Well i finnaly did it last night. It took me 2 1/2 hours start to finnish, and it made 100x the difference i thought it would. There is no more hesitation when you first floor it. From 800-3000rpms it pulls a little harder than with the stock cam, but from 3k to 6500 it pulls harder than i ever imagined. . I took a couple friends for rides last night and they siad it felt like the truck was pulling as haed as my car.

I doubt its as fast as the Z, but it sure feels like a you hit the go-go button at 3000rpms. Off the line it is BAD! I went out for some street action and scared all the ricers , but did get one poor Mustang GT to bite. When we hit it i pulled on him by a couple car lengths within seconds.

I also changed my plugs that have been in for a little more than a year of the 225 shot. They were still gapped at .030, but they were brittle and a couple broke in my hand. I put in some NGK TR6's when i advanced the cam. It idles smoother and sounds really pissed off.

Tonight I'm going to Epping Raceway, but with my cutouts open and the stock stall i will be hurting off the line. My 60' will probibly be 2.4s. lol

 

Sweet! What's the total advance you're running now? You did this to help with vacuum too, right? (or am I thinking of another person?)

I didn't realize you run at Epping. I'll have to get up there one of these weeks to make a few passes.

 

Glad everything is working out for you. I am looking forward to seeing what times you put down now. I am planning to get some times on mine next week if everything works out.

 

This will be my first time to Epping. I had asked about advancing my cam to regain some vacume awhile back, but it doesnt. It isnt as bad as it was though. It used to idle at 300-400rpms in gear, but now it idles at 600 in gear.

One thing that is odd out of the advance is i swear you can hear the exhaust in the intake some. Is this because of the cam size and advance? It doesnt seem to hurt it whatever it is.

 

That's great. Be sure to post those times. I wonder if degreeing mine would help? I've been told it would only move the engine's ''sweet spot'' higher or lower.

 

You have a simular setup on the motor dont you? I think you have bigger valves though, and better headers. What cam are you running?


I should have kept my regcab.

 

My god, you have a 1.7 60' with only a 2800 stall.
I think you have that cam just right. You must have crazy power in the midrange and especialy down low.

 

I have a FMS 214/216 .535/.545 113+4 along with a set of .040 milled heads I cleaned up a little. I still have the stock valves in them though. I also have Hamm 1 5/8" Midlength headers.

 

Did you have to buy a after market timing chain set to be able to advance it? can you advance it with a stock chain set up

 

Yes I am wondering to? I might do this also.