is this agood cam for street car?

Posted By: CUDA8U

is this agood cam for street car? - 06/19/12 10:54 PM

purple p4120661 296/296 557/557

Posted By: Supercuda

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/19/12 11:08 PM

Posted By: stumpy

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/19/12 11:11 PM

No vacuum, very lumpy idle and a power band way up in the rpm range. Not a streetable cam.

Posted By: Triple Threat

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/19/12 11:24 PM

It's all relative, that one is smaller than the one in my Dart that I drive on the streets.

Depends on what its going in and what you expect it to do.

Posted By: Dean_Kuzluzski

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/19/12 11:45 PM

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No vacuum, very lumpy idle and a power band way up in the rpm range. Not a streetable cam.

With the right components..........

it would be fun.

3400+ stall, dual-plane Edelbrock RPM, 750 carb, 4.10 or + gearing, 1.75 or + headers, you get the idea. Match components added and it would scream on the street.

Posted By: radar

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 12:10 AM

I really like it in my 408 demon. It is a 4 speed, 4.11 gears, mildly lightened. With ootb edelbrock heads, 1 5/8" headers, and an air gap/750dp it quit pulling before 6000 rpm. It is noticably softer on the bottom end than the approx 235*@.050/ .525" lift hydro flat tapppet cam it replaced, which actually makes the car way easier to start and drive in normal traffic- you have to rev it up a little to get to the power. Below the powerband it might not have the torque of the smaller cam but it drives very nice and smooth, no jerking around before the cam hits.

I like it for now and I'm not planning to swap again without going roller.

Posted By: kilroy

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 12:27 AM

I m currently running it in my street 440. It will idle between 600-750rpm with good carb tune, lots of lope. I have a single plane and vacuum 2ndarys, It wont roast them from a dead stop with out a lot of rpm, but it will climb as far as you want to take it on the street!

So again, all depends on what your looking for.

Posted By: Supercuda

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 12:32 AM

just because a car is driven on the street doesn't mean it is a street car.

Any cam will act milder the bigger the engine it is in. More compression helps. Deeper gears help. Stick is easier than an auto. More stall helps. lighter weight helps. ALL of those move it farther from street till you get to "not a street car".

Since you neglected to mention any details about the vehicle, engine, trans, gears etc you cannot expect an answer that is relevant.

Posted By: BSB67

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 01:22 AM

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......it quit pulling before 6000 rpm.

That does not seem right

Posted By: quickd100

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 01:29 AM

It's all relative, no two people are alike in what they consider streetable. My street cam is 288/292@.050, of course my convertor stalls around ~5600 and I run 4.56 gears and the motor is 605ci.Dave

Posted By: ahy

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 01:34 AM

Fit of the cam depends a lot on the rest of the combo... cubes, compression, transmission, rear. Also on applicaiton... mostly strip with a little street or vica versa. Some more info would help.

Posted By: kilroy

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 02:06 AM

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......it quit pulling before 6000 rpm.

That does not seem right

Ya thats not right, course he had it on a sb so the heads could have been the limit.

On my 440 it is really pulling hard at 6k.

He also asked about the '661' cam so I guess I assumed he was talking about some for of BB.

Posted By: CUDA8U

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 02:13 AM

well thanks guys,I realize it's an open ended question with all my specs etc

gears 3:55
stall 2800
manual steering/brakes but may ad power steering
10-1 comp

i just stumbled upon this cam in a local ad and thought I'de ask

thanks again

Posted By: DrCharles

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 04:45 AM

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gears 3:55
stall 2800

Nope, that's too much cam for those gears and converter

Posted By: kilroy

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 04:59 AM

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gears 3:55
stall 2800

Nope, that's too much cam for those gears and converter

Its how I used to drive it when I had an auto.

just stay in low a little longer.

Posted By: maximum entropy

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 05:24 AM

too small in my 496. how big are you? big engine, go big. that cam in an 8:1 340 would be a turd on the street.

Posted By: CUDA8U

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 06:36 AM

mine is a 440 ....450-500hp

Posted By: Mr.Yuck

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 12:16 PM

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well thanks guys,I realize it's an open ended question with all my specs etc

gears 3:55
stall 2800
manual steering/brakes but may ad power steering
10-1 comp

i just stumbled upon this cam in a local ad and thought I'de ask

thanks again

No it's not a street cam, unless your idea is driving it to the track and racing it and second it will not work well w/ what you have. If i were you I'd look in the 480-490ish range and something around 220 @ .050

Posted By: A57_RT

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 12:30 PM

I drive a car with that cam almost everyday when its dry out, off 1k idle to 7200 smooth even torque cam. But ive alot more vert and deeper gears.

Its really one of the most streetable cams ive used.

Posted By: Dunnuck Racing

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 03:13 PM

I had a MP 360 shortblock once that I put a 557 in. I had stock Edelbrock heads on it,1 5/8 headers,3000 stall convertor,3.91 gears.
Was in our street/strip Duster.
I drove it to work whenever it was nice out,my wife drove it to the local track every week and ran it in the local points races. Ran a best of 11.79.
The car had 3" exhaust with Flowmaster Delta Flow mufflers. That thing got more compliments and turned more heads on the street due to the way it sounded than anything else I ever had.
Streetability is all dependant on the owner.
As A sidenote,my wife came in second in our street class with it her first year ever racing,the next year she moved up to the Pro class and tied me in points.
Keith

Posted By: furious70

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 10:39 PM

I'm surprised that no one has suggested you bump down 1 to the 528, I would think you'd be happier with that based on the rest of your combo?

Posted By: RobX4406

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/20/12 11:37 PM

I'd run it in a street car no problem. I wouldn't install it at 108...

The 528 works really good in my 340. I like it and it pulls hard.

Posted By: patrick

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 06/21/12 02:28 PM

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well thanks guys,I realize it's an open ended question with all my specs etc

gears 3:55
stall 2800
manual steering/brakes but may ad power steering
10-1 comp

i just stumbled upon this cam in a local ad and thought I'de ask

thanks again

MP .528 would be decent for a mechanical cam, for a hydraulic I'd look at something like a comp XE275HL or lunati vodoo 60304

Posted By: PHJ426

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 07/08/12 04:09 AM

Lately I just call Scott Brown and give him the specs on what we have to work with...

Before that I ran a Mr Six Pack cam in the 440 that was nice cam also....Call Bob K for that as well....

Haven't ran a DC or MP cam in years.

Posted By: Dodgem

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 07/08/12 03:55 PM

I'd buy it and install it at 104 should work great (maybe even 102 :-))

Posted By: DaytonaTurbo

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 07/08/12 05:16 PM

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gears 3:55
stall 2800

Nope, that's too much cam for those gears and converter

4.10+ gears and a 3500 converter and I'd say go for it.

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I'm surprised that no one has suggested you bump down 1 to the 528, I would think you'd be happier with that based on the rest of your combo?

The mp .528 would be a real good cam for his combo IMO. However if the OP does not have adjustable rockers and pushrods for a solid cam, I would suggest just going with a lunati voodoo 60303. I ran that cam no problem with stock hydraulic rockers and pushrods.

Posted By: kilroy

Re: is this agood cam for street car? - 07/08/12 10:34 PM

Good call on the adjustable stuff, Ive run them for so long sometimes I forget they arent stock.