L88 cam in L78?
I'm planning on pulling the engine out of my '70 L78 Camaro this winter, tearing it down and building it back up to original spec (cc'd heads, 11-1 pistons, balanced and "blueprinted").
I am thinking of installing an L88 spec cam, which has more lift and I believe more duration than the original L72/L78 spec cam, simply because I am a fan of "more power". [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]
Do you think I will see any power gains from this cam change, since I am running cast iron exhaust manifolds? What if I port-match and extrude-hone the exhaust manifolds, would the engine benefit from it? What about port-matching the intake to the heads?
What if I decide to port the heads, would that make the engine "non-original"? (I know it would not be pure stock anymore, but that's not my question).
On the flip side, what would be hurt by going to the big cam?
I would like this motor to make a healthy amount of power, but I don't want to throw money away on changes that have no benefit..
Please share your thoughts and opinions!
Thanks,
-Sam [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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