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cams...what's good?

what's the stock duration/lift for the 5.0 SO, and how far can I got with a cam without making the valves get crushed by the pistons?

B303
F303
E303
 these I saw in summit racing...which one would do well with the stock heads?
'83 Cougar *the never ending project* warmed over 306 v8,c4,8.8 posi with 5 lug conversion
'91 mustang strictly street-in progress
'00 f150 7700-Mean Green: jet stage 1 chip,ported upper intake with 1" spacer,'04 Super Duty intake with injectors,summit racing short tube headers with true 2.5" duals with smithy's glasspacks!

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Reply #1
i heard the B303 is a good cam for mildly modifided engines

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Reply #2
stock mustang gt cam is about it on the SO with stock e6 or e7 heads i reckin...its got flat top pistons...
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Reply #3
There's plenty of clearance for any of those cams using the stock E6 heads(the valves are sunk farther into the chamber than on most heads). But the stock valve springs won't like any of those Ford racing cams. If you swap to the better E7 heads, then a stock HO cam is about the limit on the flattops.

For the price its impossible to beat the Trick Flow cams. I have the smallest one in my 5.0. But as with any performance cam, they really require good heads, intake, exaust system, mass air, etc. if you want to make any real power.

 

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Reply #4
I like my trick flow cam... I got the same one as tom. It has a tiny lope to it and a decent idle.
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Reply #5
i have a trick flow cam waiting :D

im not a fan of the motorsport cams, the downside to ford engines is the exhaust side, the heads, valves, and all that, so why have a cam that has the same lift and duration on both the intake and exhaust side?
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Quote from: TurboCoupe50
There's plenty of clearance for any of those cams using the stock E6 heads(the valves are sunk farther into the chamber than on most heads). But the stock valve springs won't like any of those Ford racing cams. If you swap to the better E7 heads, then a stock HO cam is about the limit on the flattops.

For the price its impossible to beat the Trick Flow cams. I have the smallest one in my 5.0. But as with any performance cam, they really require good heads, intake, exaust system, mass air, etc. if you want to make any real power.


I'd be changing to a lil stiffer springs and probably better pushrods. The heads will probably get a lil work...I was gonna do a HO conversion, but my engine is too good to waste
'83 Cougar *the never ending project* warmed over 306 v8,c4,8.8 posi with 5 lug conversion
'91 mustang strictly street-in progress
'00 f150 7700-Mean Green: jet stage 1 chip,ported upper intake with 1" spacer,'04 Super Duty intake with injectors,summit racing short tube headers with true 2.5" duals with smithy's glasspacks!

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Reply #7
Just something to think about.
If u ever look up Federal-Mogul u will see they make most cams the same as other big dollor places for less.  Might help out if funds are cheap.
Speed pro makes a rollor cam thats 512/512 lift that will should work with E6s.
Its cheap too

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Speed Pro
Cam Lift Int. .308
Cam lift Exh. .319
Valve lift Int. .493
Valve Lift Exh. .510
Duration @ .050 lift 212/222
Duration @ .060 lift 289/299
Lobe C/L 112
Overlap  60
Cam Series Pro-3000

That one? CS195R?
'83 Cougar *the never ending project* warmed over 306 v8,c4,8.8 posi with 5 lug conversion
'91 mustang strictly street-in progress
'00 f150 7700-Mean Green: jet stage 1 chip,ported upper intake with 1" spacer,'04 Super Duty intake with injectors,summit racing short tube headers with true 2.5" duals with smithy's glasspacks!

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Reply #9
thats not a bad cam.
still 112 lob sep so good on the street it would make more power if it was a 110 and sound a bit more choppy.  The Lift is not to bad its good for mild little street motor.