Pick me a cam

[yellow rose]

i want to build a 500 HP totally streetable engine. It will be a 318. J heads. Pump gas friendly. Must run power windows, power brakes, power steering. Also, I don't want a stall converter. Must have no more than a 3.23 gear. The car is 3800 pounds. No headers.

Show me the way.

 

[UDUST81]

lmao

 

[RustyRatRod]

Comp XE268. That's what everybody else runs.

 

[DesertRat]

i want to build a 500 HP totally streetable engine. It will be a 318. J heads. Pump gas friendly. Must run power windows, power brakes, power steering. Also, I don't want a stall converter. Must have no more than a 3.23 gear. The car is 3800 pounds. No headers.

Show me the way.

Someone's bored, popcorn and soda for watching this novel develop.

 

[UDUST81]

that 3.23 gear might be a bit much for the street.... id try a 2.73 or higher to maintain more street ability

 

[UDUST81]

how many mpgs are you looking for? that would help with the selection

 

[DesertRat]

Are power adders an option, maybe spray, hair dryer or some such!!!!

 

[Bodyperson]

i want to build a 500 HP totally streetable engine. It will be a 318. J heads. Pump gas friendly. Must run power windows, power brakes, power steering. Also, I don't want a stall converter. Must have no more than a 3.23 gear. The car is 3800 pounds. No headers.

Show me the way.

 

[aaronk785]

Custom roller with about 285 at .050 with 700+ lift. If not for the 3.23s I would have got radical. Stamped rockers should work fine.

 

[yellow rose]

Keep them coming.

I'm thinking one hair dryer, and a 125 shot of nazz for giggles.

All great answers.

 

[yellow rose]

that 3.23 gear might be a bit much for the street.... id try a 2.73 or higher to maintain more street ability

You are correct.

Screw those unstreetable 3.08's and give me a real highway gear. Those 2.73's are what I'm talking about.

 

[skrews]

 

[318willrun]

i want to build a 500 HP totally streetable engine. It will be a 318. J heads. Pump gas friendly. Must run power windows, power brakes, power steering. Also, I don't want a stall converter. Must have no more than a 3.23 gear. The car is 3800 pounds. No headers.

Show me the way.

I can show you a 318 with 500 hp, complete street (cruises just fine all day), pump gas, all power accessories, no converter, no headers, not sure of the weight of the car, or gearing.

 

[RustyRatRod]

View attachment 1714998292

I'm SO stealin that.

 

[gliderider06]

Add a 1.21gigawatt flux capacitor. Should be all you need and still keep it stock

 

[skep419]

Stock cam should work with this.

 

[roccodart440]

Keep them coming.

I'm thinking one hair dryer, and a 125 shot of nazz for giggles.

All great answers.

#17---318 With & Without a Supercharger

663 Flywheel HP. 597 rwhp @16# boost

113LSA. 223º/232º@050at .050, .556/.589

The car runs 12.28 ET @ 118 mph @ 5500' altitude using 3.23 rear gears.

#3---Order Up! One Supercharged 318 to Go,Go,Go and Go some more!

 

[12many]

I would run an LA version of the old Max Wedge Lunati Cheater Cam, great street manners, excellent in stop and go traffic, easy on the heads and valves as I recall in a 440 I once had, should get good mileage and longevity too! Yup.

 

[TrailBeast]

I heard most people's cam choices end up robbing horsepower, so don't put one in it at all.
Use one of those race car sound audio devices.


I knew you were up to something when I first saw your post.

 

[Bulldozer]

I can't recommend a cam but I would recommend a 31 inch tire to work with those 276 gears.

 

[ScampMike]

what you really need is an alternative energy source...

 

[12many]

Can't beat this for power generation:

 

[GeorgeH]

i want to build a 500 HP totally streetable engine. It will be a 318. J heads. Pump gas friendly. Must run power windows, power brakes, power steering. Also, I don't want a stall converter. Must have no more than a 3.23 gear. The car is 3800 pounds. No headers.

Show me the way.

You have to use chevy owners math, +20hp for intake, +20 for carb, +20hp for headers, + 20hp for roller rockers, +100 for camel humps,+ 100 for cam, etc, till you get the #. I mean just askem', they're all runnin' around with 600hp 327's

 

[318willrun]

You have to use chevy owners math, +20hp for intake, +20 for carb, +20hp for headers, + 20hp for roller rockers, +100 for camel humps,+ 100 for cam, etc, till you get the #. I mean just askem', they're all runnin' around with 600hp 327's

All I ever ran across was 400 horse 350 vette engines...... Every one of them. Stock 350 4bbl in a Camaro, just add headers = 400 horse, came from the factory with a vette motor.
I could beat them with a 318 2bbl and 2.76 gears, but they all had 400 horse vette engines... LOL

 

[ir3333]

...you guys worry too much about cams.
Purple oil, purple air cleaner, purple brake fluid and an H pipe and your good to go!