Quick cam question

[blykins]

For a cam selection, it would be worth your while to talk to an actual engine builder....I'd be more than happy to help you.

Comp's tech line is nothing more than a couple of guys reading right out of Comp's catalog. They can tell you no more than what you can read for yourself off of the Comp Cams website. In addition to that, you can call them with an application, get their answer, then call back and speak to someone different; they will give you a totally different answer.

Their software is pretty neat as it gives you access to their whole catalog to choose from. However, the results are greatly exaggerated at the least with results being about 8-10% higher than actual dyno results.

[David s]

Thanks for the replies so far chaps, as for the engine builder, that was me.
I have best part of 37 years building engines, restoring classic cars etc and have a fairly good idea on paper which cam would be best out of the 2 for the engine in a normal weight car.

However real time experience cant be beat, thus the question to you guys.

Not many run the 385 series BB over here so real info is limited.

I have had a real look around comp cams web site as you suggested and know how the info can be, shall we say engineered to look good, thus my hope that someone might have run one one here, you know with the sort of reply:-

" cam says lumpy idle but was hopless at the lights" etc

Anyway, any info is greatly received

Thanks

[blykins]

Originally Posted by David s

Thanks for the replies so far chaps, as for the engine builder, that was me.
I have best part of 37 years building engines, restoring classic cars etc and have a fairly good idea on paper which cam would be best out of the 2 for the engine in a normal weight car.

However real time experience cant be beat, thus the question to you guys.

Not many run the 385 series BB over here so real info is limited.

I have had a real look around comp cams web site as you suggested and know how the info can be, shall we say engineered to look good, thus my hope that someone might have run one one here, you know with the sort of reply:-

" cam says lumpy idle but was hopless at the lights" etc

Anyway, any info is greatly received

Thanks

David,

That cam would give you a nice lopey idle but would still offer good street manners. I think it would be a good choice for you.