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Offline lukieg

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Camshaft selection?
« on: February 01, 2012, 08:24:16 pm »
 Im replacing the cam in the 366.. Im trying to select a stock type cam for mileage and maybe a bit of a performance boost. Would a stock cam from a 454  or 427 passenger deck be a better street cam over stock? Thanks
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2012, 09:16:04 pm »
I cant seem to find the stock cam specs for the 366.. but im sure its very broom stick like.
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2012, 04:09:23 pm »
no  big block enthusiasts?
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2012, 04:16:09 pm »
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2012, 05:38:03 pm »
An "RV" cam is probably what you are looking for. These are intended to help boost torque. However, the 366 was designed by GM to be a pulling/torque engine.
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2012, 05:44:01 pm »
Quote from: Engineer on February 03, 2012, 05:38:03 pm
An "RV" cam is probably what you are looking for. These are intended to help boost torque. However, the 366 was designed by GM to be a pulling/torque engine.
Will a RV cam for a 454 be the same? If there is not much info on the 366 would that be a good starting point for him?
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2012, 08:30:33 pm »
I really don't know anything about that motor, but I'd call the big cam manufacturers and some of the smaller ones, Comp, Isky, speedpro, howards and see what they say.
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2012, 01:41:35 am »
Like mentioned, contact some cam manufacturers, or talk to a local engine builder. Big block or small block, cam selection depends on a whole lot of variables. Something with a little more lift than stock that comes in at a pretty low rpm will wake up a stock motor, if thats what you're looking for.
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #8 on: February 04, 2012, 07:11:28 am »
Im just going with  a stocky type cam from napa... thats all i have available to me currently.. from what i can tell.. the 366 is the same as all big blocks.. aside from spacers for the intake.. everything else will change over.
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #9 on: February 04, 2012, 10:46:13 am »
What year is your 366 and what did it come out of? What are you doing besides looking for a new cam? Any other mods? What heads are on it? What intake? What trans and final drive ratio?
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #10 on: February 04, 2012, 05:29:28 pm »
Im not sure the year.. its non egr.. is stock aside from headers and a holley 600, it came out of an old c70. Sorry the details are sketchy.. that stuff is a bit older then im used to
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #11 on: February 04, 2012, 06:49:42 pm »
and if I remember correctly, it's a 700r4 and 3.08 final gear.
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #12 on: February 05, 2012, 07:59:13 am »
yes sirr.. thats correct 700r4 and 3.08s
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #13 on: February 05, 2012, 10:47:45 am »
So why are you changing the cam? Honestly unless you wiped a lobe or broke the cam I don't really see a reason to mess with it. If you're looking for more performance it'd be cheaper and more efficient to build a small block 350
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Re: Camshaft selection?
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2012, 12:37:34 pm »
 It has a wiped cam lobe... and honestly.. i spank stock 350s with my stock 366 :D
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