Hi Brian, I had a Comp Cams 280 Magnum in a 350 Camaro years ago and I think it was one of the best cams I've had. Keep in mind the Camaro had a 4-speed and 3.73 posi, so the 280 worked like a charm. It might be a bit rough for a daily driver though.
I've also had the Comp Cams 270 Magnum in two different 350's over the years and they also work great. Not quite as radical as the 280 but at least you can use a stock stall converter if you're running an automatic. No matter what cam you choose, I highly recommend getting the correct valve springs to avoid any problems down the road, it's cheap insurance and a lot easier to install before the engine is in the car. Go to Comp's web page and do some reading, it will probably help you decide what size cam you should get... http://www.compcams.com/ cYa- Herb Lumpp 1966 El Camino ACES 3509, MCC 528 http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Zack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chevelle List (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 11:28 AM Subject: [Chevelle-List] SBC Cam selection > What is the largest cam any of you are running in a daily driver with a > small block 350. I have a '70 Chevelle Malibu with a 350 4-bolt main, > cast pistons, 9:1 compression stock heads, edlebrock performer manifold > edlebrock 600 cfm carb, 1 5/8" headers, and dual 2" exhaust. It also has the > stock stall converter and I think either 2:73 ot 3:07 gears ( I have to > verify that) Right now I have a crane energizer 266H which is 266 duration > and .440 lift. I am going to be changing to a larger cam and was wondering > what max. size anyone might recommend. I was thinking of of the crane > energizer w/ .467 lift or the crane energizer with .454 lift. But, I dont > think the smaller one would give me that much of a difference. I think I > would have to change my springs though and probably the converter. Has > anyone used a larger cam and not upped the converter? I would assume it > would probably hurt mileage and not have that great of low speed torque. Any > recommendations? > > Brian Zack > '70 Chevelle Malibu ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
