help what cam to use in a 396
 

I have a 396 in a 68 camaro street car and I want to change the cam with a larger one it has 10-1 comp and a air gap intake ,holly 750 dp ,3500 stall, 400 tranny, 411 gears, oval port heads, 1.7 roller rockers I really want it to lope but I dont want to loose to much bottom end . it supposabley has a L88 cam in it now but im not sure I bought it like it is thats just what I was told also should I match port the heads will it make a big differance being that they are oval port heads according to what I was told it is makeing 475 h.p the way it is set up right now I just dont want to make a mistake and slow it down
thanks any help is greatly appreciated
LES

I had the almost exact set up in my 73 nova years ago and it had a comp cams 292 magnum then later I put in 305 cc magnum, both are hydralic so set it once and forget it, very low maintenance which I liked in a street strip car.
They both had a really nice noticeable lopey idle and pulled like a bat out of hell from off idle to 6500+ rpm.
Lunati also makes a great compareable cam, called the bracket master cam which is also hydralic. here's a couple links to the above mententioned cams.
http://www.compperformancegroupstore...Category_Code=
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...K&autoview=sku
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...3&autoview=sku

Goodluck, Charles

I would get the Big Mutha Thumpr flat tappet cam. It has close to the same overlap for the sound and the narrow LSA will greatly help out the bottom end of a 396. The long exhaust duration will really help the head flow too.

here is some information on comp cams mutha thumper cams. there is also an audio player to let you know how they sound.. matt http://www.thumprcams.com

a 3/4 cam...LOL :shock: 8) :roll: :D

I can remember when I was young say 10 or 11
My brother had this bad to the bone 68 camaro and when asked about the motor he would always say, 3/4 cam, blah, blah, blah.
I always wanted to get me a 3/4 cam in my whatever hot rod I was sure to have when I got older but was afraid to ask the guy at the speed shop for it......lol

I used to hear that all the time in Texas.

WHAT IS A 3/4 CAM? I've heard that my whole life and never understood it.3/4 of a what???!!

3/4 of a race cam.

:?: Sounds like aolt of variables :?