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Necoa #: 9563
Location: 17(S.CA,S.NV)
Joined: May 23, 2007
Posts: 108
Year: 1966
Model: El Camino
Posted: Thu
May 15, 2008 7:52
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What are your heads intake and car setup? Headers and exhaust? What will you be driving it like? If your car is an auto, do you plan on changing torque converter and gears? _________________ It's not the prettiest, but it's all mine....
"This is my El Camino, that's Spanish for........the Camino!"
1966 El-Camino 327, M22 4-speed.
1968 Mustang Coupe, 289, C4.
1968 Cougar XR-7, 390, C6.
1972 Land-Cruiser FJ-40, 350, Toy-3spd.
Necoa #: 10817
Location: 18(N.CA,N.NV)
Joined: Jan 20, 2008
Posts: 3
Year: 1969
Model: El Camino
Posted: Thu
May 15, 2008 8:05
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Its pretty much a stock 350 with stock heads, 650 cfm holly carb, headman headers, dual flowmaster exhaust. its a daily driver. I plan on changing the transmission and rear end gears in the future but not anytime soon.
Necoa #: 9563
Location: 17(S.CA,S.NV)
Joined: May 23, 2007
Posts: 108
Year: 1966
Model: El Camino
Posted: Thu
May 15, 2008 10:17
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You might wanna wait until you change heads then. You could probably just go with a performer or equivalent in lift and duration specs from another company, but anything bigger than that lift-wise would probably start walking the rocker studs out of their seats after awhile, which isn't a good thing. Also, your stock gears and torque converter would probably still run okay with that cam, but much larger and you're asking for a dog off the line. _________________ It's not the prettiest, but it's all mine....
"This is my El Camino, that's Spanish for........the Camino!"
1966 El-Camino 327, M22 4-speed.
1968 Mustang Coupe, 289, C4.
1968 Cougar XR-7, 390, C6.
1972 Land-Cruiser FJ-40, 350, Toy-3spd.
If you stay under ½" lift on the Cam you should be OK. I installed a Cam with .462/.469 lift, and didn't change the studs. It's not a radical Cam, but it's better than stock.
If you go over ½" lift, you run the chance of the rocker studs pulling out of the head like 66trar was talking about. Although changing to screw-in studs isn't a bad idea anyway, it's cheap insurance. _________________ My "Hell Camino" Homepage
1981 Chevy El Camino
1991 Chevy S10
"Attitude is everything"
Any of the "RV" type cams from the major cam makers are probably ideal for your current setup----adds a nice amount of bottom end torque and doesn't limit the high rpm breathing too much--if you are wanting a lot of lope this is not for you but it will improve the drivability a ton.............Dan _________________ I don't think I have ever had a car that was "FINISHED"........unless it was totaled.
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