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General Discussion / any secrets to after market cam ID????

« on: June 15, 2008, 09:25:47 PM »

i have several solid lifter cams that are not OE. ive exhausted what I know to search for the numbers on the back of these cams. nothing comes up for any reason. since Im not an internet jockey, im not sure where else to look??? the numbers on the cams are all pretty clear, just cant tell who makes them, their specs and so on. HELP!  thanks guys....and gals..............

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General Discussion / 69 Z WOES...THANKS GUYS

« on: June 10, 2008, 08:48:22 PM »

thanks for confirming what i though might be the prob. The 30-30 will go back in the engine soon, then im sure the car will be back into the mid 13s. sounds like the difference in the cam may be 50+ horsepower.  not worried about the lack of low end grunt since the gear ratios first through third will be 4.27 if i had an M21. then back to 3.73 in fourth.  the car ought to pull pretty hard through the 1/4 mile now. Thanks again for all the responses. next mission is to get that 427 car of mine on the track and search for mid 12s, or better!! AWESOME SITE HERE!!

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General Discussion / V.I.N. QUESTION?????

« on: June 09, 2008, 01:40:17 AM »

i have the original VIN of a family members long gone 69 Z. car was sold in Texas about 1975 or so. is there a way that someone here has a list or where abouts of the Z cars.  let me know if any of you have any of that information. to find this car would be incredible to find. we also have a matching number Z car now, and am wondering if it is part of the known to exist cars out there. someone let me know where to start!! thanks!!

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General Discussion / how fast were they??

« on: June 07, 2008, 11:43:05 PM »

my camaro is an 11.5:1 L72 427, M21, 4.10 gears, L88 cam, 2.25/1.88 valves.  car pulls super hard to 7000, but i have never taken down the track. back in the day just how fast in the 1/4 were these cars? can it break into the 11s on drag radials and traction bars?? its a tribute balwin/motion clone.  done my homework on those cars, just need to get the boss to understand the mistress and the need to finish the restoration!  new here, but a true camaro-muscle car lover. 3-69 camaros in the family and a 70 396 fourspeed Chevelle for the boy...........

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General Discussion / 69 Z WOES AT THE TRACK!

« on: June 07, 2008, 09:44:52 PM »

recently we took our standard bore 302 car to the track and was DEPRESSED!!  the engine is still the original pieces, block, heads, internals, 472 intake, DZ carb with 72/82 jets in it. the only change was the cam. we took the 30-30 out and put in the LT1 cam because of torque and cruzability. at the track it ran 14.5 with headers, M/T 275/50/15s 25psi, 38 total advance, 110 race fuel, and 3.73 gears with an M20. so actually the gears 1-3 are more like 4.27 with an M21. it ran 96 mph! HOW SAD!! pittiful!!!!!shifting at 7000!! is the LT1 cam a joke at the track?? does the 30-30 need back in the engine?? HELP!