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Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: kb426 on July 24, 2008, 05:59:34 PM

Title: 5.0 cam question
Post by: kb426 on July 24, 2008, 05:59:34 PM
Does anyone know of a mild cam for efi 5.0 ford that has a healthy idle?I want to stay under 480 lift.
Title: 5.0 cam question
Post by: wayne petty on July 24, 2008, 06:33:26 PM
roller cam i take it ???????

as i was thinking that there is a factory ford roller cam that came in cougars that had an idle that was not liked by the rebuilding people... too much rump rump rump.. for them.....


here is a pdf cam chart from ford racing... ...

http://www.fordracingparts.com/download/charts/85.pdf
Title: 5.0 cam question
Post by: EMSjunkie on July 24, 2008, 06:34:57 PM
that is a roller cam......right?

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/p/9120,1149_Comp-Cams-Thumpr-Cams.html

or maybe

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=FMS%2DM%2D6250%2DB303&autoview=sku

or perhaps

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=CCA%2DCL31%2D218%2D2&autoview=sku

maybe even

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?part=CCA%2D35%2D512%2D8&autoview=sku


prolly not what yer lookin' fer......but that's the Team Smart way :lol:

Vance
Title: 5.0 cam question
Post by: kb426 on July 24, 2008, 06:49:53 PM
Yes, hydraulic roller. I'll look at your info later tonight. Thanks.
Title: 5.0 cam question
Post by: UGLY OLDS on July 24, 2008, 09:18:50 PM
Be careful & watch for something "computer friendly" to avoid "reprograming " issues..... :?
Just a thought....

Bob...... :wink:
Title: 5.0 cam question
Post by: kb426 on July 24, 2008, 09:47:31 PM
The Comp cams 35 512 8 is very similar to a stock mustang gt cam. Whether it's worth the price or not, I don't know. The flow figures on the heads flat line after .4 lift. The stock springs will take about 480 before coilbind occurs. My thought was to get a narrow centerline cam but the efi experts say that it won't develop enough vacuum to run right. That's why the narrow ones are 112 and up. What I want my not be a reality. The explorer cam that's in there is pretty mild compared to a gt cam. I have access to a gt cam so if nothing better turns up, that's going to be the next step.