, 370 cid!
3.55 x 4.1 = 375 cubes…. Yea! That’ll be fun.
 
rumblefish360 said:
Nice! Looks like it could be a good power maker. Certainly a (4) barrel of fun!
:lol:

What is the bore size with that 3.55 stroke?
3.55. 4.07 = 3.69.49…. I’ll give it to ya, 370 cid!
3.55 x 4.1 = 375 cubes…. Yea! That’ll be fun.
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It is a 340 +0.40.
I did all the maths on paper, as well as the calculations on GoFastMath.com, the free horsepower calculator Oh, and I am a student of David Vizard. I have been doing this stuff for years (I am almost 60) David Vizard Performance Engines, Recipes, and Parts
 
I have a couple of his books and I like to watch his YouTube channel. One day, if it is ever possible, I’d like to attend a class or two or three….
 
rumblefish360 said:
Nice! Looks like it could be a good power maker. Certainly a (4) barrel of fun!
:lol:

What is the bore size with that 3.55 stroke?
3.55. 4.07 = 3.69.49…. I’ll give it to ya, 370 cid!
3.55 x 4.1 = 375 cubes…. Yea! That’ll be fun.
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bore is 4.080" and oops, it is 3.58" stroke. (it is the original 1968 340 block) also with Proform 4-bolt mains. OH! and a flowed six-barrel as well.
 
Here is the engine configuration:
Sonic checked original 340 block (could be bored +0.100" according to the sonic test.)
Proform 4-bolt mains.
Molnar crank (3.58" stroke) and Molnar 360 rods.
Icon forged 360 +0.080" pistons, lightened to 495 grams
Trick flow power port 190 heads (finish porting by me though), I can get them to over 200 cc's, but I need to take a closer look, bigger is not always better. The exhausts need a finish polishing though.
H&S roller rockers with Smith Brother's pushrods.
The Howard solid roller cam previously mentioned.
Extrude honed 340+6 intake with flowed carbs.
Milodon low profile pan with a few modifications.
Accusump connected to the flowed 90 degree adapter.
McLeod 14.5# flywheel
McLeod RXTD Clutch (11")
Original MoPar "STEEL" bellhousing.
TTI Headers and X-pipe. (At first with the extrude honed stock manifolds.)
That is the list from the top of my head. My build book is at the shop.
 
Ditto as well on the ported intake and heads. Looking to do the same bore and stroke combo. I have a Eagle forged crank @ 3.58 & a few 340 blocks to sonic check yet. Will run Hooker Super Comps @ 1-3/4. And Lunati solid roller.

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rumblefish360 said:
Ditto as well on the ported intake and heads. Looking to do the same bore and stroke combo. I have a Eagle forged crank @ 3.58 & a few 340 blocks to sonic check yet. Will run Hooker Super Comps @ 1-3/4. And Lunati solid roller.

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Wow, really nice. I ported out as set of of J and X heads to over 220 cc's. I sold them along and the folks that bought them were amazed...not to toot my own horn, but I have a special look when porting heads. I know how the air flows. I was taught by the best. I am building another flow bench here for my shop in Germany.
 
SSG_Karg said:
If you haven’t ordered the cam yet, you may want to check with Competition Products first. I bought the same cam from them for about $50 less than Summit. I think they are a sister company of Howards. Howards Cams, Steel Billet Mechanical Roller Camshaft, Chrysler SB LA 273-360/318, 245/253 @.050, .600/.600, 108 LS - Competition Products
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Thanks, but the cam is on the way, shite. I booked all of my flights to the USA for September( $3000 here and back) to get the engine built, so saving $50 is not an issue. Thanks though, I will keep that in mind in the future. My first stop is to see Uncle Tony. I met him years ago...then back to PA to build the engine as well as spend time with family and friends I have not seen for over three years.
https://www.youtube.com/c/UncleTonysGarage
 
I’m just glad you built 12:1 compression to go with a .600 lift solid roller. Should be a steam roller of a small block.
 
I know you're not going to use them but do you have any port/inside pics of the extrude honed stock manifolds? I would love to see how that came out and whether you thought it was worth it?
 
Furious65 said:
I know you're not going to use them but do you have any port/inside pics of the extrude honed stock manifolds? I would love to see how that came out and whether you thought it was worth it?
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Sure,no problem, but it will take a while since all of the parts are at the shop in PA-it was definitely worth it though. The engine in the car now (from a 70 Demon IIRC) had the same treatment, but a Hughes hydraulic flat tappet cam and RPM Heads that I ported. one note on RPM heads: They are NOT bolt on. they need at the least a competition valve job, and to be optimal, careful porting. Most of my porting jobs can be recognised by what I do to the area of the guide; I form it very much like the trick-flow heads, but remove quite a bit of the guide. Raising the roof too much hurts flow, but I try to get as much crap out of the way as possible.
 
KrisKringle said:
Sure,no problem, but it will take a while since all of the parts are at the shop in PA-it was definitely worth it though. The engine in the car now (from a 70 Demon IIRC) had the same treatment, but a Hughes hydraulic flat tappet cam and RPM Heads that I ported. one note on RPM heads: They are NOT bolt on. they need at the least a competition valve job, and to be optimal, careful porting. Most of my porting jobs can be recognised by what I do to the area of the guide; I form it very much like the trick-flow heads, but remove quite a bit of the guide. Raising the roof too much hurts flow, but I try to get as much crap out of the way as possible.
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Haven’t seen you here since August 4th, hello hello....Any updates?:poke:
 
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