Camshaft Master # Type Stage Duration @ .050″ Advertised Duration Cam Lift Rocker Ratio Valve Lift Lobe Sep Reprofile Price Comments
FORD FLAT HEAD V8 606 MECH side valve STAGE 1 189/189 241/241 298/298 N/A 298/298 111 NZ$240.00 plus gst Standard PROFILE
FORD FLAT HEAD V8 58 MECH side valve STAGE 1 196/200 250/261 303/305 N/A 303/305 111 NZ$240.00 plus gst Factory Ford T5 truck cam. Smooth idle GT grind. Good torque and very good economy.
FORD FLAT HEAD V8 1025 MECH side valve STAGE 2 205/205 275/275 328/328 N/A 328/328 111 NZ$240.00 plus gst High torque cam. Good idle. 1200-4400rpm
FORD FLAT HEAD V8 976 MECH side valve STAGE 3 209/209 280/280 326/336 N/A 326/336 111 NZ$240.00 plus gst Mild Road cam. Moderate idle. Good low and mid range power and torque. 1500-4600rpm
FORD FLAT HEAD V8 838 MECH side valve STAGE 4 221/221 274/274 320/320 N/A 320/320 111 NZ$240.00 plus gst Fast Road cam. Isky 77B. Moderate to lopey idle. Our most popular profile. Great mid range power and torque. 1800-5000rpm
FORD FLAT HEAD V8 1345 MECH side valve STAGE 4 226/226 276/276 332/332 N/A 332/332 111 NZ$240.00 plus gst Fast Road cam. Isky 88. Lopey idle suit Hot Rod street use. 2200-5200rpm
FORD FLAT HEAD V8 107 MECH side valve STAGE 5 234/234 278/278 340/340 N/A 340/340 111 NZ$240.00 plus gst Hot cam, lumpy idle, good upper RPM range needs compression, better carbs and headers. 2300-5500rpm
FORD FLAT HEAD V8 NEW CAM NZ$650.00 plus gst New blank Ford side valve camshaft ground to your specifications, design or application
FORD FLAT HEAD V8
PERFORMANCE LEVEL OR STAGE INDICATOR
1. OEM (Standard)
2. ECT (Economy/Torque)
3. MR (Mild Road)
4. HPR (High Performance Road)
5. RT (Road & Track)
6. SRT (Super Road & track)
7. CO (Competition Only)
8. TR (Turbo Fast Road)
9. TC (Turbo Competition)

These cam profiles will fit Ford Flat Head V8 221, 239ci and 255ci engines from 1932-1953.

The “re-profile” price NZ$240.00 plus gst is the price to grind your own camshaft.

Profiles stage 5 and over will require a new camshaft blank. All camshaft profiles up to Stage 5 can be ground on standard OEM camshafts.

Stage 3 upwards can incur extra core undercutting machining costs. Cost NZ$60.00 plus gst.

Early type slot dizzy drive camshafts will require extra center machining to allow for grinding between dead centers. Cost NZ$50.00 plus gst.

This is just a small selection of popular Ford side valve cam profiles for this engine. Auckland Camshafts Limited carries a much wider range of profiles (including full race cams) that suit this application.

Please contact Auckland Cams if you require a different profile or have any questions. Reface 16 cam followers NZ$176.00 plus gst.