camshaft selection

[Guest]

After a lengthy search I finally located a 97 Mountaineer engine with 5500 miles. It has the GT40P heads etc. Anyone with an idea on cam selection, I will be running a carb (modified autolite 2100) or should I just run the stock grind?

 

[yellowbilly]

I hate to always default to this but you should call one of the major cam companies and have them make a selection. You don't have to buy theirs, just get some numbers or grinds to get an idea.

 

[Desert Thrasher]

Choose your cam wisely, it is the brain of your engine. What do you plan on doing with the engine? Is it for a daily driver? A serious 4x4 engine? A combo of both would probably be the most common, if so what ratio of wheeling to street driving would you have? An rv grind from any manufacturer would be a good choice for a DD and weekend wheeler. I went through almost a 100 grinds on desk top dyno before I chose the cam I use, and I am totally happy with it. Keep in mind for a 4x4 engine what you want is low end torque not top end horsepower. Good luck and if you have any more questions just ask.

 

[Guest]

My 73' is going to basically be street driven with limited (soft) 4 wheeling. I'm looking for something with good low-mid range torque. I know there's alot of grinds available, I'm not looking for a "lumpy" cam, but I want to take advantage of the improved 302 design in the heads and shortblock (roller).

 

[2badrotties]

Do yourself a favor, call CROWER. I built a Mustang and used about six different cams from crower and NEVER once went slower than I ran with the cam before. Back in the mid to late 80's crower ground a cam for the California Hiway Patrol ( CHP cam ) and that thing made a ton of power at what seemed like any rpm , from idle to 6000 it made power and plenty of it. I started with that cam and ended up with a 740 lift solid roller during my time with the Mustang. I would buy from them again if they charged twice what everyone else charged.

 

[67EB_in_619]

Just out of curiosity... whatcha pay for that 5.0?

 

[Guest]

paid $1000, that was complete, I know that's alot of $$$ but the upper and lower intake with fuel rails, etc. are selling for $250-350 on e-bay, so I can recover some of the cost as I'm staying with a carb. The intake is suppose to flow better that the Cobra intake so the Mustanger's are buying these things up like crazy. I've found several others for less but they had alot of mileage and would need to be torn down. I figure this is like a new motor, switch out the cam, add some headers, and away I go!