Speed Density Cam choices for Daily Driver

**DRRummel** · 03-23-2007, 02:59 AM

I once saw a chart listing acceptable Speed Density Cams, RPM range and est. max HP output. Anybody know where that chart was posted?

**Pure Stock** · 03-23-2007, 03:10 AM

Originally Posted by DRRummel

I once saw a chart listing acceptable Speed Density Cams, RPM range and est. max HP output. Anybody know where that chart was posted?

Not sure about the list Dave, but from my experience if your not going with a custom chip with a cam change (that's worth swapping in there over the stocker) I'd work on the induction and the exhaust before diving into a cam swap. The stock cam is a decent piece

**DRRummel** · 03-23-2007, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by Pure Stock

Not sure about the list Dave, but from my experience if your not going with a custom chip with a cam change (that's worth swapping in there over the stocker) I'd work on the induction and the exhaust before diving into a cam swap. The stock cam is a decent piece

I need to post a more in depth build post. But I rebuilt the stock block with stock parts and it is sitting in the shed waiting for the car. BUT, as I am working on the chassis and brakes, I have bought 2.5 inch MAC shorty headers, 2.5 inch BBK off-road H-Pipe, and GT40 style Cobra intake w/ 65 MM BBK TB and a set of GT40P iron heads w/o rockers. The AFR 185’s I bought will be for the next engine, not this one.

Like I said, it is a sickness and I am out of control. So I am trying to refocus on completing the project. I figure I can pull the newly rebuilt heads and put the GT40P on once I rebuilt them. I will make a separate post for head build suggestions. So at that point I figure I have the intake and exhaust covered. And while I am cracking open the engine again, the cam is not that bad to get to again. Kind of ‘while I’m at it’. This is why the sub frame connectors has turned into a whole car rebuild.

The pistons I am using are Sealed Power, notched, 30 over and I think 9:1, Stock stuff. With the additional details, does that change you thought about changing the cam?

**madmaxin22** · 03-23-2007, 09:28 AM

i was very pleased with the crower 15511 cam when i had a SD setup... one of the 4 cams that are well-known to work well with SD cars and have few if any driveability problems.... but if you plan on growing farther down the road, you might as well convert to MAF now and widen your choices on cams