cam help... 496 bbc
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Have a 496 all eagle forged. Bottom end with 10:5:1 je piston. Dart alum. 325's. Team g 4500 intake. Keith E rollers. Looking to sqeeze 650 out of this combo.. need a cam that is up to the task?????????
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Heads are a little big for a 496, you will have to spool it up to 6K RPM or better to get your HP. What outdrive are you planning on using? I would call RMbuilder, I just talked to him a couple of days ago about some upgrades. He said he could get me 620HP out of a 496 with his combo, at a resonable RPM with a 800RPM idle, with a lower compresion of around 9.2
You may want to rethink you project, sounds like a street/strip car setup.
You may want to rethink you project, sounds like a street/strip car setup.
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Cam 2 with some 93 octane I know the comp. Is high but the aluminum heads will suck up some of the heat. Didn't have the money for a 632 so I'm gonna sqeeze this lil 496... I'm talking to bob right now and sounds like its doable???
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Yea, those heads would be good on a 540. Bob can make it work for you, be sure you keep FRESH premium fuel in it. Maybe not so aggresive with the timing.
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well... just remember that no marina is likely to have 100 octane fuel or even 91 you can trust a lot of times... . i'm not suggesting that your combination won't work. it will certainly be a powerful motor but its also going to be pretty picky about what it wants for fuel and operating specs to live. are you sure you want to building a hi reving motor that you want to be mixing fuel for every time you run it ? seems a nice 9 to 1 540 would be a better selection but i suppose it's too late now to turn back...
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Boat is trailered to and from marina only 8miles away and get 55 gallon drums of cam 2 so thats not a prob.... as for the longtivity of this engine. The boat only gets ran 4 miles out and back should be fine. Like I said next year if the boat likes the power I'm going to build a low comp. 632 around 800 with a scx. Thanks for the replies guys