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Red67co

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Cam replacement
« on: August 28, 2018, 08:28:38 PM »
Replacing the cam in my Little Red replica. Been looking at the Lunati 10330703lk anyone have any knowledge about this cam. Looking for input. I have a 428CJ in the car
« Last Edit: September 03, 2018, 08:38:13 PM by Red67co »

roddster

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Re: Cam replacement
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2018, 12:15:07 PM »
  A little more info is required:  Automatic or stick?  Compression ratio, iron or aluminum heads, dual or single four barrel, type of intake.  And, do you want a smooth idle or lumpy.
  I too am building a clone of Lil'Red too, so, all this matters. It too will have a CJ block.

Red67co

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Re: Cam replacement
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2018, 08:36:17 PM »
428CJ Top loader 4speed 3.89 gears cast iron heads and factory exhaust manifolds. been running a comp cams 282 mechanical. had a cam failure so going to have to do a rebuild over the winter. compression ratio will be in the 10.5 to 11.0 range when done. Running a single 750 Holley Carb.
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Re: Cam replacement
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2018, 11:31:12 AM »
  Meanwhile:  I was just cleaning up my work bench and happened across some cam specs....yesterday.  Give me a day or so to find them again.  And NO, my wife does NOT tidy up my stuff so it walks away.....

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Re: Cam replacement
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2018, 11:08:25 AM »
  Here you go.  This is from a September 2013 Mustang Monthly.  There was an article in it about building a stout big block FE motor.  And yeah, this one featured Survivor Motorsports FELony aluminum heads.
  In the text it was suggested that since these heads flowed so much better, a more strreetable cam could be used.   The old cam specs: 0.594 lift
                                            234 degree duration
                The new cam specs: 0.563 lift
                                              224 degreee duration.
 
 Their engine was pushing 500 horse power on a 445 C.I.D. engine

 Well, that was five years ago.  And now there are new Trick Flow heads just introduced.  Good luck.

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Re: Cam replacement
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2018, 02:17:24 PM »
Thanks for the info Will check into it