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Low rpm power and torque

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The numbers are almost the same as the Ford "F" code supercharged cam (B7A-6250-C).  I believe you will feel the difference in the upper RPM (3000+).  The sheet didn't say what LC was, but the Ford cam was 112 which would give you a little more vacuum.  You may not have the pull at low RPM but it will a big upgrade over stock.
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Seems to me - Hoosier recommended that a good 312 crank stay in a block machined for the larger mains. Even if it meant having a 292 block opened to the larger size during the machining process, squaring up the block.
There is some serious mechanical wisdom in that philosophy - the larger diameter journal is much, much stronger, especially when forged cranks aren't exactly "available".


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If I line bored the block to the 312 diameter,  wouldn't  I be back at that chance of cracking a web?     Since I'm never going to spin this thing 6,000rpm  is that smaller main going to really effect me?    Tim McMaster's 58 F100 has been running around for years using a 313cu that he turned down the crank and bored the block.   Plus he hauls a 1900lb camper on it.  So I'd say his weight is fairly close to mine.   I haven't had any machine work done yet,  so I'm open to going either way.
Back to the cam.   Since the engine came with a rollmaster chain,  I can degree it where I want.  So if I advance it,  I will get more torque,  no?    The specs I received from crane show using either sets of rockers,   I have both sizes on my shelf.  The question still being,  is this cam too big for my application?


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The smaller mains should be fine.  The 312 crank may technically be stronger but the smaller main cranks have proven to hold up in race and performance street applications.  Other considerations when using 312 mains is bearing availability and cost.

Not sure about the cam.  I do have the repop cam that Mummert produced a long time ago and it is a little bigger.  with that, it is noticeably lacking for off-idle torque, for truck use, even in a 3675lb with me in it F100.  Your cam being a little smaller, and with the shorter gearing of the F350 might work out, but it will probably be at the very edge of what is acceptable for your planned use.  Ask Crane what they have to say about it.


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There are all sorts of examples of both methods - that worked OK. I believe the web problems were with 312 blocks that had improper hole depths for the main bolts - not so much with the 292's.

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