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Old 09-24-2008, 08:07 PM
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i have some 502 mpi's with MEFI 1 computers. what is the largest camshaft i can put in these things without having to remap the ecu's. i believe the stock cams are .510/.510 part#431-9830. thanks
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I would say its probably not worth putting a bigger cam in if you dont remap.
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You can't make any substantial engine mods without a reprogram of the ECM.

If you want any gains, the ECM has to reprogrammed.
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........aside from all of that (all things considered), if you still want a good cam profile that will be custom designed for your application, then RMBuilder/Bob Mardara of Marine Kinetics is N.Y. is the man to call---he's the cam expert. (585)654-8583
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I know some guys running the 731 crane with headers and no remap. seems to work for them.
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Is the 731 cam suitable with the MPI, or was it only used withe the carbed HP500's?
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