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Originally Posted by emerica4601

alot of people look for horsepower when going wiht a new cam.
thats not true in most cases however ...

you can either buy a cam with alot of lift, which essentially opens and closes the valves quicker, giving you less torque off the line and more horsepower during high rpm's(for example: formula 1 cars), OR you can get a cam which holds the valves open longer which gives you torque off the line, but a loss of horsepower on the high end.

which would u rather have? would u rather show off your cam'ed powered v8 at a red light when a mustang pulls up next to you OR on the highway when an import honks 3 times?

both, go for something right in the miggle