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 Post subject: Cam selection
PostPosted: Sun Aug 30, 2015 7:40 pm 
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3 Deuce Weber

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Hey I'm looking to swap my cam. I'm lloking at the Clifford 268 cam. Is anyone running this?


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:52 am 
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Location: Portland-ish
Car Model: Fiat 500e
There are much better choices than that Clifford-marketed cam and much, much better vendors. Tell us about the car, the engine configuration and how you intend to use the car.

transmission?
rear axle gear ratio?
tire size?
intake and carburetor?
exhaust?
calculated compression ratio?

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:15 pm 
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3 Deuce Weber

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A904 with a shift kit
3:23 gears
24 inches tall
500 cfm avs edelbrock on an offy intake.
Long tube header
Around 10:1


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PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:35 pm 
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Location: Portland-ish
Car Model: Fiat 500e
If the 10:1 is true and you're willing to go with a high stall toque converter I would use a cam with around 230-234° duration at .050" lift and 6-8° less duration on the exhaust side with no wider than a 108° lobe separation. I would install it 4-6° advanced.

Do you have oversize valves and porting work done? This engine will really respond to head work. Heck, my '67 Valiant with a stock cam responded very well to a ported head and supporting intake and exhaust modifications.

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2015 5:13 pm 
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3 Deuce Weber

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I'm pulling the engine apart this winter and doing oversized vales and some port work


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 6:40 pm 
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3 Deuce Weber

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Who makes a good can for the slant?


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:03 pm 
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Supercharged
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Location: Portland-ish
Car Model: Fiat 500e
Many of us use Oregon Cam Grinding in Vancouver, Washington. You can send your cam to be reground and keep the oil pump drive gear and the driven gear together.

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