Changing Camshafts

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Oct 23, 2000 | 04:12 AM

hotrodford_88

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Changing Camshafts

I have been looking at swapping out my stock cam for a Crane Compu-cam. The cam duration is 190/198 @.050. Has anyone used one of these camshafts, if so what have been the pro's/con's with it. My truck still has the Speed density setup on it, and probably will since the changeover kit from Ford Motorsport is around $675.00

I am also looking into a chip and a couple of other add ons in the near future.

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Oct 23, 2000 | 10:36 AM

lanero

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Changing Camshafts

I would like to here someone else's experience, also. I will be rebuilding a motor in the near future, and would like to use the same cam.

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Oct 25, 2000 | 10:02 AM

Reuel

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Changing Camshafts

I have never used that exact cam. If you do not already have one, I would recommend getting a CRANE catalog and doing some reading. The catalog is very good, filled with technical discussions and details about their cams. The web site is www.cranecams.com