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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
for those who have seen it i have that fresh roller 306 in my garage w/ afr185's and im gonna hold off on the whole stroker motor thing till i collect somemore parts but i want to run the f#$k out of this motor it only has 1300mi. on it and i want to buy a cam to go with what i already have being
-performer rpm air gap
- 650 double pump
-long tube 1 5/8 headers
-c4 built pretty tough w/2600-2900 con.
-posi rear end w/3:55 and a locker

i was thinking of going with a comp xe274 or the tfs stage 2 something hyd.roller w/ split duration and around at least .550 lift at .050 cause then i would be wasting these heads on this motor they dont hit savage flow till.550 to .600 and probably 112 lobe sep.
i need some testimonials i want 12sec runss for this car! even if there is a good cam that doesnt meet my criteria but u think it will work still let me know!
 

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Posted by mtbaughs (Member # 4052) on :
 
XE282HR-12 and ditch the air gap for a torker 2 or a victor jr.
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by mtbaughs:
XE282HR-12 and ditch the air gap for a torker 2 or a victor jr.

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u dont think that a vic jr is going to kill all my low end with only 3:55 gears im still gonna drive it on the street
 

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Posted by mtbaughs (Member # 4052) on :
 
Ahh I saw mention of a carb and thought to myself this must be a track only car. The cam I mentioned above would be pretty rough on the street though would really make use of those heads on the little 302. If it was my car I would run a single plane with those heads. They flow way to well to run the performer. You have somewhat of a mis-match of parts going. Without a good sized cam the car will lack bottom end with those heads
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
thats why i came to the board me and my buddys have been talking about it and those heads are pretty big to run on my motor i was hoping someone may have an idea of what to use so i can use these heads now and transfer them to the stroker when done!
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
ttt
 

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Posted by FasterDamnit (Member # 442) on :
 
The XE274 will haul ass and idle OK w/ a bit of lope. Nice match to the intake, too. Don't worry about the size of the heads too much- The intake wll help punch up the torque along with the compression increase. It won't feel quite like a long runner EFI car but will fly above 3k. Ask 93Pony about install centerline.

edit: 12's? Maybe 11's if you can get it to hook hard.

[ September 14, 2004, 03:14 PM: Message edited by: FasterDamnit ]
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
i had a z303 in my notch if you have heard a z cam would u know if the xe274 lopes more or less than a z cam just curious!
 

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Posted by stang bang 67 (Member # 4856) on :
 
man that cam is hack! and i know that your mr captain handles and you put that cam to use i want a roller cam stroker motor too!
 

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Posted by 2stangs69-91 (Member # 1951) on :
 
what exactly did you just say?
 

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Posted by mustanggt5091 (Member # 444) on :
 

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Originally posted by 2stangs69-91:
what exactly did you just say?

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ditto
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
inside joke sorry guys
 

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Posted by stang bang 67 (Member # 4856) on :
 
damn they just don't know about stuff being hack and you being "captain handles"....if you guy's didn't already know this guy know's how to drive seen him in action a few times.
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
so does anyone else have an idea for a cam???
 

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Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
is that it two replys with their .02 any other suggestions?
 

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Posted by season'd 88 (Member # 169) on :
 


[ November 06, 2006, 02:00 AM: Message edited by: season'd 88 ]
 

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Posted by 2stangs69-91 (Member # 1951) on :
 
I guess the selections are pretty clear. Do you want 10 people to tell you the same thing? Ok I will also tell you the XE274 is a great cam you wont be sorry
 

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Posted by stoauto (Member # 2803) on :
 
i just put the xe274hr in my bros little 306, installed straight up with a 1.6 rocker, hes running gt40s with upgraded springs, were still trying to decide on an intake.
 

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