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Very interesting info with some very good ideas.

I'm using a older Mopar block, not a World block.
Tires....people will not like this but....I'm making this Dart look like it just left the Hurst assembly plant so it will have 7.75/15 in the rear and a 6.95/14 in the front. I believe I will have another set of wheels and tires on the side for some more street use.

Drivability is very important to me. I want to be able to drive this thing on the street and make it live but I would like a little power behind it.

I would like around 475 to 500 hp.

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Troy, The above combo like mine has very good street manners and drivability with adequate power to boot, You should make around 550-600hp easley and be very pleased. You need the extra stall to get the engine up in the operating power band of the camshaft. 472 and larger cube motors are torque monsters, it will blow the tires off, maybe you should go with a softer compound tires as well.

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Hello everybody. I need a little help. I need a cam for my Hemi Dart clone and I would like to hear what you would run. Here is what I have.

472 ci.
Mopar/Edelbrock aluminum heads with mild port work.
10.5 to 1 compression
A&A Cross Ram, stock
Two Holley 660cfm carbs, stock.
Prestolite Distributor.
3:55 gears
727 with standard gear ratio.
2800 stall
TTI headers (more on that later )

This car will see 95% street use.
I would like it to sound mean but streetable.
I'm open to Roller, Hydraulic Roller and Mechanical cams.

What do you think??

Thanks,

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Hello everybody. I need a little help. I need a cam for my Hemi Dart clone and I would like to hear what you would run. Here is what I have.

472 ci.
Mopar/Edelbrock aluminum heads with mild port work.
10.5 to 1 compression
A&A Cross Ram, stock
Two Holley 660cfm carbs, stock.
Prestolite Distributor.
3:55 gears
727 with standard gear ratio.
2800 stall
TTI headers (more on that later )

This car will see 95% street use.
I would like it to sound mean but streetable.
I'm open to Roller, Hydraulic Roller and Mechanical cams.

What do you think??

Thanks,

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FWIW I pretty much have the same combo but I have a 4 sp and 3:54 gears, stage V heads and inline stage V intake.

I went with a small solid roller from Lunati (had it custom ground for peanuts above an off the shelf piece) Specs as follows:

.582 lift intake (depends on rocker ratio)
.563 lift exhaust (depends on rocker ratio)
280 total intake duration (244 at .050)
287 total exhaust duration (251 at .050)
110 lobe seperation.

I get 16" of vacuum at idle. It's a street grind so the ramps are gentler and you dont need stupid spring pressure. I have an installed height of 1.9", 190lbs closed, 450lbs open. It revved to 6500rpm on the dyno with no problems. Plus it wont beat up the lifters. This combo made 658HP at 6500 rpm. Really nice idle. It will idle at 750rpm if I wanted it to but I Keep it around 1000 to get oil on the lifters. Very nice car by the way.

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That cam sounds what I'm looking for!!

Question for you....did either of you guys bush you lifter bores to run a solid roller cam??

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So....how about those TTI headers?? PLEASE tell me that they used your car as a mule to build a set of headers that fit an A body with a hemi!

I can't stand the suspense..

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I'm not saying anything.....yet.

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So far everybody that I have talked to all have had custom roller cams....why is that?? How come nobody makes an out of the box cam that is worth anything???

I like the idea of a solid roller but are they any solid mechanical flat tappet cams out there that make good power??? If I can save $800 and go with a flat tappet.....I would give up the extra HP.

What do you think??

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