Replacement 68 340 four speed cams

junkyardhero said

i'll brook no dissent in that the 340 cam is a stout piece. but it was always a compromise because it was a factory piece.

if you want no muss, no fuss and just put something in and it'll work, and it'll work great. yeah, that's your huckleberry.

but with the advent of modern lobes and more/better valvetrain tech, why not take advantage?

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We can also put whatever we want in these cars now and the wide LSA isn't in my favorites category.

I agree in this respect about the factory built it and it was good at the time. Just because they put it in the car back then doesn't mean it was the best choice, or the one the really wanted to use in the engine. With the advent of emission controls, they had to work inside a box. Without the "box"" the choice likely would have been very different. Plenty of better available choice out there.

I've always like the 214/224 cam that was from the replacement outlets like melling as a slightly hotter than stock auto stick. Another that was cut on a wider LSA, UGH. Cut that on a 108, instead of the 112-114, and it would be better IMO.