CAM Preference

[mikepmcs]

Here we go, what's the best out there.  I'm hearing different opinions on the mopar performance.  mine is Mopar Performance B/RB Hydraulic Camshaft
Camshaft, Hydraulic Flat Tappet, Advertised Duration 284/ 284, Lift .484/ .484, Mopar, Big Block,

69 383.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Engle K56

272/272 advertised dur

224º @ .050" with .504" lift I & E

9.5:1 440

[firefighter3931]

Depends on the application. 

Generally speaking ; the MP grinds are old school and have poor street manners.....there are much better grinds available. Crower has a couple of split pattern profiles that work really well. The Lunati "voodoo" cams look promising. Engle is allways a descent choice.

For solid flat tappet cams ; Comp or Engle would get my vote. If ordering an Engle grind it would have to be custom because they don't offer a split pattern stick. The Comp XS series solids are excellent cams and available as a split pattern right off the shelf.

Ron

[Sublime/Sixpack]

I have the MP hemi-grind cam in both of my 440's. I don't know that they are the best but they're not bad. It would be interesting to have the time to experiment with other grinds.

[deputycrawford]

I am running the Comp High Lift series cam now.  Lift and duration is listed by Int/Ext.
.545/.545 lift
  241/247  Dur @ .050
  110 LSA

I ordered a custom Engle Solid cam.

.560/.575 Lift
  245/253  Dur @ .050
  108 LSA

This is in a 9.35 to 1 comp 383 with 906 ported heads. The cam size looks big but as firefighter says, the new grinds have awesome street manners.

[694spdRT]

Engle K56/K58

Advertised dutation is 272/276

224/230 duration @0.050, .504/.520 lift, on a 110 LS.

9.5 to 1 440, ported 906's, and a 4 speed.

[TylerCharger69]

Engle K56....tossed away the purple shaft

[Chryco Psycho]

it depends on the purpose of the engine
I use mopar purple cams for some builds , mostly I use the .528 solid with 1.6 ratio rockers , this is an awesome street cam
I use UltraDyne/ Lunati for more extreme solids only because I can buy them significantly cheaper than Engle solids , other than that the grinds are very similar
I use almost exclusivly Engle Hyd cams

[Ghoste]

I have the MP Street Hemi (484) in my 383.  I wouldn't necessarily call it a bad cam but it is not the ideal for my setup.  It'll be coming out soon enough.

[mikepmcs]

I have the MP Street Hemi (484) in my 383.  I wouldn't necessarily call it a bad cam but it is not the ideal for my setup.  It'll be coming out soon enough.

what's your setup if you don't mind me asking, we have the same cam.
v/r
Mike

[Ghoste]

It's pretty stock and it isn't ideal.  That cam on a 10.5 to 1 engine with a Holley Street Dominator and Holley 750 vacuum secondary carb.  A different cam is what it needs to wake it up and it mainly comes back to the vacuum issue in my case.

[General_01]

I am using a Lunati hydraulic cam.

Advertised Duration: 292 in/292 ex
Duration at .050: 230 in/230 ex
Lobe seperation: 109
Lift: .480 in/.480 ex
It was installed 2 degrees advanced.

I have a 440, bored .040 over, stock heads, Torker II intake, 850 Speed Demon, Hedman headers, TCI automatic 727 w/3000 stall converter.

Next step down the road is some Edelbrock aluminum heads, although I can roast the tires off the car as it is.