# chevy 350 cam question

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**Created:** [September 29, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-350-cam-question/177375 "2005-09-29T17:34:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![2003frontier](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2003frontier/32/5965_2.png) [@2003frontier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2003frontier)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-350-cam-question/177375/1 "2005-09-29T17:34:59Z")

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What would be the biggest cam you can use on a gen. 1 chevy 350 small block? with out swaping springs? would this work!!  
Advertised Duration 292/292, Lift .488/.488,

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-350-cam-question/177375/2 "2005-09-29T17:43:27Z")

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should,i’ve done bigger

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**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-350-cam-question/177375/3 "2005-09-29T17:45:21Z")

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> [@2003frontier](#):
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> What would be the biggest cam you can use on a gen. 1 chevy 350 small block? with out swaping springs? would this work!!  
> Advertised Duration 292/292, Lift .488/.488,

yeah, as long as you don’t rev it to high.i’ve done .480 on stock springs with no problems. why not just get some z28 springs. good for .510 lift and real cheap