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408 cam #1267889 07/14/12 07:07 PM 07/14/12 07:07 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca B bill8121 OP member
bill8121 OP member B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca	First timmer in this section. I'm gonna purchase a 408pair short block from muscle motors. I want a stupid fast street truck, 3800 lbs. I have j heads that I'm gonna send to get some work done on but my dilemma is cam selection. Being that it's a truck i need lots of torque. Also what stall converter/gears/carb?

Re: 408 cam [Re: bill8121] #1267890 07/14/12 07:15 PM 07/14/12 07:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,832 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,832 A collage of whims	Did a 406" SB for my '74 Duster (A/C, 3.21 gear, stock converter, iron heads, 9:1, street car) using an Engle hyd flat-tappet with 214/224 @ .050 and .470/.504 lift. Ran great, tons of torque, great throttle response (T-quad), 17MPG @ 70, and sounded quite healthy.

Re: 408 cam [Re: bill8121] #1267891 07/14/12 07:23 PM 07/14/12 07:23 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: First timmer in this section. I'm gonna purchase a 408pair short block from muscle motors. I want a stupid fast street truck, 3800 lbs. I have j heads that I'm gonna send to get some work done on but my dilemma is cam selection. Being that it's a truck i need lots of torque. Also what stall converter/gears/carb? If you want stupid fast your using the wrong heads... plenty of different heads will make way more power... then get the heads ported and have the cam picked based on the head flow and lift

Re: 408 cam [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1267892 07/14/12 07:39 PM 07/14/12 07:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 15,119 85086 moparpollack Lil Herman
moparpollack Lil Herman Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 15,119 85086	Check out Brian OU812 from IMM RHS heads for the street. 56 Plaza 63 D100 step side 67 Coronet, 68 Roadrunner, 69 Super Bees, 69 Coronet 500 convertible, 70 Roadrunner Post, 79 D150 360, and a severe case of Mopar a,d,d

Re: 408 cam [Re: moparpollack] #1267893 07/14/12 07:48 PM 07/14/12 07:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,141 junction city oregon V viperblue72 top fuel
viperblue72 top fuel V Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,141 junction city oregon	How fast do you want it to go? Stupid fast in ones opinion can be very different than another. But yes, 3800 pounds and stupid fast is gonna be difficult.

Re: 408 cam [Re: viperblue72] #1267894 07/14/12 09:30 PM 07/14/12 09:30 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca B bill8121 OP member
bill8121 OP member B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca	Realistically mid 13s. 12's would be nice but i wanna drive it everyday.

Re: 408 cam [Re: bill8121] #1267895 07/14/12 09:32 PM 07/14/12 09:32 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca B bill8121 OP member
bill8121 OP member B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca	How much compression can i run on pump gas?

Re: 408 cam [Re: bill8121] #1267896 07/14/12 09:35 PM 07/14/12 09:35 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI MR_P_BODY Master
MR_P_BODY Master Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI	Quote: How much compression can i run on pump gas? Depends what you have for pump gas but 11:1 is about it

Re: 408 cam [Re: MR_P_BODY] #1267897 07/14/12 09:47 PM 07/14/12 09:47 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 12,271 Overpriced Housing Central RobX4406 I Live Here
RobX4406 I Live Here Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 12,271 Overpriced Housing Central	I'd ask Brian about the build. He's localish, within 100 miles, and does good work. 3800# and a decent 408 with in the 480 hp range should run 12.00 pretty easy in a so-so chassis. I wouldn't build any engine for use on CA pumppiss with any more than about 10:1

Re: 408 cam [Re: RobX4406] #1267898 07/15/12 03:06 AM 07/15/12 03:06 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca B bill8121 OP member
bill8121 OP member B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca	Cool thanks for the info guys. I'll be here more often now that I'm gonna be working on the engine. How do i contact Brian? Like i said I'm new. Here's a pic of my 69 d200 dropped on a 82 d150 frame. 7293034-071412230552.jpg (57 downloads)

Re: 408 cam [Re: bill8121] #1267899 07/15/12 03:14 AM 07/15/12 03:14 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca B bill8121 OP member
bill8121 OP member B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca	Nevermind i found him

Re: 408 cam [Re: bill8121] #1267900 07/15/12 02:59 PM 07/15/12 02:59 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 12,271 Overpriced Housing Central RobX4406 I Live Here
RobX4406 I Live Here Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 12,271 Overpriced Housing Central	That's a neat looking truck. Like that style. Good luck with your build.

Re: 408 cam [Re: RobX4406] #1267901 07/15/12 06:41 PM 07/15/12 06:41 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca B bill8121 OP member
bill8121 OP member B Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 167 Rancho Cucamonga ca	Thanks man. You don't see many of them. I bought it for 1750me from some kid who had no idea what a unique vehicle it was.

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