i recently got a 92 caprice wagon. it has a 305 in it now and wanting to do exhaust and cam for now. I am building a different motor for it. What is a good sounding cam for a 305. Any sound clips of cammed 305 wagons and exhaust clips. Not to worried bout power for the 305. Just want a lopey good sounding wagon for now. Any info would be greatly appreciated bout the cam and exhaust.
Most folks will tell you not to bother spending money and time on a 305 build. You'll spend the same $ to build a 350 and it will outperform the 305. Cam selection is dependent on compression ratio/cylinder pressure, rear end gearing, trans gearing and torque converter selection, tire diameter and most importantly, intended vehicle use. The smartest way to pick a cam is to specifically identify the details of your build and the way you're going to use the car. Towing a 3500 pound boat & trailer combo requires a different cam and torque converter selection than trying to win drag races.
Jmt455 has great advice. That choppy, lopey cam sounds great, but it's designed to perform at screaming RPMs on the racetrack, not lugging a cruiser, much less a wagon cruiser, around town. And that's not even talking about needing crazy high idle speeds, losing your A/C, having to research and invest in an expensive stall converter, and all the other "fun" things of owning and feeding a tempermental street/strip machine. My advice, echoing Jmt455's advice, get a modest performance cam based on the total "package" (engine, transmission, rear end gearing, tire size, weight of car, intended use: street/strip/or cruiser, etc. etc. etc.) and work up a nice exhaust - a decent set of headers, properly sized collectors, good size diameter intermediate pipes, feeding your choice of mufflers into some snazzy tail pipes -and you will have a GREAT sounding AND PERFORMING wagon that you can be proud of and will be FUN to drive.
