Totally agree. especially your last remark
13.3's to 11.8's to Forget it...
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Roller cam in a LA would eat up a lot of my budget. Of course, I could grab a roller block or 5.9 magnum.
Seems dumb to do all that when the blue bottle would get the job done. I've never really been a proponent of it, but it's lookin better and better as I get older. Maybe it's the "less work" thing. lol
Since you're going to run the adjustable rockers, I would look around for the old MP 528 cam. That's a damn good grind.
yeah, surely it's the easy way out. Pretty sure most people know I like the hard way - challenge myself. LOL.
those rockers are an option if I go solid. I like the cam you recommended. But do you think that cam would like 3.23's or 3.55's?
You ain't goin 11.8s with either of those gears. Not without a LOT more motor. Ain't happenin.
That was my OPINION you disagreed with, dumbass. It's not wrong since it's my opinion. lol
yellow rose
Overnight Sensation
That's ok. The headers are a luxury and I didn't know you already some. So running those is fine.
Ditto with the carb. Didn't know you had that already. I just detest Holley so much for the criminally ignorant tuning tips they put out and the fact that they hamstrung other carb manufacturers for decades, and the fact that Holley was slow to even begin to admit a choke was essentially useless and getting rid of it was a good thing. Just my personal disgust with the entire company history since I've started doing car stuff.
I'd use the 596 heads, your old school 284 cam (that's a good cam BTW, despite all the hate for it because it's not a "new" lobe) and your 273 rockers and the Stealth intake.
aaronk785
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I would use the magnum heads for a compression bump and the rpm intake. Use that 528 cam and oil through lifters. Buy the conversion kit for the heads and run cheap chevy rockers. 3500 stall and at least 3.55 gears. Or. shave the la heads .060 and .050 intake side. and run them with the same cam and the rpm intake. Wont have to find oil through lifters or rockers arms. I still don't think youll get there without some 3.91 or deeper gears but much closer.
Your OPINION is exactly what I was disagreeing with. And I happen to think your opinion is wrong in that particular case. Doesn't mean I don't like that 528 cam.
As you're being a dumbass I don't think you want people to know why I think I was a dumbass in the pass.
Knock it off with the name calling.
Hay man I was just playin around. It's all good though. I'll just knock it all off.
skep419
5.9 Magnum 4 speed afficionado
I think the nitrous idea is a better idea. Big cam, high stall converter, 3.91’s when racing=fun. Put the 3.23’s back in while not racing=crap street car.
Smaller cam, streetable converter, 3.91’s for racing/3.23 for street use, nitrous for et.
You might be able to dip into the 11’s but nothing will get you there quicker than the sauce. (Nobody has to know you have it
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Smaller cam, streetable converter, 3.91’s for racing/3.23 for street use, nitrous for et.
You might be able to dip into the 11’s but nothing will get you there quicker than the sauce. (Nobody has to know you have it
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rustycowll69
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I'll just say, if you want to keep costs down, I wouldn't go past 4:10's. Once I went into the 4:xx ratios, heat(@ cruise) became an issue, freeway speeds and fuel economy went into the crapper
A lot of truth there. I had 4.30s in my 65 Valiant. I had to find the sweet spot with "mileage" as it was my daily driver for almost four years. Ends up, ironically, 55MPH put me dead on the best mileage it could get. "Whatever that was". I never measured it. It was "around" 2800 RPM give or take if I remember. Really wasn't too bad.
lead69
hopeless car junkie
Well if you got some gears I have this cam sitting on the shelf collecting dust (I ended up with a lunati grind) I think would be spot on for you're combo and would make you a deal on. I would be buying nitrous myself, it is the ultimate streetable power adder (turn on make pass,shut off go home) and works well with high gears. I think low 12s are doable with your parts but idk about 11s.
stroked340
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thesiren74
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Or super charger.
He has a set of 1.7 rockers he can use on his mag heads.
What would they make that valve lift be?
MOPAROFFICIAL
Oogliboogli
While it could be possible, the .528 cam is a 12's cam in it's best combo.
Mp designed it for that, decent street manners but enough to pull into 6900 and run a high 12's with 3.91's and slicks.
I've had 3 of them, they idle mild , lightly choppy. Sound great with some real compression, but a flattish tq curve.
Great for what they are.
Unless you're cloning a 340 car performance record... 3.23 are the death of your goal.
Bury this thread.
used that grind in a 440. would put a 360 with a ported head , 4500 stall and a 4.30 gear in the 11's easily
Both great post. I'm thinking right along the lines of both posts. I'm not against buying another cam, just not going roller in a LA block because of $$
Ok, cam suggestion? Lunati 703 ? ??
THanks! Cam might be a little heavy for the gear/compression ?
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