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Old Jan 24, 2010
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What is a B CAM?

i know COMP Cams, Crane Cams, Isky Racing Cams, and Lunati.
but i keep hearing everyone talking about this B-CAM... so what the H*!! is a B-CAM????
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010
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i think its a-e cams are a ford cam. google search b ford cam and see what you come up with. someone else will have more info for sure
 
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Ya, for 5.0's, i think B-cams are now really out of date as far as gains vs $, but I could be wrong. And yes, they are FMS cams
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010
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oh i see
but i think i'll stick with my Lunati (info here)
 
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im running a B cam in my v8 swap. If you have a summit catalog they have to FRPP Cams and it lists the sepcs of all their cams. Suprisingly the B cam is not too far off of the E cam.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010
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yes 303 look like it would work good. i would need an F cam but, my 302 is non roller

I'm thinking, I'm going with the Lunati Hydraulic Flat Tappet Camshafts Advertised Duration 272/282, Lift .517/.536, Price $159.69, Summit Part Number LUN-306A5LUN

but I'm steel looking
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010
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Yea B-cam is an old school ford cam. Its pretty good and alot of guys swear by it. As for you need an F cam, no chance imo. I have one. I hate it. Its main application is for turbo setups. The torque curve is way to high.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2010
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thats why I'm going with the Lunati
2500 to 6000 rpm should be just right for now
 
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^^^ it would be great for the dunes or some place your going fast but not in a trail truck
 
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a trail truck would be nice but i have a 2wd Ranger
so when i go off road i use speed and Momentum to get trough the tough stuff.
 
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mines 2wd too.. but a daily driver at around 55-65 mph
 
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E-303...that is all...
 
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Old Jan 25, 2010
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it's not going to be a daily driver.
looking for a flat tapping cam over 500 lift.
 

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Originally Posted by 03bamaGT
E-303...that is all...
it's a Hydraulic roller. i got a flat tapping block. a 302 from 1975. roller block did start until 1980 something.
 
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