I was cleaning up in the garage and cam across a Crower cam grind # 294SF and was wondering if anyone has any input on this cam? The specs Are IT-Duration 294 Lift-528 EX-Duration 300 Lift 545 LS-114 Duration at .50 is Intake 256 EX-262 Intake open at 18.0 BTDC Intake closes at 58.0 ATDC Exhaust Opens at 69.0BBDC and closes at 13.0 ATDC. I am thinking of putting it in a 355 with flattops and compression of 10.5:1?

I remember an old Crower cam that I was running in a big block chevy....It was called a "Hydraulic Hauler" and had a duration of 290 I.-302 E. with a lift of 529 I.-539 E. and a 108 LS.....This was the biggest cam you could stuff in a stock BB motor without worrying about valve spring bind or piston to valve clearance.....I believe the power range was 2000-5500 rpm.....It had a nice lopey idle to it and really did haul!

I was cleaning up in the garage and cam across a Crower cam grind # 294SF and was wondering if anyone has any input on this cam? The specs Are IT-Duration 294 Lift-528 EX-Duration 300 Lift 545 LS-114 Duration at .50 is Intake 256 EX-262 Intake open at 18.0 BTDC Intake closes at 58.0 ATDC Exhaust Opens at 69.0BBDC and closes at 13.0 ATDC. I am thinking of putting it in a 355 with flattops and compression of 10.5:1?

The way the cam was cut it should work nice and smooth in that 355...as long as the compression is up. It will be WAY torqeuy in the mid-upper band. Good luck.

Here is the cam card on that. It is part # 00323.

http://www.crower.com/misc/cam_spec/cam_finder.php?part_num=00323&x=31&y=8

They say : High Reving, super mid to top-end power, RPM Range 3000 to 6900, Redline is 7200 plus.

I figure you need 11.5 CR. so it will run like it's meant to.

Jmho..

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