BBC 396 Howards Cam Idle

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1969 Chevrolet Camaro with BBC 396 engine at idle.
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ENGINE DETAILS:
-Howard retrofit hydraulic roller camshaft Advertised Duration 288/294, Lift .618/.618, 112 lobe separation
-Howards hydraulic roller lifters
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- Brodix Race Rite aluminum oval heads 119cc Chamber, 270cc Intake Runner
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@DadsToyBox Жыл бұрын

Engine Build Video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l5hdeZyImMnegWg.html Please LIKE & SUBSCRIBE!

@hotroda.5821 2 жыл бұрын

I have to mention this, the paint job on your car is top notch! She is BEAUTIFUL

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 👍🏼

@ronaldlewis8620 2 жыл бұрын

Love it thanks for sharing ,I got a Howard's Hydraulic Roller I got to get to work and Start her up it's in the car but I got to get my transmission in also,sounds great 👍

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m very happy with it so far. It has awesome midrange power.

@vetteracer427 Жыл бұрын

Dang! Lets go for a ride!

@DadsToyBox Жыл бұрын

Once I get the carb dialed back in I’ll get a couple good driving videos.

@charlotteatwater6957 2 жыл бұрын

Nice motor 👌

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@dougewing1571 2 жыл бұрын

Cool cam.I like the xe 276 hr , I believe it works great in the 396

@jerryschueck5254 Жыл бұрын

Is cam good for street

@blubu68 Жыл бұрын

Nice, I have the same cam in a 496 68 Chevelle

@DadsToyBox Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I just checked yours out. That car you have is awesome. I love the 68 Chevelle. It’s my favorite year.

@chrisestoll8101 2 жыл бұрын

What mufflers are you running? Sounds badass I have a Howard’s in my 496 but haven’t got it dropped in car yet curious about powerband

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

I have 2” hooker headers and 3” exhaust. The mufflers are some old school warlock racing mufflers but they need to be replaced.

@67chevellepost Жыл бұрын

Hey whats your idle vacuum looking to see how well this cam will work with power brakes

@DadsToyBox Жыл бұрын

Around 11.5-12. I have power brakes and they work just fine.

@hotroda.5821 2 жыл бұрын

Any piston to valve clearance issues? Are you using flat tops or dome pistons? Thx nice build

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I used Sealed Power L2242NF 30 Speed Pro dome forged pistons. I did not have any clearance issues with the setup.

@steveevensen8364 7 ай бұрын

Are you using open or closed chamber heads? I have a 402 and a set of 049 heads and looking for piston suggestions@@DadsToyBox

@DadsToyBox 7 ай бұрын

They are open chamber heads. The pistons I used may work. I got the pistons from Summit after they recommended them for my build.

@michaelmcclellan1977 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great! Did you use stock push rods?

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! No I had to use a much heavier push rod. If you are interested I’ll try to find exactly what they were. I had a lighter aftermarket comp cams set in there and the springs started to bend a few of them as I was setting the lash. My machine shop sold me the heavier ones.

@michaelmcclellan1977 2 жыл бұрын

@@DadsToyBox Did you go from a flat tappet to a roller? I was wondering if the length of the push rod changed. Also has the car been to the track since the upgrade? I have a 454 and I'm thinking about upgrading to a roller.

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

The car had another engine in it when I bought it, a 415 Motown block that was over 900 hp. I bought the 396 block and built it from scratch to be more of a streetable car that could still provide a lot of hp. So I’m not sure on your pushrod length. You could call Summit or Howards and give them your current setup and they could probably give you an answer. So far I love the roller cam and break in was stress free. I have not been to the track with it yet. Only test drove it once and it’s a beast.

@johnnymitchell1103 6 ай бұрын

Hey I have a question about the blow back what did you use or make for valve cover

@DadsToyBox 6 ай бұрын

I bought the valve covers from someone. They already had the holes cut in them. I added some correct sized AN fittings and ran the hoses to Moroso Breather Tanks. I included the link to the breathers below. #ad www.amazon.com/dp/B0106JUV58/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_9VWAED0ZPFSJ31TERRW8?linkCode=ml2&tag=dadstoybox-20 **As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualified purchases**

@71lemans 2 жыл бұрын

How does this cam do on the street ? I’m building a 396/402 with oval port 215 closed chamber heads and L2240N pistons . Car will have a th350 trans and 3.55 gears

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

Yes. It does fine for street. That’s pretty much all I use the car for currently. I need to get a different carb for it. I’ve struggled to get the current one dialed in. it’s a little big for my setup for street.

@71lemans 2 жыл бұрын

Motor sounds good . Can’t wait til I can get mine together

@gordocarbo 3 ай бұрын

@@DadsToyBox AED they custom build it to your engine, cars specs. A/F ratio should be perfect right outta the box

@DadsToyBox 3 ай бұрын

I installed an AFR gauge along with a Quick Fuel Brawler 750 and was able to get it dialed in.

@anthonymaniz1933 Жыл бұрын

Nice car what rad are you running

@DadsToyBox Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m not sure what it is. It was the old radiator that came with the car prior to swapping the engine. It seems to work okay so I’m good with it.

@eddiecahall3824 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful car! Sounds good,might be 400hp tho

@DadsToyBox Жыл бұрын

Thanks! You are probably correct. Hopefully I put it on a dyno one day.

@eddiecahall3824 Жыл бұрын

@@DadsToyBox it might be. Only way to know it have it dynoed. I've built a lot of big blocks over the years and it took a lot to build a 454,460,489,496. 396 is just so small. Takes a lot of compression really good aluminum heads and a special solid roller to bring one to 500+ hp. Best I got out of one was a 11.5 :1 30 over a whole lot of money and still only ran a 11:36 in the 1/4 mile in a 68 nova. Lexan windows,roll cage and lot of fiberglass parts. I switched over to a 383 small block and run faster! Go figure! 10:50's

@eddiecahall3824 Жыл бұрын

@@DadsToyBox I had a friend that built a 454 with rectangle older heads a 570 lift hydraulic cam edelbrock, Edelbrock intake 800 double pump Holley run and sounded good in a 70 Chevelle. Yanked the front wheels up on the street. I had a 79 Z28 Camaro factory car and gears with an old Saginaw 4 speed in it and a 355 SB w a cheap Summit intake and 443 lift baby cam 10:1flattop summit pistons stock open chamber 882 heads with an old Quadrajet carb on it. We lined em up one night by the time I hit second gear I saw him fade away when I hit 3rd gear he was 10 cars behind! We never did understand it,even to this day! I still have that little engine but in a C 10 truck with Vortec cylinder heads on it and slightly hotter camshaft. It pulls like a monster.

@DadsToyBox Жыл бұрын

This was the first engine I built. I may stick with small blocks in the future. I’ve heard similar stories like yours. Plus it would be nice to be able to work on the engine once it’s in the car without cussing 😂

@eddiecahall3824 Жыл бұрын

@@DadsToyBox Exactly! Lol but mine aren't stories, they are facts! I worked in a performance machine shop from late 88 to 1998. I've done an seen it all. Street race to track and in-between. If you look up some specs you will also so that small blocks put out big power to weight ratio. I've had my fun with big block engines and done it all. I found out the hard way a small rules! I've built some monster big blocks and some monster small blocks. Up to 500 ci small block. Insane results. If I were to tinker again it would def be small block. Like a 421 or 440ish maybe little more lol without the cussing😁😆

@joeshephard1985 2 жыл бұрын

Carb?

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

Holley 4150 850

@davidputman7562 Жыл бұрын

what's the cam specs

@DadsToyBox Жыл бұрын

Hi David. It’s a Howard retrofit hydraulic roller camshaft Advertised Duration 288/294, Lift .618/.618, 112 lobe separation

@davidputman7562 Жыл бұрын

@@DadsToyBox thanks

@dougewing1571 2 жыл бұрын

Try smaller jets

@Schlipperschlopper 2 жыл бұрын

Sadly from 2030 on all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they even want to slow down all the gas pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime. :-(

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

That sounds absolutely horrible. I live in Florida, so no issues like that here.

@musclebone7875 Жыл бұрын

Screw the crooked politicians that believe this hocus-pocus 💯

@timbeiner2040 Жыл бұрын

That sucks

@Schlipperschlopper Жыл бұрын

@@timbeiner2040 as hell, sadly China controls most politicians!

@joe-hp4nk 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you mess with a 396? 454's are a dime a dozen.

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

A couple reasons. I liked that the 69 Camaro came with a 396. Everyone has 454s because they are a dime a dozen. And I had a 396 to build.

@musclebone7875 2 жыл бұрын

@@DadsToyBox Nothing wrong with that. I have a 496 tall deck in my car and it seems like everyone hates them. Sometimes it just makes sense to use what you have.

@DadsToyBox 2 жыл бұрын

@@musclebone7875 just checked yours out. Badass!

@musclebone7875 2 жыл бұрын

@@DadsToyBox thanks bro