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Old 04-29-2019, 10:10 AM
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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.

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Old 04-29-2019, 10:44 AM
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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.

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Old 04-29-2019, 10:51 AM
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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

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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?

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Sooo, curious...what "right cam" is going in next?
2157

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2157
Oh my goodness...

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I know I have asked more than once with no response....So what rear axle ratio does your car have....first gear ratio of trans?

A list of most shelf stock Pontiac Cams for you;
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Sooo, curious...what "right cam" is going in next?
2157
Isn't this the same as the first cam?
Like the one on the old receipts??

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Old 04-29-2019, 07:24 PM
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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.

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Is that a roller cam?

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