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BajaRunner 11-07-2005 10:19 AM

Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
Would putting the hp525 cam in a 500hp give a decent gain?

baja36ft 11-07-2005 10:26 AM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
If You Bring The Comp Up And Do Some Head Work.

Back4More 11-07-2005 01:14 PM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
That should be interesting

Pat McPherson 11-08-2005 06:44 AM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
Sounds like a good upgrade to me.
From what I have read here on this forum, the 525EFI cam is a Crane 741 ground on a 114 lsa.

hpscarab22 01-27-2006 12:09 PM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
with the 114 lsa, is this cam better suited for efi than carb? will the 114 lsa give a flatter torque curve, but lose signal to carb when engine is at an idle?

Pat McPherson 01-27-2006 12:56 PM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 

Originally Posted by hpscarab22
with the 114 lsa, is this cam better suited for efi than carb? will the 114 lsa give a flatter torque curve, but lose signal to carb when engine is at an idle?

My guess is that with the 114 lsa the vacuum would be higher at low rpm.
The 454/502Mag cam is the same for carb or EFI and I think 115°lsa.

BajaRunner 01-27-2006 01:35 PM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
I went with the crane 731.

hpscarab22 01-27-2006 02:10 PM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
I was just wondering why mercury racing would chose a 114 lsa instead of 112? is it because of overlap or water reversion? I've tried the 731 in a hp500, what it seemed to gain in midrange it lost some at top end.

BajaRunner 01-27-2006 02:15 PM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
I think its more the total package. The 731 is a 112lsa and the stock hp500 is 110lsa. The 525 cam is 114lsa.

Im hoping for some top end gains from the stock hp500 carb to the 731.

racinfever 01-27-2006 04:23 PM

Re: Will putting a hp525 cam in a carb'd 500hp make a big difference?
 
Great cam great combo ,go for it!


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