should i leave the cam stock?

[Anonymous]

I have my 200 apart and now would be the time to put a differnt cam in it. So far this is what I have going milled .060 off 78 big valve head 3 angle valve job and it will be ported. I plan to run the 1100 carb for a while but also have a 2v that I might play with latter. This motors home is a 66 bronco with 33"X12.5" tires that with rims weight 80 pounds. I have 4.11 gears with the stock 3 speed. I'm not expecting a lot of power with this set up I just want to make it up the hills on the hyw and keep the speed limmit (60-65) with a little room beetwen petal and the floor. I have a newer stock cam right now and have read this might be the best setup for me. I would like some input from you guys now before I put the motor back in and some one say "man you should have put a performance cam in that"
Thanks

 

[JackFish]

The stock cam has pretty good grunt and probably good for your intended purpose. I can recommend the dual-roller timing chain while it's apart. You can advance it 4*, like I have on my stock fairmont, and achieve a bit more low-end torque. That might not be necessary with your low gears. Plus it has excellent strength.
Although if you're looking for cam recommendations there are folks here with way more expertise than I.

 

[wsa111]

Since you have it apart, definateley put in the dual roller timing chain & gears & also replace the stock cam with a short duration, high lift newer design camshaft.

Check with Mike @ www.fordsixparts.com for the timing chain as suggested by jackfish. If you install one of FSPP cams make sure you advance it 4 degrees. Some other camshaft supliers have the 4 degree advance ground into the camshaft. Always degree the cam. William

 

[CZLN6]

Howdy Back HB 101:

Absolutely, upgrade to an aftermarket cam. The taller profile and higher lift will be useful. I think the smallest performance cam Mike has starts at 264/264 dur. amd .450" lift. That will be too much for your rock-crawlers purpose. Something along the lines of Comps 252, with 252/2252 dur and .425" lift will be more to your liking. Schneider's list a #13720 that fits the bill too at 256/256 dur and .420" lift.

You might check with our web host first to see what he currently has available. He is the only reasonable source on the double roller timing chain sets that I know of. You will be happy in the long run you did both of these upgrades.

That's my two cents.

Adios, David