elgin 920p camshaft

BTR69 · 01-29-2019, 11:34 PM

Looking for input on a new, in the box camshaft I found in a stash my brother had. Elgin, 920P , "pro stock" grind, found info that shows it has duration 230/230 @ .050, lift .480/.480, 109 LC. I have a spare small block I plan to give some attention to sometime soon. Anyone have info that would be useful with this?

Bill Bogues · 01-29-2019, 11:46 PM

those single pattern camshaft like that work well in street combinations for small blocks.A little soggy on take off but pull good from 3000 on. A little raspy on idle make for a nice sounding street machine'

Ed Wright · 02-06-2019, 05:05 PM

And, I have never seen an Elgin cam run anything like a Comp, Lunati, etc.

Might advertise that thing in something like BarganPost, etc.

pmrphil · 02-06-2019, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BTR69

Looking for input on a new, in the box camshaft I found in a stash my brother had. Elgin, 920P , "pro stock" grind, found info that shows it has duration 230/230 @ .050, lift .480/.480, 109 LC. I have a spare small block I plan to give some attention to sometime soon. Anyone have info that would be useful with this?

That sounds like a copy of the "Duntov 30-30" cam. The advice from Ed is about right.

Ed Wright · 02-08-2019, 12:14 PM

Evidently there is more to lobe profiles than many understand.

BTR69 · 02-08-2019, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

And, I have never seen an Elgin cam run anything like a Comp, Lunati, etc.

Might advertise that thing in something like BarganPost, etc.

Thanks for the input Ed. Sounds like I'd be better off putting something better in the spare parts engine I plan to put together. I have a friend with a cool rat-rod that might be able to use this one, to give it a little more thumpy sound than the stock piece it has now. He's not as concerned with performance as he is the cool factor of it. Maybe I'll give it to him.

Tim H · 02-12-2019, 04:35 PM

Just came across a build using that Elgin 920p cam in a 327 +.030 that made 391hp. It was in a 2008 Chevy Hi-Perf magazine. Flat top pistons, Dart Sportsman 2.02 /1.60 heads and a Dart dual plane manifold w Holley 650. They used 1.7 ratio roller rockers as well.

monte385 · 02-14-2019, 01:56 PM

I'd think that cam would be comparable to a popular Comp magnum 280.
Comp sold a lot of those.

01-29-2019, 11:34 PM	#1
BTR69 Junior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Wilmington NC Posts: 78 Likes: 127 Liked 30 Times in 14 Posts	elgin 920p camshaft Looking for input on a new, in the box camshaft I found in a stash my brother had. Elgin, 920P , "pro stock" grind, found info that shows it has duration 230/230 @ .050, lift .480/.480, 109 LC. I have a spare small block I plan to give some attention to sometime soon. Anyone have info that would be useful with this? __________________ William Kilduff 1970 Barracuda (still under construction, indefinitely) 1968 Camaro SS/C

01-29-2019, 11:46 PM	#2
Bill Bogues Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bethany La. Posts: 318 Likes: 83 Liked 169 Times in 52 Posts	Re: elgin 920p camshaft those single pattern camshaft like that work well in street combinations for small blocks.A little soggy on take off but pull good from 3000 on. A little raspy on idle make for a nice sounding street machine' __________________ Bill Bogues 4696 STK

02-06-2019, 05:05 PM	#3
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: elgin 920p camshaft And, I have never seen an Elgin cam run anything like a Comp, Lunati, etc. Might advertise that thing in something like BarganPost, etc. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

02-08-2019, 12:14 PM	#5
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts	Re: elgin 920p camshaft Evidently there is more to lobe profiles than many understand. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA Last edited by Ed Wright; 02-10-2019 at 02:39 PM. Reason: Still can't type.

02-12-2019, 04:35 PM	#7
Tim H VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,010 Likes: 897 Liked 430 Times in 142 Posts	Re: elgin 920p camshaft Just came across a build using that Elgin 920p cam in a 327 +.030 that made 391hp. It was in a 2008 Chevy Hi-Perf magazine. Flat top pistons, Dart Sportsman 2.02 /1.60 heads and a Dart dual plane manifold w Holley 650. They used 1.7 ratio roller rockers as well. Last edited by Tim H; 02-12-2019 at 04:38 PM. Reason: addition

02-14-2019, 01:56 PM	#8
monte385 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 51 Likes: 33 Liked 17 Times in 14 Posts	Re: elgin 920p camshaft I'd think that cam would be comparable to a popular Comp magnum 280. Comp sold a lot of those.

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