Camshafts: What effect does increased lift have on performance?
Holy crap...Really? That ought to be fun!
It was. Even more so the comp ratio spaced in at 7.8-1 on the 318. It also got headers, Jets exhaust, LD4B and a 600. Orange box ignition. Tires, IIRC, were BFG’s OEM size. No shift kit in the transmission, no recurved distributor. Just a cam and bolt on parts. Not to shabby. Spun a lot at the starting line at Atco NJ.
First run fresh off the road was a 15.01. Literally, I came off the highway turned in paid my fee and the guy says you better hurry up they just called but you’ll be running in. I drove directly to the study line and wait a less than five minutes. Engine was hot and toasty borderline of overheating. It was hard to start back up that day. Hot outside.
A member way back, Mike Beck, ran the same Crane HFT @216/228-.454/.480-112 in his drag on well lightened Duster into the 12’s with that cam and a well put together car.