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tubman · 02-01-2023, 01:27 PM

I think it would work fine; just don't expect any world-beating performance increase. I have one of these in my "Hot Rod" engine (a 258" 8BA, with heads, carbs, ignition, etc.). It has good low speed manners and idles as smoothly as the "8CM" (late Mercury) in my '51.

I looked at the Speedway ad, and it looks like it's $433 for the camshaft only. When I bought mine (from Speedway) it came with a set of adjustable lifters and 185G springs for less than that. If indeed it is for the cam only, expect to double that price for lifters and springs. For the minimal price difference, I would go with the Isky components over the Speedway ones. Giving this pricing, I think there may be better (cheaper) sources for a cam.

All this is assuming that the engine will be going in a '40 Ford, which is a relatively heavy car. If you are talking about a lighter Hot Rod, there are probably better choices for a cam.

02-01-2023, 01:27 PM	#2
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 12,132	Re: Another Cam question - Isky max 1 I think it would work fine; just don't expect any world-beating performance increase. I have one of these in my "Hot Rod" engine (a 258" 8BA, with heads, carbs, ignition, etc.). It has good low speed manners and idles as smoothly as the "8CM" (late Mercury) in my '51. I looked at the Speedway ad, and it looks like it's $433 for the camshaft only. When I bought mine (from Speedway) it came with a set of adjustable lifters and 185G springs for less than that. If indeed it is for the cam only, expect to double that price for lifters and springs. For the minimal price difference, I would go with the Isky components over the Speedway ones. Giving this pricing, I think there may be better (cheaper) sources for a cam. All this is assuming that the engine will be going in a '40 Ford, which is a relatively heavy car. If you are talking about a lighter Hot Rod, there are probably better choices for a cam.