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Old 06-17-2002, 05:11 PM
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Which is the best RV cam for the 390

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-Jun-02 AT 06:12 PM (EST)]I'm running the crower Power Beats cam, I don't think it's a torque maker by any stretch of the imagination. I figured it to work well with the 750 carb, and the Edel heads that I originally purchased, but returned in frustraion due to heli-coils coming loose. I thought big-heads, big carb and big cams would produce high RPM HP and sacrifice low end grunt. Mine seems short of low end power at this point, but I may have some tuning to do. I originally thought that with a 390, C6 and 4.10 gears I could tune for high RPM HP and still have enough low end to be a truck.

So you think that some head work is still in order to produce good torque?

Cam Specs

FORD 332 352 360 390 406 410 427 428 V8 1963-up
HYDRAULIC CAMSHAFTSPower Beast/Performance Level 3 - Delivers impressive mid-range and top end power. Healthy sound. Economical price. RPM Power Range: 1200 to 3800/Redline: 5200 plus
CID GROUP :390/428
Grind Lobe Center :292H/112D
Advertised Duration (Intake): 292, (Exhaust) : 302
Duration @ 0.50 in. (Intake) : 214, (Exhaust) :224
Gross Lift(1.76/1.76) (Intake): .521", (Exhaust): .547"