1923tbucket

Hello just joined up here to ask some questions in regards to the motor setup. I'm looking for a decent cam for the 440 and just some recomendations on what to get and where to go. I would like it to be streetable and have a very nice lobey idle. The car has plenty of power as it is its only around 2000lbs. Now I have to make her sound a little better. So what are your recomendations?

1966sportfury

welocome thats a sweet car!
what gears are you running? stock heads? compression ratio? that will help decide on a cam also. with a 2000 lb car you have alot of options. a 440 alone weights 670 lbs,

1923tbucket

Well heres the problem, the owner passed away that had the car built. He would have had the specs on it but through all the receipts there is nothing on motor specs. It appears to be factory heads but the inside could be a different beast. The gears in the back are 3:73's inside a ford 9". Yea the 440 is a heavy motor, the body is glass and the fuel cell is 10 gallons theres not a whole lot to her besides the motor haha.

I do however know that the motor is out of a 70' superbee.

1966sportfury

[quote=1923tbucket;480803:Yea the 440 is a heavy motor, .[/quote]

still 15 lbs lighter than the bb chev

blue 68 gts

I'd say go with a .484 / .284 Mopar performance purple shaft cam.

MReeves

First of all....... Welcome to the forum.... My best avise is decide what brand of cam you want... Then call the company direct and tell them all the spects and tell them what you want it to do... Then they can suggest a grind that will best suit your needs... This way you avoid the "try this cam you may like it"... I learned this the hard way... Tried two or three cams before I called and got one exactly what I needed... Might save you some time and expense.. Let the experts do the recommending... That's their jobs!!!

1923tbucket

^cool thats probably what i'll end up doing. I'm looking forward to hearing her on a cam in the spring thats for sure. The car already rocks back and forth sitting still.

78D200

Very cool!

X2 with what MReeves said.

Polaradude

X3 on that. That's gotta be the best thing to ever happen to a "bucket"

62Furious

welcome to the forum very cool ride

67 GTX

welcome to the forum
if you aren't gonna race the car alot, i would recommend an edelbrock cam
some have great bottom end torque

1923tbucket

Hey thanks guys, when the front wheels set back down it tends to flex the chassis a good bit. It seems to hold together nicely though.

1966sportfury

i prefer comp cams, my next engine i think im gonna use a mechanical cam, that or hyd~rollor. mr reves is right, best thing to do is call a cam place and they will set you up right, there gonna wana know your compression ratio, since you gotta pull the manifold, maybe pull the head and find out the ratio,

1923tbucket

Hey guys, got a few better pictures and wanted to share them with you. Cleaned it up really well too!

Buffalojoe426

Now that looks like it would be a lot of fun to drive down the main drag.

67 GTX

very nice
how often do you have to polish up the radiator?