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Topic: Need cam for 4X4 offroad/street...Help!
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 2125
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 02-25-2005 03:14 PM
   
I'm confused........ I was looking at one cam manufacturer specs (for a 4X4 application) & they suggest a duration @ 050 of 216*/224* with a 551" lift with 115 lobe separation. But then another suggests a 206*/214* duration @ 050 with a lift of .432"/453" and a lobe sep of 111*. Why is there such a difference for the same application? Does anyone have a favorite or a suggested cam? 4X4 1/2 ton long box, 351 cuin; 9.5 CR; 1.94/1.5 valves; 6000 redline; 1200 or 1500 stall converter; 44" tires; 4.11 gears. Not a daily driver...but will drive on the street to the mud holes to play. TIA, Ryan 
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 43790
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 02-25-2005 03:25 PM
If you ask 20 different people for a cam recommendation, you'll get 20 different answers. Personally, for a cam that's going in a engine I'm hoping to get a lot of miles with, I like to go easy on the lift, because the higher you lift the valves off their seats, the more stress you put on things like valve guides and valve train components.Of course, if you take my opinion and $2.00, that'll buy you a cup of coffee...  ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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Ryan Wilke
Gearhead Posts: 2125
From: Stanton, Michigan 49707
Registered: Oct 2000
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posted 03-01-2005 05:07 PM
Thanks for the reply, Steve.  Of course you are correct, but I thought I'd ask anyway...since even the manufacturers seem to be all over the charts on this. Have a good one,
Ryan
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DidgeyTrucker
Gearhead Posts: 1237
From: Greenbrier, TN USA
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 03-01-2005 09:38 PM
I've built two different motors for two different trucks and used the same type cam in both and was very pleased.The first was a 1970 spec 429 that I'm still running (216,000 miles) in my '78 F-150 long bed supercab. The second is a 1971 351C (2v heads) in my 1966 F-100 short bed. Both trucks run automatic transmissions and are driven on the street - in the range I like to "stoplight to speedlimit" My cam of choice is the crane RV type cam for these engines. It is a high lift short duration cam and is most efficient at highway speeds. The "sweet spot" on the cam in the '66 seems to be around 80mph. I'm barely touching the gas pedal with 3.25 rear gears. Tracy ------------------
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 26513
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 03-06-2005 04:31 PM
Is it a 351C or W?
FI or carb?------------------
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