I want to lose my MP cam and crappy idle - suggestions
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09/07/10 01:00 PM
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So.... this is new territory for me, usually Im trying to go bigger not smaller.  This is for the 440 4bbl in my 'Bird, I have stock compression, iron dual plane intake, edelbrock 750 vac sec carb. Currently I have the MP purple shaft cam with 60 degrees of overlap, poor vacuum at idle etc... This car is a cruiser and street car, I'm seriously considering just going back to the stock cam and seeing how it runs. I'm looking for good idle and torque, and a redline of under 5,000 RPM. also, I have a good double rolled timing chain in it, I've seen kits that contain the OEM style non roller chains. Since this will be a stock 440, is there any real advantage of a double roller, and is there a downside to using the "quieter" stock chains? Any input will be helpful as I am pretty lost when it comes to cam selection It seems there are way too many choices out there, and I just want a decent running car.
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Re: I want to lose my MP cam and crappy idle - suggestions
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09/07/10 01:13 PM
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MP .528/284 adv. duration mechanical.
Nice smooth idle and tons of power.
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Re: I want to lose my MP cam and crappy idle - suggestions
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09/07/10 01:19 PM
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the summit cam 6401( the bigger one) is a fantastic street cam--one of the best running out there--don't care about how the specs look--it runs great!
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Re: I want to lose my MP cam and crappy idle - suggestions
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09/07/10 02:23 PM
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For what you described, I would suggest the Lunati Voodoo 60301 camshaft. It has a lot of torque, redlines around 5200 RPM, and pulls about 18 inches of vacuum at idle. Also makes that 440 fairly easy on gas, all things considered.
Definitely stay with the double row timing chain.
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Re: I want to lose my MP cam and crappy idle - suggestions
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09/07/10 03:53 PM
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Quote:
So.... this is new territory for me, usually Im trying to go bigger not smaller.
This is for the 440 4bbl in my 'Bird, I have stock compression, iron dual plane intake, edelbrock 750 vac sec carb. Currently I have the MP purple shaft cam with 60 degrees of overlap, poor vacuum at idle etc...
This car is a cruiser and street car, I'm seriously considering just going back to the stock cam and seeing how it runs. I'm looking for good idle and torque, and a redline of under 5,000 RPM. also, I have a good double rolled timing chain in it, I've seen kits that contain the OEM style non roller chains. Since this will be a stock 440, is there any real advantage of a double roller, and is there a downside to using the "quieter" stock chains?
Any input will be helpful as I am pretty lost when it comes to cam selection It seems there are way too many choices out there, and I just want a decent running car.
First, get someone who knows how to setup your distributer and carb. Then decide if you like the current cam, I bet you will want to keep it.
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