[Formulajones]

Here ya go. If there was ever an engine that was high strung and lacked a lot of torque, it's this one. With a 780 holley, a 254 @ .050 cam, all in a little 302, it's certainly a little high strung but with the right tuning applied it can be made to be an excellent driver. Knocks down 14 mpg city and 17 mpg highway, and that was before the 5 speed swap. I've spent quite a bit of time tuning it, throttle response is very crisp and quick. 11:1 compression with iron heads and runs on 91 octane.

Been daily driving this thing for almost 3 years now. As you can see, considering it's nature, it has no issue what so ever loafing around town and doesn't complain while doing it.

https://youtu.be/e39e6p7NMY0

[TAQuest]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

Here ya go. If there was ever an engine that was high strung and lacked a lot of torque, it's this one. With a 780 holley, a 254 @ .050 cam, all in a little 302, it's certainly a little high strung but with the right tuning applied it can be made to be an excellent driver. Knocks down 14 mpg city and 17 mpg highway, and that was before the 5 speed swap. I've spent quite a bit of time tuning it, throttle response is very crisp and quick. 11:1 compression with iron heads and runs on 91 octane.

Been daily driving this thing for almost 3 years now. As you can see, considering it's nature, it has no issue what so ever loafing around town and doesn't complain while doing it.

https://youtu.be/e39e6p7NMY0

A 302? Whaaaat? Who cares? Sounds like you have the wrong cam and tried to tune it to that. Cams are cheap and easy. They allow you to choose your power band. I picked the wrong cam so I'm going to use a different one.
Pretty simple thing. And with some lifter noise it's an easy choice for me and my car.

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by TAQuest

A 302? Whaaaat? Who cares? Sounds like you have the wrong cam and tried to tune it to that. Cams are cheap and easy. They allow you to choose your power band. I picked the wrong cam so I'm going to use a different one.
Pretty simple thing. And with some lifter noise it's an easy choice for me and my car.

Just like I figured, you're missing the point, and part of the reason I bailed on your last thread. It's not the wrong cam, it's the factory cam. The engines were designed this way on purpose. The point of the video is to show you and others that these things can in fact be tuned to be docile enough on the street and don't exhibit the characteristics that everyone complains about if you know what you're doing.

When I, and others here, say it needs more tuning, we are talking about getting more in depth than just your simple setting idle mixtures and shutting the hood. That's not tuning. Like I mentioned earlier if you cared to read, you will need to get way more in depth with the carb than that.

[TAQuest]

Originally Posted by Formulajones

When I, and others here, say it needs more tuning, we are talking about getting more in depth than just your simple setting idle mixtures and shutting the hood. That's not tuning. Like I mentioned earlier if you cared to read, you will need to get way more in depth with the carb than that.

I will not have to get way more in depth with tuning with the right cam. I know that from experience.

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by TAQuest

I will not have to get way more in depth with tuning with a smaller cam. I know that from experience.

I fixed it for you

[STEELCITYFIREBIRD]

Originally Posted by TAQuest

I will not have to get way more in depth with tuning with the right cam. I know that from experience.

Sooo, curious...what "right cam" is going in next?

[TAQuest]

Originally Posted by STEELCITYFIREBIRD

Sooo, curious...what "right cam" is going in next?

2157

[promptcritical]

Originally Posted by TAQuest

2157

Oh my goodness...

[242177P]

Originally Posted by TAQuest

2157

Isn't this the same as the first cam?
Like the one on the old receipts??

[pmd400]

I just removed the heads from the 350 that used to be in my firebird before I installed the 455. I found .030 over pistons that were .025 in the hole, 4cc valve reliefs and 93cc heads. I measured the cam at 205/215 at .050, probably the same cam as the 2157. This cam in a 7.6:1 350 with stock converter and 2.73 gears is very docile. Not the right cam for a high compression 400.

[STEELCITYFIREBIRD]

Is that a roller cam?