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Old May 2, 2009 | 04:39 PM
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Default ***** Thumpr cam?

just curious if this is a decent cam or not. I've never hered anything about it or seen dyno numbers.

235/249 .573 .558 109 LSA
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Old May 2, 2009 | 05:19 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeQ0jk-7Uzc

I wasn't impressed by the performance of the thumpr cams in the SBC's... You really need to have a cam spec'ed to your type of driving, but that cam does sound nice with 24 degrees of overlap...
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Old May 2, 2009 | 05:22 PM
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It made 95hp extra on a carbed 5.3L in a Car Craft article a few months ago.
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Old May 2, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SweetS10V8
It made 95hp extra on a carbed 5.3L in a Car Craft article a few months ago.
was it the same specs i have shown above or do you have a link to this by chance.
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I too am curious about a bigger duration lower lift cam. Especially for making big power without killing the valve springs.
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It was the 227/241 version, ***** Thumpr. Ill try to find the mag, or the article online.

Edit: I found it, it is for sure the 227/241 Thumpr..

Originally Posted by Car Craft

Our first shot was a simple baseline of the stock 5.3 with the carb and headers, making a credible 337 hp and 351 lb-ft of torque.... Just bolting in this new Thumpr cam (it didn't even have a part number) pushed the peak horsepower from 5,600 to a nose-bleeding 6,800 rpm..... the peak power jumped from 337 to 433 with stock heads. That's a 96hp bump with a cam swap!
(Entire article) http://www.carcraft.com/techarticles/ccrp_0804_325_chevy_small_block_engine/gm_performance_parts_intake_manifold.html

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Old May 2, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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I sure wouldn't want that cam as a DD cam as where it starts making power....
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Old May 3, 2009 | 05:30 AM
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109...*** that...thats a track cam, not a street cam.
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Originally Posted by 9secondsflat
109...*** that...thats a track cam, not a street cam.
Actually its far from a track cam, the whole comp thumper series cams are all show and no go. They designed these cams for the guy who only wants the sound of a choppy idle cam but still has good driveability. From a performance stand point theyre not that good.
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Originally Posted by allthrotle
Actually its far from a track cam, the whole comp thumper series cams are all show and no go. They designed these cams for the guy who only wants the sound of a choppy idle cam but still has good driveability. From a performance stand point theyre not that good.
Exactly...all bark and no bite.
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Originally Posted by TooLateVTEC
Exactly...all bark and no bite.
I dont know what you concider "bite", but 96hp is extreme bite....

Are you even speaking from any experience, or just what you have read on the internet?
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Originally Posted by SweetS10V8
I dont know what you concider "bite", but 96hp is extreme bite....

Are you even speaking from any experience, or just what you have read on the internet?
Well there is alot more out there that can offer you more. Ive talked to comp cams reps direct and theyve all said the same thing theyre designed to give you the lope of a big cam and thats it. From a performance stand point theyre not that great.
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