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getrdunn 10-05-2016 03:22 PM


Originally Posted by tbanzer (Post 4488615)
540ci
8.2cr
243/249 @.050
114 LSA
.662/.647 Lift
8.1 L firing order
Vortech Centrifugal Super charger
AFR 325 CNC chambers
At this point I am seriously considering not even taking a chance on this "Custom" Cam and going with something off the shelf. When this project started reliability was the Highest of priority with a stable long life valve-train and a target HP of 800HP was the Goal@6000rpm. I was willing to sacrifice max hp for reliability
Motor is sitting in my shop with short block assembled, camshaft installed ready to bolt together. Unfortunately I have lost interest in the project. I let myself get led along by Bobs BS for over a year and finally had to distance myself from him. What I found interesting was how quick he was to point to others for his repeated failures to deliver as promised. I have since spoke with a couple of individuals Bob pointed to with fault and it turns out Bob is the one not them who didn't deliver. Not a Fan of MK done with this jerk off.

Seriously. Wait til MT see's this. Cam specs sounds like most all others give or take. 800 hp NA? 13:1 comp..

tbanzer 10-05-2016 03:35 PM


Originally Posted by getrdunn (Post 4488624)
Seriously. Wait til MT see's this. Cam specs sounds like most all others give or take. 800 hp NA? 13:1 comp..

8.2 CR Supercharged

getrdunn 10-05-2016 03:39 PM


Originally Posted by tbanzer (Post 4488630)
8.2 CR Supercharged

Oops. Didn't catch that. Makes it all the more interesting though.

SFOcean 10-05-2016 10:14 PM


Originally Posted by ICDEDPPL (Post 4487963)
That`s a healthy cam with some lift , I like it . what do you run it up to? Ever dyno it? Whats it idle like?

Need more info :D

On the 555cid; ran at 5900rpm WOT. Made over 850 at 6300 on Brad's dyno. Have a short video of it idling but cannot post it, says it's too large; it idles at 1100rpm, 700rpm in gear with no surge. Doesn't matter which carbs either; same idle using three different sets (differing CFM), it's easy to tune. I should mention that the Comp Cams steel billet cam was ground on a 114 LSA. I think that's where the boost was gained and where the power was lost in this combination.

555ci JC Performance/Smith Power
Brodix 2x heads
Roots blown
6lbs boost
262/272
112 LSA
109 ICL
708/708
Crane solid roller cam, lobe designs from track roller profiles.
Using same cam in a 573 now
Tried Comp Cams same specs, made more boost but less power so numbers don't always tell the whole story.

MILD THUNDER 10-05-2016 10:51 PM


Originally Posted by SFOcean (Post 4488787)
On the 555cid; ran at 5900rpm WOT. Made over 850 at 6300 on Brad's dyno. Have a short video of it idling but cannot post it, says it's too large; it idles at 1100rpm, 700rpm in gear with no surge. Doesn't matter which carbs either; same idle using three different sets (differing CFM), it's easy to tune. I should mention that the Comp Cams steel billet cam was ground on a 114 LSA. I think that's where the boost was gained and where the power was lost in this combination.

555ci JC Performance/Smith Power
Brodix 2x heads
Roots blown
6lbs boost
262/272
112 LSA
109 ICL
708/708
Crane solid roller cam, lobe designs from track roller profiles.
Using same cam in a 573 now
Tried Comp Cams same specs, made more boost but less power so numbers don't always tell the whole story.

Thats pretty good info. Just for the heck of it, I put your combo in my cam software program. For your combo, solid roller, 555ci, 6100RPM, 6lbs boost, the cam it spit out spec wise

262/274 , 113 LSA , .724/.725 lift , thats figuring .016 lash.

Seems like whomever picked that cam, may have known a thing or two. Bet it made pretty good power too. I did use the BB2X flow data, with CNC ported chambers. Not sure if you have that, or any chamber work, either way, fun stuff.

boats74 10-06-2016 08:06 AM

Would be interesting to see dyno numbers with those already listed, assuming they've been dyno'd

Full Force 10-06-2016 08:10 AM

First one was mine 630 hp and 638 tq in marine trim


Originally Posted by MILD THUNDER (Post 4487404)
Here's some "custom" cams for oso members that have been specd for their combos.

540ci
AFR 325 heads
9.6:1
1050 CFM carb
Single Plane
241/246 duration
112 LSA
109 ICL
681/663

540ci
GM Rectangle Iron heads
9:1
800 CFM carb
Single plane
239/246
113 LSA
108 ICL
646/639

540ci
AFR 325 heads
9.8:1
1000CFM carb
single plane
242/247
112 LSA
108 ICL
664/656


fbc25el 10-06-2016 08:19 AM


Originally Posted by Full Force (Post 4488882)
First one was mine 630 hp and 638 tq in marine trim

Were those cams from MK?

Full Force 10-06-2016 10:07 AM

yes sir. Junk


Originally Posted by fbc25el (Post 4488887)
Were those cams from MK?


fbc25el 10-06-2016 11:14 AM

I have almost the same setup as you do. 540 -315 AFR heads. The cam is 246*-250* at .050 >663-.654 lift. 112 lc. Can you post what you replaced that MK cam with and what the result it made? I am going to rebuild and might make a change.


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