<VV> PG 140 & 4-speed

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I thought the purpose of the 95 cam with the retard crank gear was to
improve the low-end torque, necessary with the powerglide? Certainly with a
manual, it should be a happy combo. Just not as high-revving a setup as the
standard cam/gear.

BTW Is not the factory setup for a 140/auto, with the 95 cam and retard
gear, better (with an auto trans) than a standard 140 cam'd engine w/no
retard? (Just not the other way around....)

-Mark

> [Original Message]
> From: Tony Underwood <tony.underwood at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> PG 140 & 4-speed
>
> At 01:06 PM 12/28/2009, ray smith wrote:
> >One thing to you should consider is , are you going to be using the 
> >95HP cam with the 140 PG crank ?
> >The 140PG crank will retard the cam timing , therefore moving your 
> >powerband up.
> >You will loose bottom end power and gain higher RPM performance.
> >If you are using a hotter cam than the stock 95 cam then the 140PG 
> >crank might prove a bad performance combination for you.
> >
> >Ray Smith
> >
>
> ...but if you keep the 95 cam with the PG crank, the combo seems to 
> work out rather nicely when bolted to a 4-speed.
>
> At least this has been my experience.
>
> tony..
>