440 cams and efi

[Jim Davies]

On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 Maxt at nucleus.com wrote:

> I read the posts on the 440 efi, and the cam questions, Hughes engines
> makes chrysler specific cams for the 440 which take advantage of the
> 440's larger lifter area. The larger lifter allows you to install a cam
> with larger lift, less duration and overlap, retaining vacuum and idle
> quality . Most cams are chevy grinds altered for other engines, and are
> not particularly suited to chryslers and will make the engine
> underachieve. 

The reverse does not seem to be the same, though. The old mopar 284
degree, AKA, purple shaft, hemi grind, etc etc profile works well in SBCs,
based on a hundred or so examples.