Typically, an RV cam is, just as you say, a low to mid-range cam. They are short
duration, high lift cams with a little more duration than a stock cam, and may
have more exhaust duration than intake duration. They are usually advanced
rather than a split overlap. The RPM range for peak torque is usually 2600-3200
or so. This makes a very good truck cam especially for an engine that can be
kept within this range when pulling hard. For a hotter street engine you could
use a cam with better top-end characteristics and not suffer drivability, such
as in a half-ton with a V8 but you won't be unhappy with the one you got unless
you expect to be turning it 5-6000 RPM.
-Tom
>The Mechanic that set up my engine called it a RV cam. it came from general
>connectics, it has lots of power in the lower to midrange . the next step up
>was refered to as hot street. I've always thought they refered to a
>recreational vehicle (RV) for the lower end torque for what they need. We
>figured this would work well with the 283 cause it has a short stroke with
a
>large bore.
>
>
>steve
>55TF gmc soon to be running with a new 283
>
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