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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 11:35 PM
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cams?

whats the best cam to put in a 95 5.0 truck thats all stock except w/ exhaust, intake, 3.73 gears (posi) and tbs
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 06:32 AM
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What exhaust? It makes a difference
What intake? It makes a very big difference.
What is "tbs"?
What do you want to do with the truck? different cams are suitable for different purposes.

(BTW you do NOT have a posi. That is a GM term. We try to avoid that sort of language.)
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 07:12 AM
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Are you doing a rebuild yourself, or are you looking for a crate motor? In crate motors, the E303 is very popular.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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okay well limited slip diff (modified). edelbrock intake with bbk headers and 3in flowmastes exhaust. the e303 is the orgininal one i was plan on getting because it will still pass emission with it.

tbs= throttle body spacer.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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You still haven't said what you want to do with the truck. That makes a huge difference in what components you pick.

Do you mean the Eddy TRUCK intake?? They make several others. If so you're working at cross purposes getting an E303 (exact same cam as a Crane 2040.) The Eddy is a low to mid RPM device, the 2040/E works at higher RPMs. With the stock heads you'd be better off with a Crane 2020 but with aftermarket heads the 2030 would be better. Both work in the same RPM range as the Eddy truck intake and both make way more mid-range than the 2040 There's also the fact that a truck weighs at least 1000# more than the Mustang that the 2040 was designed to be used in.

Throttle body spacers make very nice paperweights. They aren't heavy enough to be useful as boat anchors. The only way they make your vehicle quicker is by lightening your wallet.
 
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Old Apr 11, 2008 | 12:34 AM
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I hope this isnt your daily driver cams will really mess with your mileage. If your not worried about that theres a place called DELTA CAMS there located in WA but will do work all over look them up and tell them exactly what u have and what you want to do with it send your stock cams in and they modify them to the new specifications. Ive sent them cams from ricegrinders to SUVs and its actually cheaper than a new cam in most cases.
 
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