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Old May 5, 2004 | 07:12 AM
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i am looking to put a new cam in my stang i have 1.72 roller rockers on it and am thinking about going with the b-303 cam i think anything higher lift of a cam i might have a little problem with valve to piston clearence. are there any other cams i could use with better gains? thanx for your help
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Old May 5, 2004 | 08:46 AM
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i think you might be able to run the E303.

you still have the stock heads in there right?
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yeah stock e-7 heads i beleive. how much of a lift will i be ably to run on stock heads and 1.72 rockers? thanx for your input
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so do you think the E cam would be pushing it?
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what do you think the average hp/tq gains are with the B-cam over the stock one?
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On a motor with stock intake/heads .. it's going to take away some low end power and not give you any significant gains up top .. maybe 10-15rwhp.
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THANX GUYS
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ARE THERE ANY OTHER CAMS ANY OF YOU MAY KNOW OF THAT MAY BE BETTER?
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