Everything else should be reusable, right? Engine has VERY low miles since rebuild. Holley carb - currently a 650 but likely to go 750 in futureĪlso, I'm assuming I'll have to swap valve springs, pushrods, lifters, and the cam when I do this.Edelbrock RPM heads (70 cc, 185 runners, 0.575 max lift) Rattler Year: 1997 - Present Make: Chevy Engine: Gen III / IV - LS-Series Camshaft Type: Hydraulic Roller Basic RPM Range: 2200 to 6500 Valve Lift Intake.Pistons sit 0.025' in the hole with a 0.028' gasket.10.1 : 1 CR (flat top hyper pistons with 2 reliefs at +5cc).The cam has to be ground on the small base circle - in case that changes your answer at all. I want something with a little more guts. For perspective, I have a hyd flat tappet now that is decent - 230/236° at 0.050 and 274/286 adv with 0.49/0.49' lift. With that Powerglide you may have trouble getting any of them to idle in gear.This is for my mostly street, and occasional strip, 383 in my '80 Z28 (heavy) running power brakes.

At our big car show last year they each sounded pretty good so I asked what cam they used.

The best sounding small block Chevy powered cars in our area have: an Edelbrock Performer RPM cam, a Mother thumper and a Crower roller cam. The only evidence that you swapped cams will be the gasket debris in your trash can and a half tube of silicone gasket maker on the workbench. It will drive fine and improve your performance a little but it will have no personality. If you call a cam company help line they will point you to a very practical cam for your application. Some were built to run, some were built for the sound and fury but that combination isn't very workable today, mostly due to the crappy gas. HOWARDS SBC Chevy Rattler Retro Roller 280/288 525/530 Cam Camshaft & Lifters.

In the good old days guys would load up their engines with a Sig Erson 990B or Isky 550 Super leggera or some other monster cam and 12.5 to 1 compression and thump their way through the local hot spot. 500, 108 LS Chevrolet Small Block 305-350 Advertised Duration: 270/278. And it's got to go from A to B with some reliability. 87 Monte Carlo SS400 SBCPro Comp heads w/ 210cc intake runners, 64cc chambers, 2.02/1.60 valves9.4:1 compressionHowards Cams Big Mama Rattler, 289/297 adv d. Ed, I get what you are trying to do give your car some 'presence' with a good looking and mean sounding engine, maximum performance isn't really a consideration.

Chevy 350 with howards rattler cam