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Please enlighten me on what is a "Chevy" lobe and what is a "Mopar" lobe. That has to be about the craziest thing I ever heard. When selecting a cam, you go to a master lobe catalog and pick the lobes you want, both intake and exhaust and have it ground on the blank you want. A cam lobe does the same thing in any motor. It controls how much and how fast the valve opens and how fast it closes. That's it. Last I checked, those actions are not brand specific.

Monte



Yeah you're right but you're wrong too - read the first several items on this page
http://www.hughesengines.com/TechArticles/1camshaftfrequentlyaskedquestions.php

Wrong is a matter of semantics I suppose, because when I spec a cam for ANY combo, I factor in lifter diameter. So when you factor in lifter diameter and get the opening and closing rates and numbers where you want them, a lobe is a lobe. Now if you want EXACTLY the same valve action with different diameter lifters, then yes, I suppose you could classify lobes as "brand" lobes because of stock lifter diameters. But in the world of "custom" cams, that would mean nothing.

I generally build motors with .937 lifters........so what "brand" of lobes should I run...........LOL

Monte