[1ofAMillion+]

Best thread resurrection EVER!
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[patrickstapler]

I agree...good thread resurrection. Since I am now running this cam. I’m pretty happy with the results.

 

[patrickstapler]

You can also get the “real deal” from here for a lot less...| Holman Moody|

You will also get to talk to some very interesting salt of the Earth gentlemen.

 

[Roller69]

289 lemans cam C7FE-6250-A

I run this very cam in my 289 Falcon Sprint. The cam is a little aggressive for the street, my info on this cam states for strip only and is not recommended for auto trans. I've been running this cam for the last three years. my 289 also has the GT40 valve upgrade. also dual point distributor is a must, mine was professionally set up. I'm thinking of going to the milder C30Z-6250-C for better streetablity.

 

[patrickstapler]

Welcome to VMF. Any videos of the car?

 

[rip2girlz]

Looking for experienced people here.

Anyone run the 289 Lemans cam (#C7FE-6250-A) before?
What was it like?
Anyone run it in an Auto?

I have heard that this cam, despite it's somewhat aggressive seeming profile on paper, has a very good low end, decent idle and manors you'd expect from a hot OEM cam.

I will have 3.55 gears and a 2400 stall. I could go lower on the gears. Maybe even 3.89 if necessary. Or I could just run the 289 HiPo cam. I'm trying to decide.

I do not want to hear, "you should run this generic Comp grind or call xx and get a custom grind," please. I just want to hear from people who have ran this cam. It is between those two cams. Period. I am not considering other grinds. Call it nostalgia.

Here's the rest of what my engine will have:

289 C-Code Shortblock
1968 302 J-Code heads with about a 51-ish cc chamber and ported exhaust
Scorpion Roller Rockers
Edelbrock Performer RPM Manifold
Edelbrock 600cfm carb
TRI-Y headers
Shelby GT350 side exit style exhaust in 2.5"
Boss 302 Windage Tray
Compression should be about 9.5:1

I plan to have it dyno tuned.

I'm going for as much HP as possible but with a very nostalgic look, sound and feel. If that costs me a little HP and some street manors it's worth it to me.

When I was in college 1972 ish I had the only ford. 64 cyclone. A buddy from the next town over had a 65 stang coupe 289 11 or 12 to one and the Lemans cam. 57 Pontiac rear end ,welded spiders,5.13 gears. The car was an animal remedy to 8k. It had a different sound than my 289.
Later I built a 302 11.5 to one with a Joe Brey(sp) only 280 duration and .475 lift. I had chevy valves in the head . It reved like crazy. Blew the flywheel ...good thing I had a scatter shield. I think you need more compression and lower gears to get the best out of that cam.

 

[jdub]

This thread is over a decade old, muchacho.

 

[jfo]

Looking for experienced people here.

Anyone run the 289 Lemans cam (#C7FE-6250-A) before?
What was it like?
Anyone run it in an Auto?

I have heard that this cam, despite it's somewhat aggressive seeming profile on paper, has a very good low end, decent idle and manors you'd expect from a hot OEM cam.

I will have 3.55 gears and a 2400 stall. I could go lower on the gears. Maybe even 3.89 if necessary. Or I could just run the 289 HiPo cam. I'm trying to decide.

I do not want to hear, "you should run this generic Comp grind or call xx and get a custom grind," please. I just want to hear from people who have ran this cam. It is between those two cams. Period. I am not considering other grinds. Call it nostalgia.

Here's the rest of what my engine will have:

289 C-Code Shortblock
1968 302 J-Code heads with about a 51-ish cc chamber and ported exhaust
Scorpion Roller Rockers
Edelbrock Performer RPM Manifold
Edelbrock 600cfm carb
TRI-Y headers
Shelby GT350 side exit style exhaust in 2.5"
Boss 302 Windage Tray
Compression should be about 9.5:1

I plan to have it dyno tuned.

I'm going for as much HP as possible but with a very nostalgic look, sound and feel. If that costs me a little HP and some street manors it's worth it to me.

i had 1 back in the day, my buddy is running it now in a 66 gt350. nice cam, he is running 3-2v and mondello heads and 10/1 pistons
i had 12.5/1 pistons 1.94 intakes, 1.68 exh in a 302 boss block a buddy bar intake, with 2 afb's in a 62 ranchero with 5.14 screw "N"