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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
the cam i have in my race car is a 260/268 dur @.50 and .559/.548 lift on a 106 lsa and its considered a big cam..flat tappet wise..
yes according to the duration
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Quik
yes according to the duration
i just got it running last night...ill try and get a sound clip of it..lowest i could get it to idle last night was 1400 rpm..but im gonna do some tweekin to he carb..
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
i just got it running last night...ill try and get a sound clip of it..lowest i could get it to idle last night was 1400 rpm..but im gonna do some tweekin to he carb..
yep got to love carbs...not

yep with EFI that cam would be tuned to idle nice and low but with carbs that isnt happening for most part

best o luck and who needs an low idle with a circle car anyways
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Quik
yep got to love carbs...not

yep with EFI that cam would be tuned to idle nice and low but with carbs that isnt happening for most part

best o luck and who needs an low idle with a circle car anyways
carbs can be a bitch but i got it to idle at 1000 rpm tonight..i gotta video up loading right now..the carburetor i got on it is an 800 C&S aerosol carburetor..999.99 dollar carb..main thing on a circle track carb is wot..
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 07:57 PM
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well heres what she sounds like..the carb is pretty snappy

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Originally Posted by budhayes3
The last time I heard someone say "3/4 race cam", I was cleaning my bias-ply Pro-Trac N-50 tires, mounted on Cragar SST's lol.
SST's ruled! A friend of mine had a GOLD set on a Yellow 69 Corvette back in the early 80's. You wanna talk about BLING-BLING
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by the way the video doesnt give this thing any justice..it sounds alot better in person
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Old Mar 6, 2007 | 08:04 PM
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with that 106 its pretty snappy for sure

idles tamer then my 408 does lol

im sure it will do its job on the track
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Originally Posted by Quik
with that 106 its pretty snappy for sure

idles tamer then my 408 does lol

im sure it will do its job on the track
sounds sweet at 7600 rpm..and thats at 95mph haha..6.33 gear
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Since people want to hear cams....how's mine sound (repost)

http://media.putfile.com/Untitled-10-57
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