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Old May 1, 2016 | 07:37 AM
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Cam Info ?

I would like to know how this cam is going to act in my 425. Is this similar to a stock cam and what engine would have used a cam similar to this?
Thanks in advance.


Old May 1, 2016 | 09:35 AM
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I'm not an engine, guy, but, that looks like a fairly mild grind.
I posted mainly to mention to make sure this cam will work
with the bank angle of your engine-39 deg. or 45 deg.
Old May 1, 2016 | 10:00 AM
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Pretty small cam for a 425, would be a bottom end torque monster with no top end power. Decent cam for a mild 350.
Old May 1, 2016 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 83hurstguy
Pretty small cam for a 425, would be a bottom end torque monster with no top end power. Decent cam for a mild 350.
Other than the higher lift, that doesn't seem too different from the cam used in the base 350 motors. That's pretty much an "RV" cam in a BBO.
Old May 1, 2016 | 02:14 PM
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Will be used to bake the tires on my toronado.
Old May 2, 2016 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Hairy Olds
Will be used to bake the tires on my toronado.
May want to make sure it's not too high of compression, you'll likely want to be running premium, likely prone to pinging on hot days when lugging around.

One thing I forgot to mention is that I believe Engle rates their advertised duration values at 0.008", rather than 0.006" (comp/bullet) or in some cases 0.004" (crane I think). Therefore, the Engle cam will look slightly smaller than others due to the way they rate it.

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Old May 2, 2016 | 09:12 PM
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Paul, I used the jm 18-20 cam in my 425 and it performed well. Nice idle and plenty of low end torque.
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