How To Choose The Right Cam

That was useless

Run the largest cam possible then gear accordingly. 😂

How to choose your cam in 2023
-find another video (Richard Holdener)

I feel dumber having watched this.

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How do I know if I need flat tappet or roller lifters? My truck came with roller lifters can I swap to flat tappet? Pros and cons of each? Thanks in advance!

Very good explanation but im kinda confused between endurance and street. I need a cam that for a little but if street racing just some pulls here and there but I’m also daily driving the truck. That imcludes some pretty long trips what do you suggest? I don’t want to replace the cam that much or damage my valve terrain

Just ask your tuner he knows what cams work and what cams dont work I did hours of my own research and picked my own camshaft for my LS1 and it turned out to be 1 duration number off the experts pick for best ls1 cam for a street car.

Oops… a “drag” cam is going in my daily vette😳😂

This video is useless unless you specify the size of the engine that your installing the cam into........

Thanks for this info I just got a full understanding on how things work

Why don’t I ever see you guys use a 292 duration camshafts in engines?

Great info ! Thx

That's a lot off pens in your pocket there boss!

Thank you for the help...I just slapped a 279 cam in my 350 small block and well even tho the idle was rough...it was always ruff and low rpm so it was no problem smoothing it out with carburetor

This video helps but still can't find the camera I'm looking for, on thr engine u have so goddammit enjoying, like a thorn in my side

Got a 351w roller cam, any suggestions? Street

I like having two different cam profiles for my engine, get the best of both worlds, good streetability and economy, and good power and broad rev range. VTEC FTW. almost 2hp/cubic inch.

This white board has nothinv to do with which cam.. a 305 has a different cam than a 383, 9.0 :1 is diffetent that 10.5:1. 3.0 diff against a 3.7 diff. Auto, manual is diffefent.
You need a calculator and all the above comes into it. STAY away from hyd roller cams, the lifters are junk and the grinds are junk.
The right cam will give you 60 to 80+ hp.
Off the shelf cams,, no thanks.

I had to come back and make one more comment I forgot dumbasses can't read so screw a cam card

Look the video Don't matter dumbasses will pick the wrong cam every time every time I see it every day and laugh my ass off no their car is s*** from the word go

I want the most reliable, but badass and choppy sounding cam for a truck that I mostly use to tow with.... based on the data in the video I would be looking for a tighter lobe separation, with the lift and duration relatively mild? Only additional mods to the engine is a full exhaust, and intake. 1996 f150, 300 I6

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Wast of media space

got a question for u ..i got a 1990 k5 blazer 700r trans 2000 to 2400 torque converter in it and im thinking about buying this race motor it has 12.5 to 1 sbc 355 030 over with elgin e-1090p solid flat tappet cam with scorpion 1.6 rockers for total lift of 573intake 594 exhust can i use the torque converter i have on this engine,,..i no i got alot of things to change because it is a tbi fuel injection

How to choose the right cam: David Vizard’s Torque Master software.

Endurance 676 lift 240 dur 114 lsa

550 lift on a small block is not small

Hello power nation i enjoyed watching this video and learned basically a map pertaining my cam specs and knowing what those numbers mean and where they stand thank you.

Application is every thing. What rpm band will it spend most of the time? The bigger the displacement the more duration it will tolerate for street.

I like pat, but that was a waste of time. If you need help selecting a type or profile of cam, hit me me up on here and will see what i can do.

Pick the right cam first requires knowing where the head quit flowing , compression and desired rpm range. Without that all the rest is simply garbage information, or like this guy said call someone and they will tell you because this vid sure didn’t help anyone understand flowing air through a motor

This crap is so bogus. 🤣

Just go to the bottom of the page....

Ok so I have a stock bottom end 5.3 lm7 going into a foxbody. I want a cam with a good choppy idle that still gives me some power. Street car I doubt I’ll ever take it to the track

Go to vintage irons channel and watch his 2 cam videos. Man will teach you everything. Then go check out his ignition timing vids for some more enlightenment.

First step is getting your heads flow tested and matching to that.

This is just a tiny fraction of the information needed to choose the right cam for your application.

You're wasting your time here guys. No way to pick a cam. Click bate.

The most important things about how to select a cam are left out of this video. Knowing the flow numbers of your heads is a must when selecting the right lift of the cam. If you put a cam in with more lift than the heads flow then the intake runners become saturated with air and you end up losing power. So if you go out and get the biggest drag racing cam you can find and stuff it in your stock 350 or 305 with it's factory heads, more than likely your engine is going to be a dog. If all you do is cruise around, a high lift cam with lots of duration and narrow LSA because you like the sound, it's going to suck driving around town. Know your head flow numbers, how you plan on driving, what RPM range your intake it rated at, weight, trans type, gears will help you choose the best cam for your application.

Shouldn’t you determine the flow rate of your heads first, then find a cam that is complimentary?

😞😞I just want my truck to go chop chop this is too complicated

Selecting the correct camshaft size is basic and simple.
When the camshaft provider asks what size cam your after the answer is, “ yeah, choppier than a dozen beavers”. 🤣😂👍

looking for the cam card video

Timely info. Selecting a cam now for 94 Mustang GT w/ GT40p heads w/ back cut intake valves, tfs 2500100 spring kit, aode, Explorer intake and 75 mm throttle body. Trying to stay at .500 lift or less, 210-220 dur at @.050 & max rpm 5500 to match parts selected. Target is 300 HP at wheels and reliability. Elgin E-1835-P cam is an option. Or Ford letter cam arpund .480 to .490 lift. I'm open to suggestions if you have a favorite.

Don't forget bigger is not always better, it's also the
CFM of the heads on a flow
bench where it's tested & the complete saturation by lift of cam so if your heads max. Out at .465 you don't put a larger cam