does any one have an E-cam or a trick flow stage 1 cam in a truck?

 

I replied in your other post - but I will say it here again for everyone else...

Those are mustang cams - not ment for a truck.

The cam is the brain of the engine - probably the most important decision when building an engine. Don't make that decision lightly.

 

If you're talking about an E303, I just bought one for my .... TRUCK! A '71 Bronco. The specs will work for whatever it is you want your engine to do.

 

Mustang, I agree. A cam is going to determine how your engine runs as a whole. Do you have any specific suggestions for a pickup? I was curious what would be appropriate to get more juice out of it.

Ryan

 

I got all kinds of suggestions but it depends on the year, carb or efi? Id have to say that for a carb or MAF system I would favor a crane 443901 or the crane 443941 for a little more punch. These cams give nice power and tourque and they keep it all under 5500 rpms.

 

the e cam is idle to 5500 and has a nice idle.
its an efi

 

Yes which is good for stoplight to stoplight, but where your torque is at is determined byt the timing evolutions. Obiously the more duration you have the more rpms it will drag out but you can have different durations @.050" lift aswell and the grind of the (IVO/EVO) ans sso on and so forth is going to determin how the cam will make the motor perform and at what power band. What are the specs on the E cam anyway? I know those two cams are awsome for trucks and produce nice torque curves.

OBTW....if its speed density efi and not MAF non of these cams will work or the E cam.

 

Ok got it its 282 advertised duration and a 107*LCA(NOT GOOD FOR A HEAVY VEHICLE). That cam is going to put you at peak HP around 6000rpm, not for you man go with the cranes I listed MUCH better. You will be alot happier that you did.

 

The E cam doesn't have as nice of an idle as most people think it does.

I recommend calling compcams and telling them what your vehicle is, what your intended use is...and they should be able to recommend a cam for you.

I prefer a custom cam, but those are more expensive and not always the best value.

 

i recently rebuilt a 351 windsor and used a comp cams 4 x 4 extreme energy cam, very happy with it and they make about 4 different variations of the cam, for how mild or radical a cam you want

 

i think the E-cam and trickflow have rilly nice idle.
im not shure what your opinion of a nice idle is but to me if your replacing the cam it better sound like a cam (rilly lumpy and rough)
for lowend power cams dont sound like that thats why i chose the E-cam or the tfs stage 1.

 

ah, well i went with the highest version of the 4x4 extreme energy, rpm range 1600 to 6500, and its got a pretty rough idlge, i wanted to hear the cam, and you can defintly tell its got a cam in it. 270 duration with 512 intake lift and 531 exhaust. pretty roughe idle, i have to keep the idle up atm cause i have a stock converter and they recomend a 2500 stall converter, i see why now so getting ready to put it the 2500 stall converter in

 

The lope is from the Duration the more duration the less vaccuume and crappier the idle(better the sound). With that said, more duration brings yur power out to higher RPMs which isnt going to do you much good in a truck unless your goal is 1/4 mile times or mud drags. I would go no higher than 276 on the duration and that gives a nice cam idle. Here check out Randy's videos of the exhaust thats what a 270'ish duration cam will sound like.

http://members.***.net/randy-barnett/videos.htm

 

What year EFI are we talking about here ? If you want a nice lumpy idle, the B303 will also do it for you.

 

Just because a cam was designed for a Stang, doesn't mean it won't work in other applications too. Depends also on what the owner wants. I've run both a B & Z303 in my 89 Ranger and both worked great. Ditto for the F4TE that's in it now. I ran a Comp 280H in a built up 400M in my kid's 77 F100, it too worked great, even with a C-6 auto and 3.00 rear.