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Old 07-28-2017, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by grivera View Post
with a Performer intake
Even more interesting is why Comp decided to use anemic Xtreme Marine lobes 3355 / 3356 for the Olds XR290HR

The Pontiac / Chevy versions - XR288HR have 157 duration @ .200 lobe lift.

The Olds only gets 146 @ .200.

With 10.9 compression, stock E-heads about 278 CFM and that cam, only 500 HP for a 455 Olds.