Should i use the cc305 or hotcam. Those are my 2 choices to run with my stroker motor. Which has more lope? Thanks, Brian Kaiser

 

Why are those your 2 choices, emissions? They really aren't much of a cam for a 383 application, why not go with something bigger like a 306 or the XE 230/236?

 

No kidding, I will tell you now, if you go with one of those cams because you want driveabilty or something like that , you will be kicking yourself the first time a turboed import blows your doors off on the top end.

 

yeah for 383 at least cc306 maybe bigger like 847 or one of those custom grinds from comp cams

 

Either of those cams in a 383 is like a stock cam in a 350. so go bigger at least 230+ duration@ 50 and 560+lift and you won't regret it. Remember that the more cubes you have the more cam you can get away with and be streetable. I am running a 230-240@50 cam in my 350 Lt1.

 

While I do agree that bigger cam is better with a 383, it really depends on how well the heads flow to get the most out out a bigger cam. If you plan to do some good flowing heads too...go bigger.

I can tell you I ran 12.5x @ 112 with a cc305 and stock mildly ported and matched heads with shorty headers, stock cat, and stock wieght... if that helps you any. Not super numbers for a 383 but respectable for that particular setup which passed emissions easily and drove like stock. Between those 2 cams do the cc305.

 

I agree with the others, those cams are just to small for a 383. if you have all those cubes why not put them to good use with a bigger cam. the cc306 would be a good choice.

 

Other than the fact that im 16 and am going to be paying for gas and have a expensive girlfriend I would love to get a bigger cam. BTW my heads have a 5-angle valve job and the ports are smoothed. I already have a rocketship for a 16 year old and i still need to have SOME gas mileage. Dosnt a bigger cam than say a cc306 take a substantial ammount of vaccum?Thanks, Brian Kaiser

 

at least go with a cc306, or even bigger. Of course, if you have a stroker motor, I can't believe you haven't done the cam swap already.

 

Choose a cam based on the headflow, not because that's what seems right or what everyone else is running.

 

And get rid of the expensive girlfriend. You don't need that **** when you're 16. Tell her if she wants to play spoiled princess to hit daddy up for some money.

 

What he said!

Aaron

 

I agree

 

I'm not sure about that one...My "little" CC305 with a stock bottom end LT1 runs 12.0 @ 112 MPH.

Frank

 

And Frank you are not the norm

(but your car does run good)

i had the CC305 in my 93 T/A and my best off the bottle was a 12.3 @ 112, I had homeported heads, 3000 stall, 3.73 rear gear, and full exhaust (hooker Lts etc)

The cam ran nicely and I liked it so I put a simular cam in my 383 (in my 97)to start with (XE 224/230) the car had plenty of torque, and until I raced a respectable car I thought it was head and shoulders above my 93. I would allways get a good lead then lose it aftewards, if we had been racing 1/8 mile I probably would have nevr lost, but after that it felt like it was freewheeling as the LS1s and such came by me. Changing cams took car of that.