[Brent Flynn]

Originally Posted by Region Warrior

Guys, you have to realize you can only get so much power in a certain rpm range.
Other then roller cams, theres nothing new or magical invented since the 60's.
Just revised over and over again try'n to find something that Pontiac engineers possibly missed.
Here argue'n comps modern raiv vs Pontiacs raiv. 41 yrs later, and still nearly the same results.
The hard truth is, if you want more power, your gon'a have to turn more rpm.

I dont agree with this statement wholeheartedly.... HYdraulic roller cams(the right one, of course) can make more power and torque at or less than 6000rpms... if i had the money, i'd try a set up like that. On the other hand, this XE cam sounds like a doorstop to me....my cams are 100% streetable and will run deep into the 11's all day with a decent set of heads, iron intake and qjet... im already at 11.57/114.05(ran 114.95 with taller tires) and im shifting at 5300rpm. When i gear back to 3.73, i will go 116-117. I dont have any ''trick'' stuff. The closest thing i have on my bird to that is 1.5 Harland Sharps... it would run just the same with stock rockers. Im gonna flog the crap outta this combo... im seein 11.30s before its all over... and i dont have ported heads or intake. Basically, torque is what we're after... thats what gets the car moving... horsepower is for guys that have big heads, bigs gears and big cams/intakes.... just sayin