Yes shipping from summit was quite expensive, if i have to upgrade the rest of the valvetrain with the cam i cant afford to take that route.
c9zx: You mean i need like roller rockers? I think i cant afford going with a high lift cam :-/
What I'm saying is match all the components, don't try to run a .560 lift cam and 385 lbs open spring pressure with stock rockers and pushrods. You know what your budget is. Base your goals and parts selection around that. Given the stock 2V intake port stops flowing any more at about .420 there is no reason, in your application, to go much past .500 lift. Keep duration in the 212-216 @ .050 degree range. Given the nature of cleveland heads there is no reason to use a LSA less than 112 degrees, for this application. If you use headers, given the exhaust to intake flow ratios of the 2V heads, you do not need to run a lot, if any, exhaust duration or lift bias. Given the stock valve train you don't want to use a cam with real aggressive ramps. The older style cams are easier on valve train components than the more modern designs.
Someone may have mentioned the problems associated with the factory multi-groove valves. You should research the matter and decide if you want to replace the valves and locks. None of this is as easy and simple as many used to believe.
Chuck
P.S. Glad to see another Cougar guy on the site.
Then is this cam maybe not so bad after all?
Lift 505/505, Dur @0.50 219/219, lobe sep 114
The problem i have is, i need to buy so many more parts for this engine, just the oil pump+pickup and shaft, head bolts, gasket set and valley pan set me back about 425 dollars.
My total budget is maybe about 900 dollars including all those parts plus cam and everything around that.
Maybe a liiittle bit more.
So say about 475 dollars for cam, lifter, springs etc.
And one of those Elgin kits on ebay would cost me about 450 dollars delivered to my doorstep in sweden. And that is by far the cheapest option if i can find a good cam for my setup from them.
Buying a cam from summit, like one of the lunatis mentioned will set me back about 350 dollars with summits low buck lifters, and i couldnt even find valve springs or pushrods on their site.
A swedish dealer also sells lunati, but i could only find really big lift cams there.
And the edelbrock one again, about 280 dollars including shipping cost, but most people seem to think they are a bad choice and wont add noticeable performance at all.
I like lunati though, ran a lunati cam in my 455 olds i build couple of years back.
Oh, you also own a cougar? ?
