396/375 camshaft questions

Geerhead55 · 04-21-2008, 10:54 PM

Some friends of mine are researching a L78 combo for their 69 Camaro to get their feet wet in stock, possibly next year. As far as camshafts go We've talked to people who prefer Lunati, some like Crane, others Bullet and some like Comp. Recently in the Apr.4th issue of ND there is an add (pg.80) from Comp Cams playing up their new 396/375 "accepted barely" NHRA legal cam. I'd heard that Comp had some durability issues in the past, but this new cam is "Nitrided for increased wear resistance & lubricity".
Have any of you out there had a chance to try this cam out and were the results good for you? Or are you going back to your previous cam. If you have a recommendation, I'd appreciate any info you'd care to pass along as we'll be picking out parts for the shortblock before too long. Thanks for the responses.
Danny Durham

04-21-2008, 10:54 PM	#1
Geerhead55 VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 1,632 Likes: 0 Liked 5 Times in 5 Posts	396/375 camshaft questions Some friends of mine are researching a L78 combo for their 69 Camaro to get their feet wet in stock, possibly next year. As far as camshafts go We've talked to people who prefer Lunati, some like Crane, others Bullet and some like Comp. Recently in the Apr.4th issue of ND there is an add (pg.80) from Comp Cams playing up their new 396/375 "accepted barely" NHRA legal cam. I'd heard that Comp had some durability issues in the past, but this new cam is "Nitrided for increased wear resistance & lubricity". Have any of you out there had a chance to try this cam out and were the results good for you? Or are you going back to your previous cam. If you have a recommendation, I'd appreciate any info you'd care to pass along as we'll be picking out parts for the shortblock before too long. Thanks for the responses. Danny Durham