cam help
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From: Vidalia onion,GA
Hydraulic Camshafts and Lifters 101 - Engine Builder Magazine
Heres some light reading you might find useful
Big question is what are your intentions? How far do you want to go?
I went as far as suggested to use a high gears (currently 2.75s) and also I used a mild 2000 stall. Any more aggressive I would have needed 373s and a bigger stall.
Are you going to tow? Drag race? Is your intake going to be for low end tourque or high end performance?
Search for a cam on summit racing by engine, they offer many brands and also have ALOT of info on each as far as gear and stall recommends, what rpm its good for, blah blah blah
Heres some light reading you might find useful
Big question is what are your intentions? How far do you want to go?
I went as far as suggested to use a high gears (currently 2.75s) and also I used a mild 2000 stall. Any more aggressive I would have needed 373s and a bigger stall.
Are you going to tow? Drag race? Is your intake going to be for low end tourque or high end performance?
Search for a cam on summit racing by engine, they offer many brands and also have ALOT of info on each as far as gear and stall recommends, what rpm its good for, blah blah blah
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will what i have done so far is shaved the heads, bored it .040, it has a edelbrock performer 390 on it, a holley 600 cfm. how far i want to go is do the roller cam, Aluminum cylinder heads, new timeing chain, headers and dual exhasut.
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I suggest reading up on the FE engine builds linked in Part II of the Tech Thread Compilation linked in my signature below... ya might be spending money that ya don't have to. But if you are, then at least be informed about why you're doing it.
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To be honest....the nature of your original question tells me that you should read every tab that is engine related.
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Sheez louise. We're trying to help. But please help yourself. Here:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14955960
Specifically, HERE:
Ford 390 FE - Car Craft Magazine
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I read all that thinking I might rebuild the 390 in the dump truck. Decided to take a trip to JY and got a price of $400 for a good 390. Think the dump truck is just getting a JY motor for now.
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