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To see what you can make from a 351-C 2V, look at a comparison of stock
cams for the 351-C 2V & 4V, 351W 2V & 4V, Boss 302, Boss 351, and
other high performance 351 engines for various years. Then you can see
how easy it is to boost the 351-C 2V. The top line of specs is for when
the cam first starts to move the valve. The second line is for 0.050" lift,
which is commonly used by cam manufacturers.
Typical Cam Profiles
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Year
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Engine |
Type
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Intake:
First open & 0.050" Cam Lift
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Exhaust:
First open & 0.050" Cam Lift
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Over-
lap
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Open
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Close
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Dur.
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Lift
(in.)
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Open
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Close
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Dur.
|
Lift,
(in.)
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65-68
68-72
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289
302
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Hyd.
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16° BTDC
40° ATDC
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70° ABDC
8° ABDC
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266°
148°
|
0.360
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44° BBDC
1° BBDC
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20° ATDC
27° BTDC
|
244°
154°
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0.380
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36°
|
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63-69
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289
Hi-Perf
|
Mec. |
46° BTDC
12° ATDC
|
84° ABDC
26° ABDC
|
310°
194°
|
0.480
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94° BBDC
36° BBDC
|
36° ATDC
22° BTDC
|
310°
194°
|
0.480
|
82°
|
|
67-68
|
302
|
Mec. |
52° BTDC
6° BTDC
|
86° ABDC
30° ABDC
|
318°
216°
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0.510
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82° BBDC
40° BBDC
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42° ATDC
4° BTDC
|
304°
216°
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0.510
|
94°
|
|
69-72
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302
|
Hyd.
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36° BTDC
16° ATDC
|
74° ABDC
20° ABDC
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290°
184°
|
0.470
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84° BBDC
32° BBDC
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26° ATDC
28° BTDC
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290°
184°
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0.470
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62°
|
|
69-70
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302
BOSS
|
Mec.
|
34° BTDC
15° ATDC
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76° ABDC
25° ABDC
|
290°
190°
|
0.477
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86° BBDC
47° BBDC
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24° ATDC
27° BTDC
|
290°
200°
|
0.477
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58°
|
|
Opt.
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302
BOSS
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Mec.
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58° BTDC
12° BTDC
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86° ABDC
32° ABDC
|
324°
224°
|
0.598
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88° BBDC
42° BBDC
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56° ATDC
2° ATDC
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324°
224°
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0.598
|
114°
|
|
69-71
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351W
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Hyd.
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11° BTDC
34° ATDC
|
65° ABDC
15° ABDC
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256°
161°
|
0.425
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68° BBDC
15° BBDC
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22° ATDC
33° BTDC
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270°
162°
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0.450
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33°
|
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Opt.
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302
|
Mec.
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66° BTDC
20° ATDC
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84° ABDC
33° ABDC
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330°
233°
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0.600
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94° BBDC
47° BBDC
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64° ATDC
11° ATDC
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338°
238°
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0.620
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130°
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70-74
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351C
2V
|
Hyd.
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12° BTDC
38° ATDC
|
66° ABDC
11° ABDC
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258°
153°
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0.400
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66° BBDC
11° BBDC
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20° ATDC
37° BTDC
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266°
154°
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0.406
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32°
|
|
70-71
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351C
4V
|
Hyd.
|
18° BTDC
35° ATDC
|
70° ABDC
14° ABDC
|
268°
159°
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0.420
|
81° BBDC
26° BBDC
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19°ATDC
36° BTDC
|
280°
170°
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0.450
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37°
|
|
71
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351C
CJ
|
Hyd.
|
18° BTDC
30° ATDC
|
72° ABDC
22° ABDC
|
270°
172°
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0.481
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82° BBDC
28° BBDC
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28° ATDC
24° BTDC
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290°
184°
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0.490
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46°
|
|
72
|
351C
CJ
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Hyd.
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14° BTDC
26° ATDC
|
76° ABDC
26° ABDC
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270°
180°
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0.481
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78° BBDC
24° BBDC
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32° ATDC
28° BTDC
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290°
176°
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0.490
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46°
|
|
71
|
351C
BOSS
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Mec.
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34° BTDC
15° ATDC
|
76° ABDC
25° ABDC
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290°
190°
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0.477
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86° BBDC
47° BBDC
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24° ATDC
27° BTDC
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290°
200°
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0.477
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58°
|
|
72
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351C
HO
|
Mec.
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17.5°BTDC
23° ATDC
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77.5°ABDC
40° ABDC
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275°
206°
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0.490
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17.5°BBDC
37° BBDC
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77.5°ATDC
20° BTDC
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275°
197°
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0.490
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35°
|
|
Opt.
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351C
HO
|
Mec.
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62° BTDC
18° ATDC
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84° ABDC
35° ABDC
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326°
197°
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0.589
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90° BBDC
45° BBDC
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64° ATDC
13° BTDC
|
334°
212°
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0.612
|
126°
|
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71-72
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400C
|
Hyd.
|
17° BTDC
30° ATDC
|
59° ABDC
8° ABDC
|
256°
158°
|
0.422
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71° BBDC
37° BBDC
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21° ATDC
37° BTDC
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272°
180°
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0.427
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38°
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You can see that the 351-C 2V cam is rather mild in that the duration
is low (Intake=258° & Exhaust=266°) as compared to the 351-C
CJ (I=270° & E=290°) or the 351-C High Output (I=275° &
E=275°) hydraulic cams. Note that the only difference between the '71
and '72 CJ cams is a 4 degrees, achieved through a different cam timing
gear setting. The cams are exactly the same profile. Also, note that the
stock 2V cam has only 0.400" lift.
Calculating Duration:
Intake Duration = Degrees before TDC + Degrees after BDC + 180. In
the case of the stock 351C-2V, the duration is 12+66+180=258.
Exhaust Duration = Degrees before BDC + Degrees after TDC + 180. In
this case it is 66+20+180=266.
Since the exhaust valve opens before the intake valve is closed, both
valves are open at the same time. The exhaust actually helps scavenge the
cylinder and suck gas in through the intake. This allows unburned gas to
go out the exhaust, but it gets a larger amount of new gas into the cylinder
more quickly. So this overlap can increase power, but is terrible for mileage.
The timings in the chart below are based on the position of the crank
(degrees of rotation) when the valve first starts to open. An alternative
is to specify the cam based on when the valve has opened 0.050 inches.
This is often a better method and is frequently used by the cam manufacturers.
You will see from the table above, the specifications can appear to change
significantly using this alternative method. Click on chart to enlarge it.

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