Looking for a little Camshaft and Compression Help?
I have a super clean 1988 D100 Short Box that I just want to make into a cruiser. I want it to sound good, I’ll never race it, a Big Block a new paint job and I’m off to the car cruze.
The Engine I’m using is a 446 Stroker and it was originally built in 1989 and was in a 1982 Mirada. The Mirada is long gone but the Engine has been in a 1950 Ford PU and has low low miles on it. It did have the Mopar Performance P/N #P4120235 cam (.284/.284 - .484/.484) and it sounded great!! But was a little Doggie.
Behind the engine the Mirada had a GER Pro/Street Tranny with a 2200 Stall and an 8 ¾ Rear with 3:23 gears. Tranny and Read End will be going into the D100.
Engine has been disassembled and I’m in the process of refreshing it.
This is what I have going on now.
Engine: 446 Stroker - .030 bored 400 block – 440 Crank – Alum Childs & Albert Pistons running 10.5 Compresion
Running a stock 4 barrel intake manifold with a Thermo Quad.
906 Heads that have been Ported & Polished
Stock Center dump Manifolds with dual exhaust
Mallory Unilite distributor
I really don’t want to run the 2200 stall just want to use the stock convertor so I’m looking at Idle to 5500 RPM range.
I know Cam Tech has cam a long way since 1989 so I’m looking for some suggestion on a good street cam for the set up I have here.
Also I’d like to get the compression down to maybe 9 or 9.5 to run today gas, has anyone ever done this? Steel or Copper head shims and if so how thick.
Thanks
Air Bubba
I have a super clean 1988 D100 Short Box that I just want to make into a cruiser. I want it to sound good, I’ll never race it, a Big Block a new paint job and I’m off to the car cruze.
The Engine I’m using is a 446 Stroker and it was originally built in 1989 and was in a 1982 Mirada. The Mirada is long gone but the Engine has been in a 1950 Ford PU and has low low miles on it. It did have the Mopar Performance P/N #P4120235 cam (.284/.284 - .484/.484) and it sounded great!! But was a little Doggie.
Behind the engine the Mirada had a GER Pro/Street Tranny with a 2200 Stall and an 8 ¾ Rear with 3:23 gears. Tranny and Read End will be going into the D100.
Engine has been disassembled and I’m in the process of refreshing it.
This is what I have going on now.
Engine: 446 Stroker - .030 bored 400 block – 440 Crank – Alum Childs & Albert Pistons running 10.5 Compresion
Running a stock 4 barrel intake manifold with a Thermo Quad.
906 Heads that have been Ported & Polished
Stock Center dump Manifolds with dual exhaust
Mallory Unilite distributor
I really don’t want to run the 2200 stall just want to use the stock convertor so I’m looking at Idle to 5500 RPM range.
I know Cam Tech has cam a long way since 1989 so I’m looking for some suggestion on a good street cam for the set up I have here.
Also I’d like to get the compression down to maybe 9 or 9.5 to run today gas, has anyone ever done this? Steel or Copper head shims and if so how thick.
Thanks
Air Bubba
