Building a 401

[tufcj]

Both of those are more of a street cam. They also have a taller intake lift than exhaust, which is backwards to a torque cam. With a lobe center of 107, you get a lopey idle, but you lose bottom end, I'd keep the lobe center in the 110-112 degree range for torque.. It really looks like you're looking for the sound and not the performance. I had really good luck in my 360 with the 2132 Edelbrock performer, but the new 7132 might be worth a try. The Summit K8600 is also a good torque cam. Cams that don't come in until 2000+ RPM are generally street cams and lack off idle torque.

http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...2132&submit=go

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-k8600

Bob
tufcj

[smanley820]

looking for more performance, not loolking for sound necessarily, these were just a few of the cams that i discussed with some of the guys on the jeepForum.com. I'm open to any and all ideas at this point since I have not started yet. Looked hard at the Lunati we spoke of earlier but probably will definately not go with the Summit cams. Why would I lose the low end with these Comp cams?

Thanks

[jeepsr4ever]

More performance with a 401 means more duration. A Comp 268 is the minimum if you want more in the midrange.

[newt]

Have a look at the COMP XE262, Crower 45241, and the Lunati Voodoo 262/268. I think these will give you a good idle for crawling, good throttle responce in the mid range, and enough top end to get you to a healthy 5000 rpm.

But in order for anyone to help you pick the perfect combo, they'll need more info: Comp ratio, tranny, axle gears, crawl ratio, tire size, weight, intended use, etc. What is the wheeling like in your neck of the woods - hilly and rocky crawling or rev limiter bouncing mud holes?