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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: Yelby on March 28, 2012, 11:15:14 AM

Title: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: Yelby on March 28, 2012, 11:15:14 AM

Rebuilding a 2.3L for a 76 wagon.  Will be driven daily.  50 miles round-trip.  2/3rds, 55-65mph cruising, remainder, stop and go traffic.  California mandated carb, smog pump and coverter removed.  Switching to a Weber downdraft carb w/elect. choke.  Will run stock exhaust manifold with heat shield for cold weather running for now.  May switch to a tubular header later.
 
I want to select a cam that will improve my "stoplight to stoplight" and "passing" performance.  Hopefully, all while not killing my gas mileage.
 
I've looked and Crower, Crane and Comp cams.  Prefer a company that will sell cam, followers, springs/retainers and lifters.
 
Racer Walsh and Esslinger cams are all too radical for my needs.
 
What do you folks recommend?  Good and bad comments requested about the the above brands.

Title: Re: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: turbopinto72 on March 28, 2012, 12:18:51 PM

A Ranger roller cam and cam pully would be a good choice. The cam itself is not any big deal as in lift and dur. but it is a roller that will free up some HP. and with the cam pully you can dial that in with either top end or bottom end power. just my 2c.

Title: Re: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: bbobcat75 on March 28, 2012, 12:57:47 PM

what year ranger is good to use??im was wondering the same qestion.
thanks
 
 

Title: Re: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: turbopinto72 on March 28, 2012, 01:36:50 PM

1989 - 1994 will work.

Title: Re: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: PintoMan1 on March 28, 2012, 06:27:21 PM

i got a cam for my 2.0 from crower and they told me for the one i got and what i wanted to do that all i would need to get was new followers and nothing else.

Title: Re: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: fast64ranchero on March 29, 2012, 07:28:41 PM

Look at Bo-Port site, the 1.5 would work, the Crower stuff runs good also, I'm running a stage 3 Crower and the mileage is the same as stock and it makes more power from idle to 6K rpm's, I did raise compression also at the same time.

Title: Re: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: racer99 on March 30, 2012, 08:52:40 AM

Read this,

http://www.davecompton.com/dyno1.htm

Title: Re: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: dick1172762 on March 30, 2012, 03:24:49 PM

Used Schneider cams in all my 2.0 and 2.3 with very good power and cam life.

Title: Re: Camshaft selection & experience
Post by: slowride on April 05, 2012, 08:17:07 PM

I went with the  Comp Cams 252h in my 2.3 auto wagon. Comparable bottom end as the original cam with 4.5* cam advance. Has more mid range than before, top end the same. Fuel mileage roughly the same, but I tend to exercise the gas pedal a bit. ;)
A manual trans car would enjoy this cam even more.