Anyone running this in their 350? I have used the search function but couldn/t quite find the answer I was looking for. What I would like to know is.. 1) Idle quality? 2) power/seat of the pants feel? 3) street manners? 4) hows the vacuume? 5) any regrets/would you have picked another cam? Found a bunch for the 455 but was unsuccesfull on finding 350 info.I was putting in a TA-310 but my machine shop found pitting on the lobes and lifters. Sorry for so many questions but I want to have a warm and fuzzy feeling before I go and buy. My set up is currently.. Eddy 750cfm Ta intake Oil mods to block and timing cover Pertronix ignition and magnetic pickup Full length headers, duals and an H-pipe and flowmaster 40 series 1.92 intake 1.55 exhaust S/S valves 10:1 +.030 pistons (no notch) Machine shop ported heads (I decided not to destroy another set) Factory rockers Soon to be 3.42 and posi Bunch of other goodies Does this sound like the setup would work? Anything else reccomended? Thanks everyone..
Not to burst your bubble, but that setup sounds doomed forever. Better just pack it all up and ship it to me for recycling. I'll PM you my address... p
That is a pretty big cam for a 350. The cam description in TA's catalog is for a 455. The same grind in a 350 will be more radical, and the LSA will be 110*, not the 112* it is for the 455. That will give a bit more overlap. It will work with the right converter, but it may not be as streetable as you like.
Thanks Larry, I did forget to mention I have a B&M holeshot converter about 300 RPM over stock. It will be a street machine 99% of the time, lope would be nice but I would rather have it sound less radical and run better then sound amazing and not run as well. Any thoughts on the TA_284-88H??
I don't think that converter will be enough. I would give TA a call and tell them exactly how you intend to use the car, and what you expect. Then let them recommend a cam.
Thanks Sean, I had a feeling that buying a big cam simply for the fact that it was a big was the wrong way to go about things. Larry, I will give TA a call and also see what they think. Has anyone run a 284 and enjoyed it?
Tim at TA was extremely helpful in selecting my cam. Also, you may consider talking to Scott Brown. I know he grinds alot of cams for the BBB guys.
Had a nice chat with Tim over at TA and gave him all the info on my build and the 3 cams I was scouting out from everyones thoughts. He very strongly recommended using the TA-290-94H-350 from my description and supplementing with the 1405 lifter and 1529D break in additive, also using the lighter 1436 springs (help me out Sriley are those the springs I got from ya?) and was quite informative on how the car would perform (if I don't tear it up that is!) Also mentioned since I am running 10:1 (advertized, do not know actual yet) would help with the 290-94H selection. In further using the search I have found many who like it, and a few who thought it was not that great. But there is a bunch of different ways to set up a motor. Then again I read the same with the 284 ect ect... Sound like a plan or am I on the road for certian doom?
My last motor was much the same build....It had the 310 cam in it as well as a 2800 converter. It was a nasty sounding thing and went like hell....but not very friendly to drive as an everday car. That being said......if you have another car to drive for comfort, you will not be dissapointed in the way it will turn heads. If you idle it at 900 + it will react very well and once you hit about 3500....watch out it really will want to go ! vacuum will be at 900 about 12inches....and idle will rattle parts loose for what its worth.
Those may not be the exact same springs because the springs you got from me werent from TA. However, they were too light for my setup, so you may still be in business. We need to get some more info on the specs of the TA ones and the ones you have to see. Kammer may be able to help on that one too.
Thanks mhgs, this is my toy and I have a nice truck to get around in. I do want to turn heads but I dont want any teeth rattling out of my head in the process :laugh: I don't think, my converter isnt as high as 2800, but I do believe it is in the 2200-2400 area. Any experience on how it would react at about 2500 rpm? Power range is stated to be 1500-5500
From the cam card Tim told me to use 110 closed and 280 open springs, Ill throw the springs at Kammer and hope I don't find another way to spend $$
If they dont fly I'll just buy them back and use them in my 350 when I get to it. (Like I dont have enough extra parts laying around!!!)
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I always thought that the same cam in a small block would be a completely different animal in a big block. This is the 290-94H-455, http://www.taperformance.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TA_290-94H This is the 290-94H-350, http://www.taperformance.com/proddetail.asp?prod=TA_290-94H-350 Looks like the same description and specs to me. The 455 version should be on a 112 LSA, but it says 112 up top, but 110 down below in the description. Looks like the same description to me. How could the exact same cam have the same description in a 350 application. Same power range, 1500-5500? Same fair idle?
I am sure the 290 would be ok however it would likely give very little gain over a 212 in the upper rpms. The 212 or 284 will be better in the lower rpms for sure.
I have no experience on the same cam specs in a sbb and bbb, but it does look like they copied and pasted the discriptions, I did make sure to tell Tim it was a small block. I have a basic understanding of cams, and have been reading as much as I can on the subject, but this is the 1st time I have ever done anything like this. Thanks for helping!!!!
