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'68 longbed · 07-18-2007, 10:09 PM

just picked up a motor out of a 77 chevy, van body camper....any chance this thing has a camper cam of some sort? I'm under the impression some of the older chevy trucks had some sort of "camper special"

when i picked it up the guy that loaded it went out of his way to tell me it seemed very strong when they were moving the thing around the junkyard.

**stllookn** · 07-19-2007, 02:13 AM

Are you sure you don't mean "RV" cam? It is just a generic name for a cam that has slightly more lift and duration than a stock cam. If you really want to understand cams, i.e. duration, lift, lobe separation angle and how they affect performance, buy a book on building small block Chevy engines by David Vizzard, Smokey Yunick or John Lingenfelter...you can't go wrong.

72armyswbtruck · 07-19-2007, 05:25 AM

Ditto

**special-K** · 07-19-2007, 05:32 AM

I`ve seen backup cams on the big RVs

.Alot of campers have had the came upgraded as well as headers and other performance mods.

'68 longbed · 07-19-2007, 07:30 AM

oh beleive me I know my ignorance on cams is encyclopedic. but where I was coming from is "camper special" trucks. or at least that's what they always called them where i come from.

but they don't make too many books to tell you if it was common to have some sort of "rv" cam in an "rv". I guess I'll just have to wait till this weekend and see what it does

**special-K** · 07-19-2007, 01:50 PM

The Custom Campers had the same motors as all others.Whether a 6 or 8 you had to get an upgrade motor,not the base.

'68 longbed · 07-19-2007, 08:10 PM

thanks. that's what i was looking for.

07-18-2007, 10:09 PM	#1
'68 longbed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mississippi Posts: 181	camper special cam? just picked up a motor out of a 77 chevy, van body camper....any chance this thing has a camper cam of some sort? I'm under the impression some of the older chevy trucks had some sort of "camper special" when i picked it up the guy that loaded it went out of his way to tell me it seemed very strong when they were moving the thing around the junkyard. __________________ "spiiiider pig, spiiiiider pig, does whatever spiiiider pig does. "

07-19-2007, 02:13 AM	#2
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,463	Re: camper special cam? Are you sure you don't mean "RV" cam? It is just a generic name for a cam that has slightly more lift and duration than a stock cam. If you really want to understand cams, i.e. duration, lift, lobe separation angle and how they affect performance, buy a book on building small block Chevy engines by David Vizzard, Smokey Yunick or John Lingenfelter...you can't go wrong. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

07-19-2007, 05:25 AM	#3
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,034	Re: camper special cam? Ditto __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

07-19-2007, 05:32 AM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: camper special cam? I`ve seen backup cams on the big RVs.Alot of campers have had the came upgraded as well as headers and other performance mods. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

07-19-2007, 07:30 AM	#5
'68 longbed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mississippi Posts: 181	Re: camper special cam? oh beleive me I know my ignorance on cams is encyclopedic. but where I was coming from is "camper special" trucks. or at least that's what they always called them where i come from. but they don't make too many books to tell you if it was common to have some sort of "rv" cam in an "rv". I guess I'll just have to wait till this weekend and see what it does __________________ "spiiiider pig, spiiiiider pig, does whatever spiiiider pig does. "

07-19-2007, 01:50 PM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: camper special cam? The Custom Campers had the same motors as all others.Whether a 6 or 8 you had to get an upgrade motor,not the base. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

07-19-2007, 08:10 PM	#7
'68 longbed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mississippi Posts: 181	Re: camper special cam? thanks. that's what i was looking for. __________________ "spiiiider pig, spiiiiider pig, does whatever spiiiider pig does. "



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