On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:03:31 -0800 (PST), bassfi****n911@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>On Nov 27, 9:52 am, PeterD <pet...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:06:17 -0800 (PST), bassfi****n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>> >ok i have an '80 chevy 3/4 ton shortbed with 6" lift 35" gumbo mudders
>> >with 4.11 gears/ 4speed sm465 tranny...i have a 350 with stock
>> >internals,vette heads,edelbrock performer manifold,edelbrock 650
>> >carb,headers,3" back to flowmaster single chambers or 40 series(i have
>> >a set of both and im going to use what ever works best).i would like a
>> >lumpy cam but i need as much power as i can get for when im in the mud
>> >and all....i was looking at the comp-xtreme 4x4 -12-239-3 has anybody
>> >had any experience with this one???i did some figuring and i came up
>> >with some numbers for a cam that might be decent for what i want here
>> >they are any let me know what y'all think about them... @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
218/226
>> >.462/.480 Lift
>> >108 LOBE SEP??
>> >how does that sound???and where would i get one of that grind???thanks
>> >alot and please let me know...thanks
>>
>> google is your friend...
>>
>> You want a cam with as much low end torque as possible. Something
>> designed for motor homes or larger trucks. Even with 4.11 gears,
>> them's big tires, that truck weighs a lot and you'll need as much
>> torque as you can get.
>>
>> Also what are the gear ratios in the transmission?
>
>yea i no wat ur sayin man...as for the gear ratio in the tranny here
>is what i found:
>1st - 6.55 NS
>2nd - 3.58
>3rd - 1.57
>4th - 1.0
>R - 6.54
>
>it has an rv cam in it now but it aint enuff...
If it is not enough, then a bigger engine is next, not a different
cam.
>plus i want a sum lope
>to it haha...
You want this truck to run well, or 'sound good'? If sound good, get a
recording of somethign you like, and play that... If an RV cam is not
hacking it, then nothing else is going to be better...
>i have the heads pulled now to rebuild them and i figured
>that while i have her apart i should go ahead and do the cam now...But
>i also need her to have a little bit of top end for daily driving and
>once ina blue moon i needa take her out on the highway cruisin at only
>bout 60..if im lucky haha im def. thinkin bout the x-treme 4x4 from
>comp it seems ideal for me....thanks
Stick in a *big* block. A 502 maybe? Or somethign bigger.
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