EFI cam on carb engine?

[shepherd79]

hey guys,
i have been thinking about this for a long time.
what is the diff between EFI and Carb cam?
will EFI cam work on carb?
if there is a diff, what kind performance gain do you think it will give?
thanks a lot.

[carotman]

I think that the EFI cam has more lift. not sure tough

[shepherd79]

ohhh, come on guys.
it it has bigger lift does it mean it will open valve more?
will it open valves early?
anyone?

[dXsquared]

so is it beter?
can i send a lude cam to be reground?
Travis

[shepherd79]

you know what, i just gonna go get EFI cam and drop into my carb engine.

[toastyghost]

Do it and if your car explodes, let everyone know. :D

[dXsquared]

why would it explode?
Travis

[dXsquared]

i have a lude fi cam that i can put in... is that better than a dx one?
Travis

[YK86]

This is just my useless opinion but I don't think there is a better or worse. I think they just ground it different from the factory because carbs run well certain specs and EFI has different specs they like. So I guess my point is, I don't think they purposely made a crappier performing cam for the carbed. Any corrections to my useless opinion is welcome.

[shepherd79]

i looked at chilton's manual and it does say that EFI cam has bigger lift.
correct me if i am wrong, but if it has bigger lift it will open valves deeper, am i right?

[A20A1]

the higher the lift the more the valves will open.
the higher the duration the longer the valves stay open.

[shepherd79]

ok so how i know what duratio does i would like to know the numbers for stock cams.
does anyone have duratio numbers for carb and efi cams?
thanks.

[GreenMachine]

So could ya take a carb cam and get it ground, and put it on efi ?