[head #96]

Okay there's just not enough info in the archive's in CP or PY on this. I'm freshing my motor this winter with new bearing's and rings. Heads will be gone though with with new springs(995) locks and retainers(don't know about new vavles yet). I'm going to do lite clean up to remove bumps, warts, casting flash, etc. The heads will not be flowed as the machineshop I trust does not have one, and I don't feel it necessary for street/strip car.
So here's my present combo 67 Firebird,462 stock bottom end with 96 dport heads, forged Trws, Isky 234 at 50 485lift 108lobesep singlepatern, toker2, 2900 Art Carr stall th350, 3.55 Auburn unit,28" tall tire, car runs 12.5 at 108mph now. Would like to see 11s this summer. I've been considering a solidlift cam. I do drive on the street to car shows and other functions, sometimes as much as 100mi one way. I like the idea of set um and forget um. But have heard a solid lift cam puts out like 35 more hp thats quite a bit of hp. Is a solid lift cam going to endure the stresses of street use, like substained heat and 3000 rpm on interstate? Cams I've been looking at are UD 247/251 @ 50 525/530lift solid...UD 239/247 @ 50 507/530lift hyd...Comps XE284 240/246 @ 50 507/510..hyd all cams are flat tappet. Jim Butler told me the solid would put me in mid 11s [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]. I just don't want to tell my buds "I can't go to a carshow cause my valvetrain needs to be adjusted again" I race my car car about 6 times a year 30 runs or so. I've been doing this about 8 yrs with no problems with the motor ever and don't want to start now. So lets here from some of you solid cam owners, and hyd owners that run 11s on the street? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] Thanks Joel

[This message was edited by head #96 on November 30, 2002 at 07:20 PM.]