OK, let's get the ball rolling....... I have a 59 a block that's been ported and relieved. I have a nice pair of Edmunds heads, a Thickston PM-7 intake and 2 Stromberg large 97 logo carbs. I'm looking for camshaft opinions for a decent street engine for my '32 Ford Tudor. What's the HAMB opinion?
I can tell you what not to use : an Isky MAX-1. I put one in my last build and it runs nice and smooth, Idles like a stocker, and is totally boring. I hear a Literio L-100 or clone is a good cam.
You need to tell us what you plan to do with the bore and stroke . . . the total cubic inches. Also, what transmission and rear-end gears. Also, what type of driving style and type of engine do you want? Some of us like big, nasty sounding flatheads (which suffer at lower speeds, but haul *** over 4000 rpm) . . . others are more interested in basic street performance, mileage, etc..
Can’t really give you any advice, but I went with an Isky 1007B on my C69A. You have my dream setup BTW, but I have an Edmunds 2 x 2 intake that will be going on in the spring with some Canadian alum heads I have as well. I was breaking in the cam, so rpm’s were high, but you can see the engine /ch***is rattle a bit side to side. Haha! https://youtube.com/shorts/F-BkIh1ZcGo?si=KIpuhwis_a3tKOL_
I also have a 1007B in my 59 engine. It was recommended , at my request, by @Pete on the Fordbarn. My block is either '46 or 47 with the factory relief. The relief is approximately .090 deep . I milled the Edlebrock heads from 65 cc to about 56cc and spent a lot of time trying to get an accurate static C.R. I believe it's a little over 8:1. The block is +.080 bore with stock stroke. 252 cu. in. I think most will agree that compression is more important than high rpm air flow for drivers. I covered the engine build in my '41 p/u thread.
Agreed. Max1 is low of my choice list. Like others have mentioned, we really need more information to give you some informed advice. Generally speaking, the Literio or now the Kiwi100 (ground by Tony Price) would be a good choice. The Isky 1007B is similar, but users report they liked the L100 better. I have yet to run one, but have two on the shelf for future builds. I would also suggest checking out the Clay Smith 272-2 cam. Lower lift but a very fast action cam that works well in motors stock to around 260 ci.
I use Schneider cams exclusively. Jerry and Kevin Cantrell have been grinding superb cams forever. I recommend them often and often hear the statement "they asked me a million questions!" To which I reply, "does the cam do what you want?" When they reply with an enthusiastic YES!, I tell them that is why they asked so many questions! There are lots of people running Schneider cams but with another cam manufacturers decal on the car. When asked why, they all said, "For contingency money!"
Some more info on the Isky 1007B cam. When I looked at the Isky 1007B specs, and compared them to the info in the Tilden Technologies link, it was close to the Schneider 250 cam, but seems they cannot make that cam. https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=340952&highlight=Isky+1007B
According to Scheider's catalog, they do make a version of the L100. I have not compared the specs to see how close they are. If you want to go the L100/Kiwi100 route, I'd reach out to Tony Price (KiwiTony) on Fordbarn and I think the HAMB to see if he can grind you one of his Kiwi100's.
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