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Old 10-08-2005, 06:16 PM
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Default Re: ls6 cam

The stock hi-rise aluminum #163 is very hard to beat and just looks right on these cars. My '55 runs mid 11's with the #143 camshaft and a 1966 aluminum #069 factory intake. Basically the same as the #163 intake which is the long water pump version. The plenum is even still intact in mine. A fantastic reference book that goes over all of this is the "How to Hot Rod Big Block Chevys". It was published in the early seventies and was circulated for about 20-30 years making it fairly easy to find even today. A wise friend gave me a copy when I was 16 and it has always been my bible steering me in the right direction. It is a crime to not own this book if you love those Rat motors!
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