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| RE: My personal opinion about the RPM cam... |
| By Gerry Proctor - 01/29/2003 6:10:58 PM; IP 207.218.195.103 |
| Is that you can do much better especially with an automatic. I've never been a big fan of tight lobe centers because of what they do to your mileage and idle. They do punch up your midrange over a wider LSA but it's kind of one of those things you have to experience for yourself. After I did my RPM heads, I installed three cams in two weeks (I was a busy little bee) before settling on the one I have now. Frankly, I don't understand that RPM cam as being "matched" to the heads considering how well the heads flow. I won't even tell you what cam I'm using in my similarly configured '67 Fairlane (except I'm using a 3.89 Deroit Locker).
You may be able to get by with your stock converter but it will be immediatly apparent that this is a marginal situation at best. You'll probably find it hard to maintain a good idle in gear and that you have to put a firm foot on the brake pedal to hold the car. But the perfect solution greatly depends on how you drive the car and what you use if for. You should go with at least 2,000 rpm stall and you would probably be O.K. with up to 3,000 rpm stall. But leave the stock converter in it for now to see if it's a situation that you can live with. You have nothing to loose if it just doesn't work for you. |
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