Making more torque
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Making more torque
I'm looking into making more torque. I've been thinking about a cam but I don't know much about the lift and duration numbers. Other than a cam or headers and a timing chain is there anything else I can do to get more torque.
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From: Seneca, SC
exhaust upgrades, such as a set of headers, for better flow. An intake like an offenhauser can also help out. There are also bigger valves, and higher compression ratios. Other than the compression raising the other upgrades only help higher end torque. To upgrade lower end torque you need a bigger motor.
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From: Lathrop, MO
Lucky, like several of us your kinda limited on what you can do.
'87 was the first year of the 300 EFI. Meaning, unless you or someone you know the computer is your primary limiter. Provided you plan to stick with the fuel injection.
Assuming you are go with something like this:
A cam like the Crane 503901 (grind h-260-2)
Cloyes adjustable timing gear set installed straight up.
Keep the EFI exhaust manafolds but clean them up internally.
A mild Port-n-Polish of the head is in order.
Maybe the Accel Supercoil and TFI module and open the sparkplug gap to .055
Advance the base timing a few degrees from stock
That's about the best your going to be able to do without either a)programming an override chip for the computer or b) replacing the computer with something that is supported for tuning. Then it a matter of what your wallet can support.
'87 was the first year of the 300 EFI. Meaning, unless you or someone you know the computer is your primary limiter. Provided you plan to stick with the fuel injection.
Assuming you are go with something like this:
A cam like the Crane 503901 (grind h-260-2)
Cloyes adjustable timing gear set installed straight up.
Keep the EFI exhaust manafolds but clean them up internally.
A mild Port-n-Polish of the head is in order.
Maybe the Accel Supercoil and TFI module and open the sparkplug gap to .055
Advance the base timing a few degrees from stock
That's about the best your going to be able to do without either a)programming an override chip for the computer or b) replacing the computer with something that is supported for tuning. Then it a matter of what your wallet can support.
