A different "what cam" thread

"what say you?"
IMO, I say;
1) On the street, with modest cams, FTcams and the .904 lifters can offer more lift, a lil sooner off the base circle, and thus, size for size, a bit more performance overall, than rollers.. I mean, for me, Ima thinking, for a streeter, a FTH is the bees knees.
2) I like Hydros cuz I can set mine with only a little preload, lots of spring pressure, and run them many hundreds of rpm past the PowerPeak, without them pumping up; and, they don't seem to mind running a few thousands loose, which would likely kill a roller. and
3) they're always quiet. and
4) For me, setting the break-in tune is a none-issue; and
I've never lost a cam at start up. ...........
which ain't saying much, cuz that's like a half a dozen, lol. and
5) Setting the valves a few times during the early life of the hydro, to me, is not a big deal.
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BTW,
And the following,
is to anybody reading this in the future, and not to anyone in specific;
My cam is a long discontinued Hughes HE3038AL; 230/237/110 and .549/.571 [email protected]. which has stood the test of time, having been installed in 2004, and, if I had to guess, it would be pushing 100,000 miles.
I'm guessing but, IMO, this size of cam is pushing the upper limit for a manual trans car with 3.55s. Yur gonna need a starter gear of 11/1 or more to parade with it, which points to a 5-speed..
The start up tune is easy; yur only on the transfers. Just rev it up to say 2200, pull in as much timing as it likes (whatever it is, is unimportant), then lower the rpm to 2500, twiddle the mixture screws up to half a turn from their midpoint,
and so; in about a minute, yur all set.
Then sit back for twenty minutes, and watch for leaks and overheating, which, if you've done your prep work, you won't have any of.
If that scares a you
well then yeah, I suppose you better
get a roller, an automatic, a high stall, and some gears .
Or just start with a bigger engine in the first place....... to enable the use of a smaller cam.
Which I think, in the big picture, is the better idea..... especially as the price of gas rises ever higher.
These are my opinions