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RE: Cams, cams, cams |
By Gerry Proctor - 02/17/2004 2:09:28 PM; IP 207.133.188.254 |
It'll be tough for you to reach your power level with that investment unless you know how to port your own cylinder heads and find a bunch of parts at fire sale prices or free. The power is always in the heads, Nick. I was going to write that it's pretty easy with Edelbrock heads, RPM intake, big Holley, headers and a cam with mid-.500 lift, duration of around 230 or so and wide lobe separation angles. But you'll also need the other bits and pieces to compliment the power like a high-stall converter and low rear gears. All of the sudden, you're talking well over $3,000 and you still have to tune it to get that horsepower out of it.
Perhaps you shouldn't be too concerned with an arbitrary horsepower number and instead concentrate on improving torque in the range you realistically drive the car and expect to see the improvement. It requires an honest appraisal of what you're trying to do but you can have some rather startling results if you ignore the big horsepower number and think torque. |
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