cam for my street 440

cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 03:13 AM

Iam looking at a cam for my 440 that is going into a 1966 Plymouth belvedere that will be a street car.9:1 compression pump gas 452 heads that have been pocket ported,-harlen Sharp- stock style rockers,manley push rods,steel crank,eagle rods,light pistons-30 over,balanced rotating assembly.Speed shop recondmends,Hyderlic cam and here the specs..duration @.050 cam lift int. 224 ext.234...sae duration int. 298 exh. 309....lobe center 107 exh. 117 Gross lift 455 exh. 488...cam lift 310 exh. 325..I want the motor to have good performace and have a nice sound ,

but be driveable.will this work?will it sound like a 440 that can run?Thanks for the help Donnie

Posted By: forphorty

Re: cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 03:45 AM

comparing the total duration to the .050 duration,looks like a slow rate of lift cam. probably an older grind.There are probably better choices out there for you i think. As far as sound goes, with those .050 numbers and the 112 LSA ,would probably have only the slightest bit of lope. your torque convertor and rear gear is critical in determining the proper cam choice.

Posted By: landon1

Re: cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 03:53 AM

i'm not an expert on cams, but i'd suggest downloading camquest to get an idea. i'm going with the XE 268 for my 440. this is one of Comps most popular grinds, as it works with the stock converter, has some lope to it (according to them - there are also vids of 400 GTOs, 454 chevelles, etc. that are big blocks with some lope)...it also made the best average HP/TQ numbers for my combination - a little hotter cam may be the XE27?HL or the Lunati Voodoo 60303

Posted By: Brian Hafliger

Re: cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 03:57 AM

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Iam looking at a cam for my 440 that is going into a 1966 Plymouth belvedere that will be a street car.9:1 compression pump gas 452 heads that have been pocket ported,-harlen Sharp- stock style rockers,manley push rods,steel crank,eagle rods,light pistons-30 over,balanced rotating assembly.Speed shop recondmends,Hyderlic cam and here the specs..duration @.050 cam lift int. 224 ext.234...sae duration int. 298 exh. 309....lobe center 107 exh. 117 Gross lift 455 exh. 488...cam lift 310 exh. 325..I want the motor to have good performace and have a nice sound , but be driveable.will this work?will it sound like a 440 that can run?Thanks for the help Donnie

That's a dirty cam...very lazy. I recommend Comps XE275HL. It'll want a tad more converter than stock, like 2500-2600.
That cam is 231-237@ .050 with .525 lift on 110lca. I would advance it 5� if you can.
It sounds good and pulls hard.
Brian

Posted By: 383man

Re: cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 08:03 AM

What converter are you running ?? I use the MP .557 solid in the mild 906 headed 440 in my 63. I love it and I run 10.0 comp with quench as the pistons are the KB quench pad units. It has a Dynamic 9.5 street/strip converter that drives great and flashes about 4200 at the track. I drive it on the street and only adjust the valves once a year. Ron

Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 11:08 AM

looks like the Summit 224-234 465-488 cam to me... I ran one in a very mild 440 in a 67 coronet to 12.90's. Sounds like a good choice to me.

Posted By: THESHAKERPROJECT

Re: cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 02:53 PM

Crower has a great cam with the same duration but more lift..Num 32242 with 488/494 lift and a 112 lsa (install it +4 ) works good in a 440 or the 32243 with a bit more duration, both great cams for street cars. Im using the 32243 in my 71 Charger R/T and it runs 12s with stock converter and 355 gears. The Comp cam above is also a great cam.

Posted By: Robbins

Re: cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 05:42 PM

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looks like the Summit 224-234 465-488 cam to me... I ran one in a very mild 440 in a 67 coronet to 12.90's. Sounds like a good choice to me.

I'm going to be running the one smaller than that one from Summit myself.

I guess there's quiet a few here running Summit cams.

Posted By: Anonymous

Re: cam for my street 440 - 05/14/09 06:20 PM

I had a very similar combo with 9.5:1 CR, 452 stock heads, stock intake and 2500 stall convertor.

I used the .528 MP cam.

Very slight lope, great low end punch, and pulled well past 6k.

In a heavy street car with 3.23 gears the car would do 104 mph in the 1/4 mile.

Want a little more lope and have a bigger converter then the .557 might be your best bet.