So you just bought that 6.1 hemi to put in your Cuda heres some news the 6.1 cams normally install at 120 degrees ICL which stinks for torque and the new hemis are real sensitive to ICL (cam installation centerlines) too retarded and it won't pull the hat off your head. You take that combined with the 2.45 first gear ratio in a torque flight or 833 and you either need a big converter and/or deep gears to launch it good at the track. The rams have a 3.0 first and the LX's a 3.5 to get them rooling. That 6.1 will be a decent amount stronger at a 110 ICL and this is the answer. It's a good idea on alot of aftermarket cam applications too. If in doubt on what to do drop me a line I'm pretty tuned in on what ICL's work good for the hemi cams both in performance and valve to piston clearance since the stock pistons don't have valve clearance notches. We sell these for $165 and since the stock tensioner is basiclly a required replacement item at about 80K miles chances are you need to swap that anyways so thats 85 of the cost right there.
