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Tech Information => Technical Discussion => Topic started by: 67rscamaro on July 30, 2009, 11:18:12 PM

Title: 355 small block chevy
Post by: 67rscamaro on July 30, 2009, 11:18:12 PM

Hey everybody i am having problems
i have a 350 sbc bored .030 over
dome pistons i think 12 to 1
edelbrock aluminum heads part number 7701
cant  find that part number but i believe they are
victor jr heads?
victor jr intake
1 inch spacer
holley 750 double pump
msd ignition
4 speed tranny borg warner t10
and a 373 posi rear
my question is what is a good cam i can
use for street application but still have good power??
any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks everybody

Title: Re: 355 small block chevy
Post by: John Noonan on August 03, 2009, 09:43:58 AM

What is this "street application" that you speak of..?

Title: Re: 355 small block chevy
Post by: jimmy six on August 03, 2009, 10:00:28 AM

I would contact one of the many cam manufactuers and ask one of them. In my V-8 days all my cams came from the Chevy dealers. My cam of choice was the "30-30" solid lifter when using a 4-speed. Hey it was the 60's................Good Luck

Title: Re: 355 small block chevy
Post by: doug odom on August 03, 2009, 11:00:38 AM

Yeah JD, Just for fun one day I put the 30-30 spec's into my engine computer program. It laughed at me and said " we've come a long way baby "

Title: Re: 355 small block chevy
Post by: Stan Back on August 03, 2009, 11:05:27 AM

Kicked a lot of A*ss 45+ years ago with a 30-30!

Title: Re: 355 small block chevy
Post by: thundersalt on August 03, 2009, 06:08:38 PM

Funny you guys brought up the 30-30. That was my first thought when I saw the first post. Definitely old school with outdated specs but they sure sounded cool. Ran a few myself in the 70's.

Title: Re: 355 small block chevy
Post by: jl222 on August 04, 2009, 12:35:35 AM

  I would call comp cams myself but with that much compression on the street you might have to run a lot of duration to keep the low speed compression and knock down '' less effective compression''

       Good luck JL222

Title: Re: 355 small block chevy
Post by: jimmy six on August 04, 2009, 01:45:05 AM

Get this..I still have a new one. 30-30 that is.  As a side note, if you have power brakes tell the cam co. 12-1 will be tough to keep from rattling on the street with out good gas.....once again good luck