Rich,
If you have the converter for it, my vote is max out the camshaft.
My left brain embraces "More's Law" - "If more is good, too much is just
right."
My first attempt at racing was just after I got out of college. My
'63 Fleet Special was bone stock, and I wanted to go fast. Being a 20
year
old Expert at Everything, I read the Mopar Performance Bulletins and knew
that the cam and converter had to be matched, so I ordered a 3000 rpm
stall
converter and had Crower grind me a fairly radical hydraulic camshaft that
started making power at 3000 rpm. Man, I was gonna tear it up.
Once we got her to the track, I was really disappointed with the way
the car left - no matter how I launched the car it would just kinda
"drone"
for about 30-40 feet, then all hell would break loose. The first 1-2 car
lengths reminded me of the way a city bus sounds when it pulls away from a
stop. It finally occurred to me that the motor didn't make enough below
3000 rpm to actually stall the converter.
Long story short, I ordered a Turbo Action 3800, and it really woke
the car up. At the same time I had removed the pushbuttons (I know,
horrors, but that's how I ended up doing what I do today!) and put in a
B&M
Series 60 shifter with a manual shift valve body (anybody remember the old
Kokomo manual valve body?). After the first two passes I was incredibly
disappointed - although the car was launching at a higher RPM, it still
just
didn't leave hard.
A little bench racing with buddies revealed that the weight of my
right arm was pulling the shifter into second gear as soon as the car
moved
- once I physically took my hand off the shifter the thing left like a
rocket.
Bottom line - be sure you have enough converter to let the camshaft
work and go nuts!
SC
-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Kinsley [mailto:rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:50 PM
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: I'm starting a poll
OK guys here's a poll for you. I'm discussing with Gary P about upgrading
the camshaft, at least, in LeRoar. I have the 264 cam and he's got a 274
cam
which can be had with solid or hydraulic. But I think there is another cam
that is a step up more to I think 284deg. I'm not getting any younger and
I'd kinda lean towards the "I want to go too far" side. What are your
thoughts? Let the voting begin.
Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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