Okay, I have a question? After a year and a half of accumulating pieces, my 'budget' rebuild is back in the engine compartment.

Here's the question.... I salvaged the cam from the old motor, a comp 280H. I liked the way it wound with a torker II intake, but I have a short stall speed (1000 over stock) automatic with a transkit in it (TH350).

I'm running exhaust friendly '993' castings with a 75cc chamber, headers and 2 1/2 inch duals with a crossover pipe. Mufflers are cherry bomb turbos. I have had the heads worked, with new springs, seals, and milling.

I changed to a GM aluminum manifold, for more low end with the edelbrock 600. This seems to give better throttle response, and better low end.

Will this manifold work with this cam, do i need 1/6 rockers, a smaller cam, or more stall speed? Compression should be in the 9.4 - 9.7 to one range.

By the way, a budget rebuild turned into over 2 grand real fast, I'd hate to leave it on the street. Just because it's in doesn't mean it stays in.

Any help would be appreciated.

Me personally, I would get a new cam and lifters for a new motor. Just that way I can rest assure that it will stay in there a long time without any problems.

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383 Speed-O-Motive stroker kit with Holley 750DP, RPM intake,Proform HEI dist.MSD6a box,World Products Sportsman II heads, ported and polished with 2.02/1.60 valves,64cc,TRW forged pistons with 10.7:1 compression, Comp Xtreme 284 cam,Crane pushrods, Comp Cam 1.6 full roller rockers,ATI damper, 40 series Flowmasters, 4.11 gears with TH350 and Hughes 3000 stall.Powertrax NoSlip Locker

it doesn't seem like a bad combo.i would install a new cam but maybe the 270H instead. it would have been a little more responsive a torqueyer if you could have got a closed chamber head design like 186,461,462. the smaller cam will probably make just as much h.p. but with more torque for your motor.

Your combo is fine, but I would reinstall the Torker 2. I have run both manifolds at the strip with a combo close to yours and the T2 not only was quicker and faster, but it had better 60 foot times

Ed,

The torker was awesome from 3000 up, but I put this manifold on knowing I'd compromise a little top end in exchange for low end torque. I live in a very hilly area, and I'd like to be able to cruise it too.

Thanks