Best cam with Vortec heads on a 355??
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Car: 1984 Trans Am
Engine: Vortec 355
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: GM Axles and GM 3.73
Best cam with Vortec heads on a 355??
anyone know??
oh and im prolly gonna keep the stock Q-jet and get a performer RPM intake manifold (vortex style of course)
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oh and im prolly gonna keep the stock Q-jet and get a performer RPM intake manifold (vortex style of course)
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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
new best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.986 @84.93mph
old best E.T 15.997@86.04
http://www.geocities.com/K_towngangsta
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K&N Air filter
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Car: 1991 Z-28
Engine: 350
Transmission: T-5 (gonna buy the farm)
Matt,
chevy High Performance did a build up with Vortec heads. It was like a 4 part project. I know these heads flow real well at .500", so look for a cam with that much lift. Duration is another matter. I chose a roller cam from Comp Cams. It depends a lot on the car, compression ratio, gearing, and so forth. If you know what all these variables are, then it would be easier to advise on a cam to use.
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350, T-5, K&N, Ported Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750 D.P., HEI, 11.07:1 CR, Comp Cams Roller-.510"/.520"-282*/288* dur., Shorty Headers, Dual 2.5 Exhaust,Dynomax Bullet Mufflers, T&R Motorsports custom air intake
chevy High Performance did a build up with Vortec heads. It was like a 4 part project. I know these heads flow real well at .500", so look for a cam with that much lift. Duration is another matter. I chose a roller cam from Comp Cams. It depends a lot on the car, compression ratio, gearing, and so forth. If you know what all these variables are, then it would be easier to advise on a cam to use.
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Joshua Johnston
1991 Z-28
350, T-5, K&N, Ported Vortec heads, Edelbrock RPM, Holley 750 D.P., HEI, 11.07:1 CR, Comp Cams Roller-.510"/.520"-282*/288* dur., Shorty Headers, Dual 2.5 Exhaust,Dynomax Bullet Mufflers, T&R Motorsports custom air intake
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Those heads don't reliably support lift above about .480" without doing machine work. The problem is that the retainers hit the top of the valve guides.
Alot of people (including the magazine articles) use the Comp XE268H with them and get HP numbers in the 400 range, with a 750 CFM Holley or Demon carb, a Perforer RPM, and headers. That sounds pretty good to me for a no-bucks buildup. Expect about 20-25 less HP with the Q-Jet but better mileage and maybe better driveability.
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Alot of people (including the magazine articles) use the Comp XE268H with them and get HP numbers in the 400 range, with a 750 CFM Holley or Demon carb, a Perforer RPM, and headers. That sounds pretty good to me for a no-bucks buildup. Expect about 20-25 less HP with the Q-Jet but better mileage and maybe better driveability.
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Car: 1984 Trans Am
Engine: Vortec 355
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: GM Axles and GM 3.73
yah i was wonderin if i could just put my CC-Q jet on there
or will i have to do some stuff to it??
and thanks for the advice everyone
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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
new best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.986 @84.93mph
old best E.T 15.997@86.04
http://www.geocities.com/K_towngangsta
Mods-
K&N Air filter
or will i have to do some stuff to it??
and thanks for the advice everyone
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84TA T-tops L-69 305HO TH-700R4 stock 190hp and 240 ft-lbs.
new best E.T. (dont laugh) 15.986 @84.93mph
old best E.T 15.997@86.04
http://www.geocities.com/K_towngangsta
Mods-
K&N Air filter
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Car: '98 Z
Engine: LS1/6
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my cam works well, do yourself a favor and dump that cc-qj. A demon 625 or 750 (I have one) would work quite nicely
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91 RS W/carbed 350, Vortec heads, performer rpm, Comp cams Xtreme energy 224/230 duration and .477/.480 lift. BFG Drag radials. 3.42 posi,Corvette servoed 700r4, 3000rpm stall converter. Edelbrock TES, 3inch cat, flowmaster with single 2.5 inch exit.
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91 RS W/carbed 350, Vortec heads, performer rpm, Comp cams Xtreme energy 224/230 duration and .477/.480 lift. BFG Drag radials. 3.42 posi,Corvette servoed 700r4, 3000rpm stall converter. Edelbrock TES, 3inch cat, flowmaster with single 2.5 inch exit.
Best time yet to come
13.0 @ 107- N/A
12.5@ 117- 100HP Nitrous
This is a Pic of my car in race trim www.tbns.net/billyjay/camero.jpg
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Car: 91 Red Sled
Axle/Gears: 10bolt Richmond 3.73 Torsen
I'm no wiz kid but isn't the q-jet a spread bore and isn't the RPM intake a square bore? You might want to go with a square bore carb if that's the case.
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