355 camshaft hydraulic roller recommendation

[F-BIRD'88]

The nice thing about that trans is the .67 OD really tames down 4.30 gears for street.

[wilson1970]

Thanks for the input. I was concerned on being able to make any power with a smaller camshaft. The engine has been on a stand for many years waiting to be used again. 20 years ago it had a 537/557 @.050 256/264 flat tappet. Transmission Specialties Super 8 converter with 4.10. it ran great and pulled hard to 7200.

[user-612937456]

If this is a game here is my speculation (BTW what does the winner get?) 222/226 @.050 108 lsa, .550 lift (on the mild side) Still make the mid 400 HP range plus a wider flatter torque curve. Cam king is right down the middle and Cam king grind @ 108 lsa to make it a little higher peak. More lift if the heads have been ported to flow at a higher lift.

[wilson1970]

Another question then. What can I get away with and run the power brakes on the street? I haven't bought a converter yet. Not really interested in turning above 6200. Thanks for everyone's thoughts.

[af2]

Another question then. What can I get away with and run the power brakes on the street? I haven't bought a converter yet. Not really interested in turning above 6200. Thanks for everyone's thoughts.

Get rid of the power brakes would be my first off the list.

[user-612937456]

Another question then. What can I get away with and run the power brakes on the street? I haven't bought a converter yet. Not really interested in turning above 6200. Thanks for everyone's thoughts.

You can't go wrong if you call Mike Jones, mentioned the vacuum requirement and a order the cam from him.

[lefty o]

Another question then. What can I get away with and run the power brakes on the street? I haven't bought a converter yet. Not really interested in turning above 6200. Thanks for everyone's thoughts.

i have an 87 mcss with the small 9" dual diaphram booster, and with a vac resevoir can added in line my engines 7" of vac is more than plenty for the brakes.

[randy331]

Here's a thread about a 357, hyd roller and a lot of cam talk in it.

May be of interest,..... or confusing.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=44801

Randy

Nobody cares about that damn thing!

There,...there Chad.
I care.

I been caring for your new heads quite a bit in the past few weeks.

Randy

[CGT]

True, I know you have a ton of time in them. I wasn't including you in the "don't give a damn" segment

[wilson1970]

When choosing a camshaft should you match lift to the maximum flow of the cylinder head?

[user-612937456]

When choosing a camshaft should you match lift to the maximum flow of the cylinder head?

Does this mean you should match your duration @.050 to the ratio of time your foot contact's the gas pedal while the engine is running?

[CamKing]

When choosing a camshaft should you match lift to the maximum flow of the cylinder head?

No.
There's is no relationship between the lift required for a specific application, and the max flow point of the port.