L88 cam in L78?

[John Brown]

Sam,

Just to reinforce Rob, Pete, and Jim's explanations of the effects of cam timing, lift and duration vs. streetability, let me say there are times when at work I have too much time on my hands (like today). I also have Desktop Dyno and Desktop Dragstrip. A couple of years ago I ran computer simulations of a friends car combination using factory big block cams and found that the less radical cams would make more usable power and give better E.T.s. After taking lots of grief from his "engine guru", he finally tried the lowly 375 horse 396 factory cam. Result, more power, lower E.T. and plenty of vacuum to run the power brakes. So if you have access, build your combination on the computer first, then buy the parts. You won't be dissapointed.

[JoeG]

Hello John,
Is that the DESK TOP DRAG & DYNO 2000 program ?---How do you like it?----------JoeG

[John Brown]

Yes, 2000. It's a good tool, not 100% accurate predicting E.T.s since we race on Repo Polys, but it does show trends. Makes it easier to see which direction to go on changes. I understand there are newer versions that are more accurate, but we are only looking for trends for predicting results.

[JoeG]

Thanks John--I just wanted to tinker with some different engine modifications and set up a cyber track car.--always wanted to pick it up ,just keep putting it off for one reason or another-----JoeG [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]