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| RE: solid vs.hydraulic cam |
| By McQ - 08/15/2004 11:43:05 PM; IP 65.176.64.158 |
I've thought about this part of your question Barry, "With which cam will equal FE's make the most power?"
On that question I'll offer my .02:
As for flat tappet cams I believe a solid lifter cam will provide the most power overall. There have, obviously, been great strides made in hydraulic cams over the last couple of decades. I just have personally never been very satisfied with the hydraulic performance cams I ran in my 428 CJ. I did only run four hydraulics but it was the one solid lifter cam that I was most pleased with. And it was rather mild, something in the mid 230's duration @ .050. It idled very well in the CJ and it provided a broad power range to 6,200 easily.
Now I was impressed with that comparison test that Mustang & FORDS did between the 428 and the 427W. That was an Edelbrock RPM. That cam gets a lot of negative comments here it seems. I've never run one but my mind is open about the RPM.
Also consider this, with the exception of the CJ, the only really hot performing FE's were factory equipped with....that's right, solid lifters. Okay, the early '58 was a dog but that cam was not a performance grind. It started with the '60HP, through the 390HP, 406, 427, Police app FE's through '66. Now I just thought about the '68 427-390 horse FE. It was a tremendous performer but there weren't too many that got out there except to the rare(and fortunate) Cougar GTE 427 buyers.
Solid lifters and FE's go well together! |
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