*WHAT* is in this car?!??
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*WHAT* is in this car?!??
Ever since I bought this T/A last year, I have been wondering as to what camshaft is in the bloody thing. Supposedly, it had been rebuilt & the block had been freshly repainted, so well that the block HAD to have been out, and a camshaft was supposedly added. There is a part # sticker on the old stock air element I have, that goes as such:
Competition Cams
Part #: 12-207-2, 12-208-2, 12-206-2
12-314-4, 12-310-4, 12-312-3,12-402-4
12-106-3, 12-400-4, 12-210-2
Carb exec order: D-279-6
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So it could be any one of these 10 grinds, or what? I would assume the carb exec order means it's c.a.r.b. approved. The car pulls well (for a 305) to 5,500RPM or so (ever since the performer intake & tes headers went on), but the 3.73's could pull anything past peak horse rpm, so...
Now I have these torquer 305 heads to go on (possibly), and a smoking 350 on a stand in the driveway. I figure slap on the heads and drive it into the dirt. =) But if this cam is new, and agressive enough (for 300-325 horse) maybe I can slide it into my 350. Otherwise, I'll be saving for that XE268 package.
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Hype 1983 Pontiac TransAm.
Competition Cams
Part #: 12-207-2, 12-208-2, 12-206-2
12-314-4, 12-310-4, 12-312-3,12-402-4
12-106-3, 12-400-4, 12-210-2
Carb exec order: D-279-6
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So it could be any one of these 10 grinds, or what? I would assume the carb exec order means it's c.a.r.b. approved. The car pulls well (for a 305) to 5,500RPM or so (ever since the performer intake & tes headers went on), but the 3.73's could pull anything past peak horse rpm, so...
Now I have these torquer 305 heads to go on (possibly), and a smoking 350 on a stand in the driveway. I figure slap on the heads and drive it into the dirt. =) But if this cam is new, and agressive enough (for 300-325 horse) maybe I can slide it into my 350. Otherwise, I'll be saving for that XE268 package.
Thanks,
Hype 1983 Pontiac TransAm.
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Go here, think this should help:
http://www.compcams.com/speccard/12-211-2.txt
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http://www.compcams.com/speccard/12-211-2.txt
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'87 IROC, 355 TPI,700R4, Trick Flow Heads, Comp Cam, Comp 1.6 Rockers, Lucas 23# injectors, Edelbrock headers, Flowmaster 3'' exhaust, gutted cat, Mallory coil, Mallory HyFire IV ignition box, Mallory Sidewinder 8mm wires, Autolite platinum plugs, K&N filters, Transgo Performance Shift Kit, Corvette Servo, 2,000 Torque Converter
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That is a multi-item decal. That CARB EO number on the bottom applies to all the part numbers listed above, one of which (no way to tell which one) you presumably have.
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I missed a little something when I first looked at their spec sheets. I didn't notice the different part number beside each one, DOH. Don't I feel smart. You would be best off calling Comp and asking the what the **** is up.
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Car: 4
Engine: 6
Transmission: 5
It could be any of those grinds. The only way to know with any degree of certainty is to get a degree wheel and a dial indicator and measure it. Those are all relatively mild cams obviously, as they would have to be to have a CARB #, they range from a dupe of the old 151 cam (yuck) to some 260s, 262s and 265s. Some of them are performance oriented and some are RV/towing and some are near stock replacement.
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