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Old 06-12-2002, 10:36 PM
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Help 318 cam choice

I have a huge problem on my hands. This weekend I'm bringing a motor home for my Satellite. It's a 78 318 with 62k miles on it. I have everything ready to go on it, eldebrock performer intake, 600 holley and a rebuilt 727 with a B&M transpak. I'm leaving the engine basically stock because this engine is just temporary til I find a better block and do a nice rebuild on it. The only thing I want to do is add a cam. I know nothing about cams what so ever, the only guidlines I have is basicaly stock lift, I was told with too high of lift I'll have to replace more of the valvetrain, but I do want a longer duration to give a nice, lopy idle and maybe some extra low end as well. Please respond as soon as possoble I've got to order my cam by tomorrow afternoon to get it in time.
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Old 06-12-2002, 11:24 PM
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Extra duration and lopey idle = less low end torque. Does the engine not have a cam in it now?
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Old 06-13-2002, 01:06 AM
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scratch the second scratch

ok, so I don't lnow that much about the effects of different cam grinds, what is most important is a cam that I can drop in place of this old stock one in the motor, I'm mainly looking for a mean sound to bellow out of my dual exhaust.
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Old 06-13-2002, 01:36 AM
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I really hate to rain on your parade, but I'd leave the stock cam in it until you can afford to do it right. Just putting a high performance cam in with the old stock springs will not help anything. The weak stock valve springs won't allow the motor to turn a high enough rpm to help much of anything.

If you put a cam in with a "lopy idle" sound the car will actually be SLOWER than it is now. You have to think of building the engine as a "package." If you want the engine to sound like it has a big cam in it just create a vaccum leak...just kidding, please don't do that.

Don't waste your money on internal parts for a "temporary" engine. If you are going to try and find another small block to build, then go nuts with external parts that can be transfered over to the new engine.

I don't want to discourage you, I just hate to see people spend money to go slower. If you want to do that just buy a chebby

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Old 06-13-2002, 01:49 AM
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On the cheap, the Mopar #4452759 should work.
The advertised duration is 260/268 with 0.430"/0.450" lift on a 110 Lobe seperation angle. You probbably want to install it at 106 to 108 degrees. I think the cam and lifter kit costs about $150 from jegs or summit. Get a new timming chain with multiple keyways to make it easier to degree in the cam without offset cam keys.
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Old 06-13-2002, 02:54 AM
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Ive got a 360 shortblock and an engine stand for sale
--wanna help a guy try to break even from getting laid off before he ships off to the US Navy?
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Old 06-13-2002, 09:10 AM
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This is great advice.
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Don't waste your money on internal parts for a "temporary" engine. If you are going to try and find another small block to build, then go nuts with external parts that can be transfered over to the new engine.
Although this what i would have suggested to. 451Mopar hit it on the head. Lopey idle that will not make you go slower. Although I understand where that comment comes from. For the most part, a lopey means big. Not in this case though.
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Old 06-16-2002, 08:56 AM
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I ordered a stock cam for a 340 for mine from Mancini Racing.com.

It works very well on a mostly stock 318. It is inexpensive too!.
Also double roller timing set while you are in there anyway!!

Seems like alot of work though. Depends how long (temporary is).
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