compcam 206/206 flattapet

[Wayne A Bender]

I was told by Red Armstrong to run this cam with my setup,anyone with any success with this cam.If so please chime in.

 

[gs462]

Hey Wayne you sure he said the flat tappet?? We just put a 206 roller from Weber in my buds car and it makes nice power.

 

[t-typinator]

I was told by Red Armstrong to run this cam with my setup,anyone with any success with this cam.If so please chime in.

Don't know if this helps or not ,it's not exact but close to your specs,
mine is a 206/210 which is close enough for comparison,but mine is a roller,
not sure how much that affects power vs flat tappet. but here is what it did for power, + it is very livable on the street,barely know it has a cam.

206/210 comp cams roller
turbonetics 60-1 turbo @ 25lbs boost
ported stock heads
gn1 slic.
pump gas + alky
3'' dp
made 400hp + 400tq at the wheels,with otto doing the tuning.

 

[we4Mateo]

I'm cheap, I know!

My builder tried for years to get me to go roller, but we stuffed an Erson 208/208 flat tappet in it, and with ZDDP, have no issues what so ever. I do run light 75lb springs from T/A though and my car runs out at 5400rpm converter open and that is as hard as I ever spin it. I'm trying to get that down by locking the converter as HP peak is 4800rpm. I'm sure the Comp 206/206 will be similar. Use zpaste during assembly too and break it in properly but you can be cheap like me and make a flat tappet cam live. My stock cam was like new as well as the lifter btw with over 65k miles on them all.

 

[t-typinator]

My builder tried for years to get me to go roller, but we stuffed an Erson 208/208 flat tappet in it, and with ZDDP, have no issues what so ever. I do run light 75lb springs from T/A though and my car runs out at 5400rpm converter open and that is as hard as I ever spin it. I'm trying to get that down by locking the converter as HP peak is 4800rpm. I'm sure the Comp 206/206 will be similar. Use zpaste during assembly too and break it in properly but you can be cheap like me and make a flat tappet cam live. My stock cam was like new as well as the lifter btw with over 65k miles on them all.

my peak power was at 5300
+ peak torque was at 5000 with the cam above.

 

[Nick Micale]

I was told by Red Armstrong to run this cam with my setup,anyone with any success with this cam.If so please chime in.

Hard to argue with success!

Red, myself and others have used the 206 as our cam of choice for many years in street/strip car, and now everyone that tries a new "designer" cam says that is the best?

In 20+ years I have never heard anyone complain about the 206/206 cam.

Out of the MANY we have installed, only 2 have gone bad, both owners used Mobil I oil.

 

[t-typinator]

Hard to argue with success!

Red, myself and others have used the 206 as our cam of choice for many years in street/strip car, and now everyone that tries a new "designer" cam says that is the best?

In 20+ years I have never heard anyone complain about the 206/206 cam.

Out of the MANY we have installed, only 2 have gone bad, both owners used Mobil I oil.

Is that just coincidence or should mobil 1 not be used in these cars????

 

[Wayne A Bender]

206/206 cam

Hey Wayne you sure he said the flat tappet?? We just put a 206 roller from Weber in my buds car and it makes nice power.

Yes he did,recently I wipe a lobe on cam and I started callin around for some recommedations.Red told me he went to a roller and never looked back,but since my car is a stock block with a TA49 and 42lb injecters plus only see the track once or twice a year he said he would go flat.

 

[Wayne A Bender]

206/206 flat

Hard to argue with success!

Red, myself and others have used the 206 as our cam of choice for many years in street/strip car, and now everyone that tries a new "designer" cam says that is the best?

In 20+ years I have never heard anyone complain about the 206/206 cam.

Out of the MANY we have installed, only 2 have gone bad, both owners used Mobil I oil.

And yep nick that was the motor oil I was using for the past 4 years that cause my stock cam to go.And i was using the zddp additive.

 

[pajo]

+

x2 - I still have 206 cam in one of my cars and after 10 years no issues what so ever ..

 

[gs462]

And yep nick that was the motor oil I was using for the past 4 years that cause my stock cam to go.And i was using the zddp additive.

Cool man whos going to do the work?? We just put a 218/218 in my car and im going to brad penn oil in it.

 

[bison]

You will be gving up little power vs. a roller. I would however run 105-110 lbs on the seat unless your engine won't be going over 5000rpm.

 

[gs462]

Wayne Clear out some messages, so I can message you.

 

[Wayne A Bender]

Go ahead shawn I am clear.

 

[Tom Walker]

Mobil 1

guess I don't understand the problem w/mobil 1. My T has just shy of 200K on it. I bought it with 40K miles and switched to synthetics immediately. It's all it's seen since the fall of 1988. I now add EOS (I bought all a dealership had in 2002 for $3.95 ea.) to every oil change. I like it for it's no coking ability. To each his own, I guss.

 

[TTipe]

206/206

The 206/206,110,0.425,0.425 comp is an awesome cam for an iron head budget engine.Several flow trends for the Buick iron heads seem to show that flow on a ported iron intake increases significantly to about .425" lift.The flow increases beyond .425" lift but the rate of flow increase slows significantly.Why run higher lifts when the extra lift accelerates valve seat pound out (soft seats) and adds internal engine resistance to motion? This cam has (with the proper tune and complimentary parts) help to put a few budget builds into the 10's.

 

[Wayne A Bender]

206/206 cam

The 206/206,110,0.425,0.425 comp is an awesome cam for an iron head budget engine.Several flow trends for the Buick iron heads seem to show that flow on a ported iron intake increases significantly to about .425" lift.The flow increases beyond .425" lift but the rate of flow increase slows significantly.Why run higher lifts when the extra lift accelerates valve seat pound out (soft seats) and adds internal engine resistance to motion? This cam has (with the proper tune and complimentary parts) help to put a few budget builds into the 10's.

You are correct,it is a awsome cam.My car feels more powerful and new.

 

[gs462]

Cool who did the install? Ive been working on my car like crazy with this megasquirt, hence me not calling. think we have it close to being right, more testing tomorrow.

 

[Wayne A Bender]

Cam

Cool who did the install? Ive been working on my car like crazy with this megasquirt, hence me not calling. think we have it close to being right, more testing tomorrow.

What's up Shawn,a guy name Mike In Akron at procar racing.he is a Grand National specialist.

 

[bison]

guess I don't understand the problem w/mobil 1. My T has just shy of 200K on it. I bought it with 40K miles and switched to synthetics immediately. It's all it's seen since the fall of 1988. I now add EOS (I bought all a dealership had in 2002 for $3.95 ea.) to every oil change. I like it for it's no coking ability. To each his own, I guss.

Consider yourself lucky. Ive seen at least 3 instances where mobil 1 was used without any zinc additive and the cam lobes were heavily worn in a short time. Ive seen at least 10 TR's in the last few years that displayed considerable wear on the cam lobes. Usually the #3ex lobe goes first but ive seen a few workn on the same cam when viewing it with the pan off. There is no advantage running mobil 1 over conventional in an engine like this. The oil longevity is not a concern since it should be changed frequently if the engine is run hard.