Any motor heads in here?

[bowfishtank401]

Any of y’all motors heads or work on smal block chevys
I have. Couple questions about some cams for mine


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[Farmdog]

The Ace of Spades! Present

[bowfishtank401]

The Ace of Spades! Present

I got a 82 Chevy c20 deluxe with a 454 that I I’m 350 swapping and I need a good cam so I can pull some power


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[hot_rod_eddie]

So you are swapping a 350 in place of a 454? First statement is there is no replacement for displacement. However parts are cheaper for a small block.
First cam question - what do you want the engine to do? High end hp or low end torque? Combination of both?
Important fact, the cam will only work as good as the parts around it. The cam has to fit your setup or you have to change your setup for the cam.
Call your favorite cam manufacture and get their recommendation. Be prepared with answers to the above questions plus: type of heads, intake, exhaust, manual or automatic trans ( torque converter stall speed), axle ratio and tire size.
Good luck and have fun.

[Low Fence]

^^^^ he said it all

What will it do?

Who are its supporting cast members? A cam is only as good as the components that get it where it can work efficiently.

Any reputable cam manufacturers can guide you to an efficient choice with what your working with

[Kingfisher789]

You can get some really good top end packages that work. These new aluminum heads that are available are so much better than most cast iron SBC heads

[Pstraw]

The more power/speed, the more$$$$$$

[RJH1]

A good daily driver cam with decent power without doing a bunch of other upgrades is one equal to the old factory 350 horse 350 cams. They build good torque in still easily drivable engines. That said, if you can keep the big block that is probably the better option

[Dale Moser]

Rebuild the big block.


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[Tom]

get an LS out of the junk yard. Can find cheap power and the swap kits are readily available. or keep the big block!

[black dallas]

So you are swapping a 350 in place of a 454? First statement is there is no replacement for displacement. However parts are cheaper for a small block.
First cam question - what do you want the engine to do? High end hp or low end torque? Combination of both?
Important fact, the cam will only work as good as the parts around it. The cam has to fit your setup or you have to change your setup for the cam.
Call your favorite cam manufacture and get their recommendation. Be prepared with answers to the above questions plus: type of heads, intake, exhaust, manual or automatic trans ( torque converter stall speed), axle ratio and tire size.
Good luck and have fun.

probably the best answer you can get

[Big Lee]

So you are swapping a 350 in place of a 454? First statement is there is no replacement for displacement. However parts are cheaper for a small block.
First cam question - what do you want the engine to do? High end hp or low end torque? Combination of both?
Important fact, the cam will only work as good as the parts around it. The cam has to fit your setup or you have to change your setup for the cam.
Call your favorite cam manufacture and get their recommendation. Be prepared with answers to the above questions plus: type of heads, intake, exhaust, manual or automatic trans ( torque converter stall speed), axle ratio and tire size.
Good luck and have fun.

This.

[Big Lee]

What are your real world expectations? Do you want it to sound great at a stoplight and drive like crap? Drive great? What bottom end? What fuel system? What heads? We need more info.

Why go SBC 350? Keep the BBC and accomplish the exact same!

[Mr. Whiskers]

get an LS out of the junk yard. Can find cheap power and the swap kits are readily available. or keep the big block!

^^^^^ this

[CabezaBlanca]

Keep the rat motor and build it!