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Beasty5.0
Member # 2935
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-Compression will be around 10.5 -Eagle 4340 Crank 3.25" stroke -Eagle 4340 H Beam Rod 5.5" -JE/SRP Forged Flat Top Pistons -Edelbrock RPM Heads 2.02- Stage 3 porting from TEA -Holley System II Intake -1.6 FMS pedestal mount -75MM BBK Throttle Body w/spacer -Accel 30 lbs injectors -C&L matching MAF -Exhaust consist of FMS ceramic shorty headers and 2 1/2 BBK Xpipe with high flow cats -All smog equipment hooked up, may also hook-up stock h-pipe for insurance
I wanted to get a custom cam, but I talked with a well known cam designer and he came up with a cam on the bases that I wanted power from idle to 6000, "street manners", and pass smog, but it seems to small for my setup
270/273 adv, 215/224 at .050, 133/141 at .200", .333/.316 lobe (.533/.506 with 1.6:1)
what you guys think custom or the xe274hr?
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FasterDamnit
Member # 442
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Do you want the car to pass smog out the pipes w/ the cam? XE274 prolly will not pass, pretty good overlap.
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The Nick
Member # 2244
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I think the TFS Stage 2 cam is pretty much the same grind as the XE274, but its cheaper.
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2stangs69-91
Member # 1951
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my XE274 passed the snifer test. It was on the high side but it made it.
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uncle bill
Member # 3953
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the operating range for the 274 cam is 2200-6200 rpms. that sounds like a pretty stout motor, if you want it to run off idle and pass smog you're going to have give up some of the cam. i basically run the same motor with a ex282 cam in a 65 coupe smog exempt
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Beasty5.0
Member # 2935
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Yeah I want to pass smog out the pipes. What cam would you guys recommend that won't rob as much, but still pass smog?
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FasterDamnit
Member # 442
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quote: Originally posted by 2stangs69-91: my XE274 passed the snifer test. It was on the high side but it made it.
What kind of cats? Single or duals? Old or new? Also- what compression? [ June 03, 2005, 08:59 AM: Message edited by: FasterDamnit ]
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2stangs69-91
Member # 1951
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it passed with my Factory daul cats in place. Thay have around 120,000 on them (but used very little the last 4 years LOL) My 331 is running flat top pistons with around 64 cc heads. I believe that puts me around 10 to 1. I don't have to smog on a Dyno up here yet but it was a legit smog inspection. It was on the high side but I think with new cats it would have passed even easier.
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Beasty5.0
Member # 2935
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Anymore suggestions?
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uncle bill
Member # 3953
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take a look at some of the ford motorsports 303 cams
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