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Old 10-08-2004, 10:00 PM
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Default Camshaft

A couple of things about camshafts and the cars the engines will be used in. The Cobra can run a little bigger camshaft than say a full size car, so keep this in mind. I feel that on most of the engines in the 427 to 440 C.I. range a camshaft with 236 at .050 intake and about 244 at .050 exhaust is a good start with a 112 lobe seperation. Install the camshft 4 degrees advanced. The lift will be in the .590 to .610 lift range. There are also different lobes available with the same .050 advertised duration but some will work better with the heavier FE valves. We have also used a 242/248 camshaft with good success as well if you want to go to the more aggressive side. In the larger stroker engine we will run cams even bigger than this.
Also do not pay that much for a set of pistons, we can get you some nice Diamond or JE for much less than that[550.00 to 650.00]. Let me know if we can help in any way. Thanks Keith C
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