Helmet and keeping a bottle of Ibuprophen with you. sitting at a red light, you might seriously consider wearing a Another thing, a high lift cam, if itĬlears the flat top piston head, will shake the mess out of theĬar.

Positive crankcase ventilation valve (PCV valve) if you have one.Īlso, if you drive on the street at all, get caught in traffic aįew times with a stock torque converter and the transmission willīite the bullet on you. Heat and a/c controls and doors, and other things like your Won't have enough vacuum to support the brake booster, much lessĪny of the other vacuum operated things like windshield wipers, Stock torque converter isn't going to support a high lift cam.

Here are a few more things to considerīefore getting a crazy cam. I'm going to go ahead and assume that you have a stockĮngine, with shaved heads. They may run like a scalded dog at high-rpm levels, but they can also be miserable to live with on the street. The problem with all-out race cams is they’re designed expressly for one purpose. Or worse, new heads, just get a pushrod lenght measurement tool,įind out what you need to get the right clearance and get shorter The Target Thumpr cams are designed to deliver the rough, racy exhaust note associated with big, carbureted race engines but retain their street manners. Have a cam that is too big, rather than buying a new expensive cam pushrods are available in many different lengths. Another variable in question is what length pushrods you are However, upgrades areĪvailable to a 1.6 ratio rocker arm or roller rockers. Have sufficient clearance to compensate for higher lift cams by Rocker arms you have and what length pushrods you have.

That depends on what type of heads you have, what type and ratio

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