What cam to use in 340

rumblefish360 said

I disagree. The W2 flows enough air to move a vehicle very well and a solid roller wouldn't be wasted in a as cast head.

Now a second down memory lane. Before the W2 introduction, didn't small block racers run in the 10's?

Anybody have a "Mr. 4 speed" video?

Now bang for the buck, since your already spending huge, I say you might as well port it and Max it out.

To me, 2 things suck about the W2. Valve train expense!
Exhaust expense!
And has everyone noticed the cost of new aluminum intakes? As in gone through the roof!

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You are now saying that they flow enough to justify a roller cam but the valve train is expensive so you are still talking about a lot of money . Unless someone is rich and wants a roller just because, or is trying to eek out every 10th of a second in the quarter miles, they do not need a roller cam and with marginal flowing heads, the power difference between a good solid and a good roller well not be big . I love roller cams, but my point is directed at the op and I am trying to save him some money . If someone wants to haul ***, they can run a roller and ported Eddy Victor heads with T&D rockers and Ferrea hollow stem valves with Manley Nextek springs and Tool steel retainers . That setup will only cost them around $7,000.00 . Then they buy MOREL lifters and a custom billet roller cam for another $1,000.00.

Unfortunately, the good aftermarket aluminum heads for a Mopar are almost twice as much as they are for Fords and Chevy's, and if you run heads that require offset rockers, the rockers are 3 times as much.