OleTimer <up@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in news:g1ke241uj7cthm7bc28061j47ehps0on64@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Who makes a good low overlap, low torque curve cam for an FE in truck
> service these days, if anyone? Stock C8AE-H heads with stellite seats
> and chelite valves, bronze guides, Autolite 2200, .030 over...plain
> Jane truck engine, just looking for maybe a little more torque than
> one gets from the stock 2V cam.
>
> Also...is it worth, if I have hard valves now, retrofitting to
> rotators? Another idea...does making a stock 390 into a 410 with the
> 428 crank give you anything except increased fuel consumption? I'd
> think for a truck, shorter is better on stroke.
>
> TIA
>
Can't answer all of your questions, but I was taught that going to a
longer
stroke increases torque. I'm sure it would also increase gas consumption.
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Larry Scott
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