stale

I recently pulled the camshaft out of the 327 that came with my Camaro and I have no idea what kind of cam it is. I want to rebuild the motor a little harder, and I'm trying to figure out if I want to use this cam or not still. I don't think it's a GM cam since all of the GM cam decoding websites I've checked talk about long casting numbers. The only numbers I found on the camshaft are here:

1578 (maybe 9) this was colored with a pink paint

There were also two stamped plate looking castings on either ends that read:

02 or O2
D10 or D1O
K9
CW0 or CWO (I think)
C10

Anybody have any idea?

tom2

Darn near impossible to decode a cam. Get a micrometer and check the base circle diameter and the lobe height to determine lift, times the 1.5 rocker ratio to get lift at valve.

Freak

dont use it, its almost definetly a tiny 196/202 .390/.410 cam that was installed in most 327's and 350's

even if it isnt, if its a stock cam from the 60's, technology has progressed so far since then that a new cam is worth the small cost.

stale

I doubt it's a GM cam. It doesn't have anything that looks like a GM casting number on it. There was a bunch of aftermarket work done to this motor when I got it, so I doubt it's too old. I'll probably just end up buying a new cam anyway.

Freak

jeeze, I'm retarded. I read your post and completley missed the "dont think its a GM cam" part...