Camshaft for my stock 400 sbc

unkldave · Oct 14, 2013

unkldave said: ↑

Edelbrock has a package set of intake, cam, lifters and springs if you want to know that works very well together on a stock engine with a few miles on it but I assume this is a late model caprice with efi. They also have a cam that follows along the same grind profile and allows for smog crap and efi. I like the performer package deal. It works quite well and better if you use the whole package. I.E. Cam, lifters, springs and intake manifold. I had the set on my chevy 400 sb and I was very happy with the 345 HP it made with a performer carb. But like all camshafts, the grind depends on your use and what you want to do with it. A big car like wagons with tall rear end gears need some bottom end torque to get em out of the hole and some mid range for cruising. I think the performer package is the best bang for your buck and they'll stand by the product's performance. Either way you decide to go, keep in mind the vehicle's weight, the stall in the torque converter and the rear end gears when you make your choice. If you want a big lumpy cam for the sound of it, you'll give up some in lower rpm performance. There are plenty of cams out there that'll idle smooth and give the power you need/want and might even be smog legal!? The cam is probably the most important piece of equipment in the engine so make a smart choice.
Good luck.
Dave
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Swanny454 said: ↑

Dave, this is a 1973 Caprice Estate Wagon, 400/400 combo with a stock 2 barrel intake at the moment. I already have the Edelbrock Perfomer intake, 1406 Carb. I am just wanting a little rumble. Not extremely concerned with low end torque or overall performance. The car only gets drove to cruise ins, the drive in and just around town. The only concern I do have is with it idling with the A/C on. Thanks for the input though
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OK. I believe Crane Cams has a nice thumper cam kit that will give you the thuppity thump you want and still give you some bottom end torque you'll need to move that heavy metal. It's kind of a saturday night special cam and I think it's just what you're looking for. Get on their website and look around. It's in there somewhere .http://www.speedwaymotors.com/COMP-...Cam-Small-Block-Chevy-2200-6100-RPM,8712.html

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