Good cam for a 440 in a truck

[694spdRT]

Hi

Sorry I haven't been around much. I have been distracted with old Dodge truck's lately. Any recommendations on a good RV type cam for a '76 440 truck engine. The engine was rebuilt to stock specs and will be going in a 3/4 ton club cab 4 x 4 with an automatic and 4.10 gears. I will be using factory truck manifolds and a '71 440 intake and either carter or eddy carb.

Thanks

[SeattleCharger]

  How about a Mopar Performance purple cam,  .430/260 degree   hydraulic camshaft?    I have one, with lifters marked for which piston, ten hours on it, still looks new,     I think this is the one I have: 

      http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=DCC-4452759&N=115&autoview=sku

[Todd Wilson]

Hi

Sorry I haven't been around much. I have been distracted with old Dodge truck's lately. Any recommendations on a good RV type cam for a '76 440 truck engine. The engine was rebuilt to stock specs and will be going in a 3/4 ton club cab 4 x 4 with an automatic and 4.10 gears. I will be using factory truck manifolds and a '71 440 intake and either carter or eddy carb.

Thanks

You wanting to race it  or work it and pull with it?   Call engle and talk to them.


Todd

[694spdRT]

Working and pulling with it only. I have used Engle before but to be honest I was looking for something more off the shelf for a budget build. I may pull the heads and install steel shim gaskets or possibly put on a set of 516 heads I have but that is about the extent of the mods.

[694spdRT]

  How about a Mopar Performance purple cam,  .430/260 degree   hydraulic camshaft?    I have one, with lifters marked for which piston, ten hours on it, still looks new,     I think this is the one I have: 

      http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=DCC-4452759&N=115&autoview=sku

The only thing I don't like with that cam is the 110LS. With my factory exhaust I was thinking at least 112LS or more would be better. Any other thoughts on this cam?

Thanks

[Chryco Psycho]

try the K52 Engle

[SeattleCharger]

  How about a Mopar Performance purple cam,  .430/260 degree   hydraulic camshaft?    I have one, with lifters marked for which piston, ten hours on it, still looks new,     I think this is the one I have: 

      http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=DCC-4452759&N=115&autoview=sku

The only thing I don't like with that cam is the 110LS. With my factory exhaust I was thinking at least 112LS or more would be better. Any other thoughts on this cam?

Thanks

   I bought this cam originally for my charger, from a guy in Tacoma, and wasn't sure which purple cam it was.   So I asked on here, and someone found the exact part, the guy I bought it from said it was about like what they put in a performance car in old days, but then chryco said, nope, but that it would be perfect if I was going to pull a boat with my car, hehhe, anyways, that's why I mentioned it, it is almost new and has matching lifters in plastic bags with oil marked for which piston, guy said it had ten hours, I don't know,

   Darn it, pulled the lifters out of plastic bag, and the oil blurred a couple piston #'s,   ,       How much is really good deal for this?  $30 dollars

[chargerbr549]

I know this isn't about the camshaft but one thing you can do to help out in the power department is to get rid of the factory pick-up  exhaust manifolds, they are terribly restrictive, on my 74 Dodge half ton factory 440 pick-up the outlets measured a measlely 2 inches,  I put on a set of shorty Hedman hedders I believe the  part number was 78070 and they definately made a difference, they fit like they were made for the application, although I think they are only listed for B and E body cars. You have to run the mini starter and another benefit is you no longer burnout the middle of your valve cover gaskets.

Kevin

[Streetwize]

Crower 267HDP in at 107 ICL is a good cam for that truck and gearing.