hey every1, just got a small question. i just bought a used 350 out of a 72 corvette and wanna get it camed. anybody wanna tell me what kind i should get and how much it would cost for it and for installation. i'm just looking for a figure on what that would cost me

 

Well, I would go with a hydraulic flat tappet cam, and probably new hydraulic lifters if its going in a street car. Can you give us some more specs of the engine and your expectations? Torque converter, heads, intake, fuel system (is it going to be carbureted or fuel injected), etc? Choosing the right cam to match your setup is the most important part of making good power while retaining good streetability.

Basic cost for a cam and lifter set is going to be around $200. If you dont know much about your engine, this cam is about as big as I would go if you have power brakes on the car. http://store.summitracing.com/partde...p;autoview=sku

You also may need new valve springs, depending on what heads you have.

If you go with too high of a lift, you will lose vacuum and your vacuum operated brakes will not work very well.

 

i agree with debodaddy... perfect explanation and good parts

 

what is the compression of the motor what heads are on it ??
your gonna need a cam&lifters and you should do the valve springs too the last thing you want is valve float.

 

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i just bought a used 350 out of a 72 corvette and wanna get it camed. anybody wanna tell me what kind i should get

I don't know squat about specific cams for the SBC, but I do know that you need to give far more information about the specific setup you plan to run- there have to be thousands of possibilities for cam choice depending on the setup you plan to run and what you plan to do with the car.

 

check out this link if you wanna learn more bout camshafts:
http://www.summitracing.com/streetan...E6818136F02%7D

i found these linksvery helpful in choosing the right cam. i never realized how important all the other vehicle parameters are that important in choosing a cam. crane cams's website allows you to plug in all your info and they will reccomend a cam for you. check it out, it's pretty interesting

http://cranecams.com/?show=faxForms&type=street

 

if you go to comp cams website and fill out a sheet they can recomend you a cam. they have really knowledgable people there to. that and go on ls1tech and there will get you a bunch of ideas