[Joe's Garage]

Just checked at AutoZone. SPC-8 is $295. Ouch.

[Holeshot71]

Anyone ever run the Edelbrock 7157 041 cam? I was pleasantly surprised to find one of these with some parts that I bought a few years ago.

[djustice]

Originally Posted by Holeshot71

Anyone ever run the Edelbrock 7157 041 cam? I was pleasantly surprised to find one of these with some parts that I bought a few years ago.

That cam was in my engine when i got the car over 10 years ago. It vent flat abot 2 years ago, and i pulled the engine an added a topend kit and converted to rollerc am with same specs. I have no other flat tappet to compare it against, but for me it ran ok, and hard a bit of a lope to it, ok vakuum.

[straycat]

Darn I forgot the cam that originally came in the 400 engine that was in my 65 was a Edelbrock 7157. Been sitting in that motor for 20 years now on a stand. Former owner ran best 13.07 /10? as I recall before spun bearing number 2 rod with 6X8 heads. I'm going to try a Comp HR that came available with lifters that came available locally at a drastically reduced price. NIB. Card says GrindP8 3016B/3038B HR112.0. Too good to refuse. Still love an 041 with Rhoads combo in my 68 that been there for at least 20 years. Thanks for the discussion on 041s.

[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by Holeshot71

Anyone ever run the Edelbrock 7157 041 cam? I was pleasantly surprised to find one of these with some parts that I bought a few years ago.

That used to be the cam supplied in their RPM "top end" kit when you bought the whole package (cylinder heads, intake, camshaft) and they would advertise something like 450hp and 500 ft lbs. on a 455 combo.

I remember people in the late 90's buying that package and using it with decent running cars for the time. Not even sure Edelbrock still sells that as a package deal or not.

[Holeshot71]

The 7157 seems to have close to the same specs as the other 041’s but you never see much mentioned about them. Maybe it’s because of the higher price tag than the other offerings? ��

Edit: Looks like the cam is still available. And now on sale since I checked the other day.. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/edl-7157