I think that is a very well matched setup. The cam will be nice and smooth. The carb is about perfect to feed your engine. The cam has a nice split on the durations.

 

Bigric

That cam sounds like agood one, no matter which engine you decide to build. I personally would go with a slightly more aggressive profile. but I am a go fast, high HP, and break your neck on the take off nut. I also am planning to build a Race truck so we have totally different applications.

tomw

I think you may have been reading an article about a Hydrualic ROLLER cam. Rollers whether Hydro or Solid have much steeper ramps than the non roller version. I would think that a mechanicak or solid cam would be ground slightly less agressive than a hydrualic cam. Becuase, the hydrualic has a cushion of sorts with the Hydro lifters. The mechanical or solids don't have that. But the lash in a solid cam may allow it to run a more agressive profile. As it starts up the ramp it is acctually not giving much resistence. Then as it opens the valve it may taper off more alowing for a steeper ramp, but a narrower ramp. I really don't know one way or the other I am just giving some food for thought. we could discuss the Heck out of this. If we do we need to start a new thread and give Bigric his back.

Scotty

 

Tomw,
I seem to remember the reading the same thing about the ramp on the solid cams starting off a little slower to take up the slack but then the slope could accelerate quicker and top off flatter because there isn't the pump up problem with solids. Could get a little more area under the curve with solids at the same lift. Not a lot of difference 'cuz they're both flat tappets but there is some. Now when you go rollers, WOW!

Bigric,
I agree. That sounds like a sweet cam. Let us know how it all works out.
Greg

 

Some interesting reading..

http://www.newcovenant.com/speedcraf...camshaft/5.htm

http://www.federal-mogul.com/speedpr...speed_pro.html

http://www.grapeaperacing.com/GrapeA...lvelifters.cfm