Looking for cam advice

[Ol' Ron]

Back in the late 80's this fellow came up to me and asked if I'd put to gether an engine for him. He had all the parts including the L-100 cam. When I asked him what he was going to put it in he sad a 1942 Ford Ambulance that weighted 5500lbs. I looked at the timing numbers and told him it wouldn't work in this car, cam was to long and the car to heavy. He said use it anyway. I did and fell in love with the performance and everything else this can perduced, like cranking pressures over 170 lbs and 21 MPG. So judging a cam by the numbers, might not be the answer. Ask anyone that is running one.

 

[PhoenixFear]

If you are considering a Schneider cam I would call Schneiders (619) 297-0227)and talk to Jerry Cantrell. Tell him what you are putting in the build (transmission, heads, cubic in, ignition, headers, carburetion and etc), what it is going in, what you want low rpm power or high rpm and he will point you to a cam he likes for what you have told him, worked for me.

Vergil

That is what I would do. I live right down the street from Schneider Cams so I know the guys there pretty well. I had my stock cam reground there, Jerry asked all the questions like what my intentions were and what kinda stuff I'll be running, and set it up that way.