what cam is this?

[Brightyellow69rtse]

i have a 1972 steel crank 440 that ive had for a few years now. it been in my cellar and ive decided to just take the gamble and throw it in the car. the bores and everything look good. anyway back to my question the only markings i can see on it are cwc and ep-45.

i cant find anything on it at all i just wanna see if its a good combo for my setup. the pistons are .030 oversized and i measured them to be .095" down the hole.

[firefighter3931]

Hi Mike 

Not sure on that cam....it could be anything. Probably a std rebuild piece 

The pistons are down in the hole a fair bit so the compression will be low(er). A good plan of attack would be to swap your heads and cam over from the 400 motor and run those parts. 



Ron

[Brightyellow69rtse]

hey Ron it s been a while but i think this time im back for good anyway i was definatly planning on using my 452's off the 400. i had a 3 angle vavle job done and i had em milled .050". definatly using the steel shim head gaskit. i got a brandy new street dominator intake for it too i just gotta get it milled so it will fit the heads.

can i reuse the lifters along with the summit cam outta the 400? ive been outta the charger game for atleast 2 years im unsure of any real nice performance things that might have poped up in that time. is there a better cam i should buy?

[firefighter3931]

Mike, that cam ran pretty good in a smogger 400 so there's no reason to believe it won't work equally well (if not better) in a mild 440 

Make sure to mark the lifters and replace them in the same lifter bores on the 440. Transfer the cam/lifters/timing chain etc....and have some fun. It should be an easy & economical buildup. 



Ron

[Brightyellow69rtse]

Ron i wasnt planning on reusing the cam when i took the engine out so like an idiot i just threw all the lifters in a bag unmarked   from what i remember they all look brand new with no visable wear at all. does it really matter if i just toss em in if they all look good?

[maxwellwedge]

Never a good idea.....I would get some new lifters and follow with a careful break-in.

[Brightyellow69rtse]

any reccomendations? i see summit sells a generic lifter for 3 bucks each. should i grab those or should i just get a new cam with lifters?

[FLG]

These are good lifters, and priced good too! Ron recommended 

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=5649254&an=0&page=2

[firefighter3931]

Never a good idea.....I would get some new lifters and follow with a careful break-in.

  unmarked lifters are now scrap...send them off to the bin !

These are good lifters, and priced good too! Ron recommended 

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=5649254&an=0&page=2

Those are good quality lifters 



Ron