Need help choosing a cam

id say go with a n02 hp comp cam or if u wanna do all ford racing parts go with a f cam jus make sure you have the right springs for the lift of the cam with which ever lift cam you decide
 
Compression ratio ? tubular gt40 intake ? manual or auto trans ? Stall speed of convertor ? There is a lot more than guessing to having the "right" camshaft for any combination. You are going to want a cam that allows the exhaust valve to open earlier for a longer duration to compensate for the Nitrous. Just remember a BIG number cam doesn't always make big numbers. Timing events on the camshaft make a bigger difference than the size with that Head and intake combo.
 
Boomer!;You are going to want a cam that allows the exhaust valve to open earlier for a longer duration to compensate for the Nitrous. .[/QUOTE said:
Nvr mind. I'm dumb and read to fast.
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A wider LSA like 112 will usually help with nitrous but may give up a bit N/A. My first (302) NO2 cam was a .532"/.544"- 230*/242* 112 LSA with 10:1 compression with a 100 shot. I have been out of the nitrous game for nearly 18 years so I am sure there are better cams out there now but it worked well back in the day.

Hopefully some of my useless babble is helpful. If it shows anything I have never made a cam selection that slowed any of my cars down.
 
Mr. Boomer is correct you need to provide more combo info to help select a cam that will meet your expectations.
gearing, header size, weight, tire type, trans. what mods are you going to do later...
 
If its a roller motor, F cam, cheap easy and will be the best bang for the buck.


If its a non roller motor well then I have a cam for ya.
 
igotaneed4speed said:
If its a roller motor, F cam, cheap easy and will be the best bang for the buck.


If its a non roller motor well then I have a cam for ya.
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Got a F-Cam in my car with a 306 and I went mid 10s with a cheater kit. Car should have gone .20s but I had to lift. I shift at 6200 with 3.73 gear.
 
F cams do work good and they are cheap, also look into trick flows cams, they are also cheap and sound great, I been in the 9's with a 302 and their stage 2 cam....
 
greentrunk said:
F cams do work good and they are cheap, also look into trick flows cams, they are also cheap and sound great, I been in the 9's with a 302 and their stage 2 cam....
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Trick flow has some nice cams I just cant get used to referring to things in "stages". It reminds me of ricers and cancer, I hate them both.
 
I run an AFM B-21 blower cam, naturally aspirated '97 explorer long block that's never been apart with the p-heads and TFS springs, retainers and p/r's. Last year it put 317rwhp@5750rpm/346tq@4300rpm to the feet on a dyno jet in SAE, this spring it went 12.29@111 singing through the traps at just under 6300. It's in the same ballpark as the other cams being mentioned. I can't say how much I like this cam, it's got great drive-ability on the street when combined with the small heads also.

Sorry, I have no ground to compare to any of the others being mentioned though.
 
In the last stock bottom 302 I ran, I had an f-cam with D0OE heads, holley 650dp, weind Xcel intake. 12.2's on motor, 11.0's with a 100 shot @ 3050. not too bad for a $200 combo!
 
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