choosing a cam.. help!
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choosing a cam.. help!
rebuilding my 89 242's 454mag this winter. im trying to pick a cam. What I have is Dart iron eagle 308 heads, air gap intake, emi exhaust(wet) and scorpion 1.7 rockers. I want to avoid reversion at all cost. I am looking at a lunati hydraulic roller. 272/280 @.050 int 221/exh 229 lift .575/.575 112LSA. Anyone think this will cause me reversion. Ive heard some people say anything above exh .224 is too much and ive also heard don't go above .235 . Also anyone know the compression on a 89 454mag off the top of your head. Thanks
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I think your on the right track and personally do not see any issues with that cam and looks like a good choice. Ive run much reversion inviting cams than that with wet exhaust with no issues. A matter a fact my last 454 builds had the 502/465 hp cams and had no problems (236/246-553/571) I think. In fact I even used the 110 lsa. I think you'll be very pleased with your choice. Maybe while having your heads gone through have them take a little off your heads to get your chambers down to around 117 and run a thinner head gasket to help bump your comp a bit. Little closer to 9.0:1. Totally up to you. Do the math on compression calculator to be certain.
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I assume the risers on the emi exhaust are longer than stock cast iron stuff? I agree, the 731 is a good cam, and I would run the gen vi with the retainer plate before running the gen iv with a button. Gen iv's have this provision because they made reverse rotaion engines. So much easier.
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