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If I was selecting the cam for an application like this I would probably use a single pattern cam with a duration of about 190-195@ .050 on a 107-108 lobe sep and put it in the engine on about a 105. I think that would be pretty close. This is thinking that the actual compression ratio will end up around 8.5:1 which should be fine.
I have a 302 in a '65 Galaxie and I built that engine 30 years ago. It has an Engine Power cam that's a dual pattern 190 intake 202 exhaust on 108. That engine has 9.5:1 compression and it requires premium fuel. It runs surprisingly awesome in a 3800lb car. That cam would be better with lower compression if I wanted to run it on 87 octane but it was the first car engine that I ever built and that was a long time ago.
I never ran that engine on a dyno but based on my experience from other engines since then it probably makes about 310lbs/ft of torque, maybe 315.
I have a 302 in a '65 Galaxie and I built that engine 30 years ago. It has an Engine Power cam that's a dual pattern 190 intake 202 exhaust on 108. That engine has 9.5:1 compression and it requires premium fuel. It runs surprisingly awesome in a 3800lb car. That cam would be better with lower compression if I wanted to run it on 87 octane but it was the first car engine that I ever built and that was a long time ago.
I never ran that engine on a dyno but based on my experience from other engines since then it probably makes about 310lbs/ft of torque, maybe 315.
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I doubt that you'll find a cam with those specs sitting on the shelf but most cam grinders should be able to grind something that's close. I wonder if cams like this will become more popular again now that fuel prices are getting so high?
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If I was selecting the cam for an application like this I would probably use a single pattern cam with a duration of about 190-195@ .050 on a 107-108 lobe sep and put it in the engine on about a 105. I think that would be pretty close. This is thinking that the actual compression ratio will end up around 8.5:1 which should be fine.
I have a 302 in a '65 Galaxie and I built that engine 30 years ago. It has an Engine Power cam that's a dual pattern 190 intake 202 exhaust on 108. That engine has 9.5:1 compression and it requires premium fuel. It runs surprisingly awesome in a 3800lb car. That cam would be better with lower compression if I wanted to run it on 87 octane but it was the first car engine that I ever built and that was a long time ago.
I never ran that engine on a dyno but based on my experience from other engines since then it probably makes about 310lbs/ft of torque, maybe 315.
I have a 302 in a '65 Galaxie and I built that engine 30 years ago. It has an Engine Power cam that's a dual pattern 190 intake 202 exhaust on 108. That engine has 9.5:1 compression and it requires premium fuel. It runs surprisingly awesome in a 3800lb car. That cam would be better with lower compression if I wanted to run it on 87 octane but it was the first car engine that I ever built and that was a long time ago.
I never ran that engine on a dyno but based on my experience from other engines since then it probably makes about 310lbs/ft of torque, maybe 315.
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I don't know what the EP part number would have been. I bought it through Sealed Power. Lots of cam companies sell the Engine Power cams and there are many good ones in their line as long as you watch out for the ones with lobe seps that are wider than optimum.
Engine Power supplies a lot of UGL cores to cam grinders and those have been is very short supply for a while. I've read that it is a very small part of their business but I wonder when the supply problems will be easing. Any ideas?
Engine Power supplies a lot of UGL cores to cam grinders and those have been is very short supply for a while. I've read that it is a very small part of their business but I wonder when the supply problems will be easing. Any ideas?
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