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Old May 24, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Experience with FE Cams?

Hello All,

I working on a 390 and a 428 for a couple of trucks. I think I've got the cams picked out and wanted to check and see what others think of the choices.

For the 390 a Comp Cams XE256H (set 4 degrees retarded)

For the 428 a Comp Cams XE262H (set 4 degrees retarded).

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Old May 24, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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It all depends on your compression ratio. If you dont have enough compression for the cam you're looking at, it can turn the motor into a dog, big time! On the other side, if you've got too small a cam for the compression you're running, it can make the motor ping big time.

I guess we need a lot more details here.
 
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Old May 24, 2006 | 11:54 AM
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I think some after market timing chain sets are already set at 4 degrees retarded so confirm that before you set yours

Good luck.
Ken
 
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Old May 24, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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Whichever one you pick, for God sakes run some heavy oil like Rotella in it when you break it in. Too many cam wipes happening lately. Don't ask me how I know.
 
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