Does this sound like a stock HO cam?

[Southern_Pride]

I dunno. My cam was supposed to be stock ho. It dont hit and thats what matters. And I do have stock pistons.

[OVERKILL]

I thought you couldn't put anything more radical than a stock HO cam into a Town Car unless you change the flat-headed pistons? How did you put a more radical cam in without getting valve slap?

That's a precautionary measure. The correct way to KNOW if you have clearance is to clay it. I had decent clearance. Cam timing plays a BIG part in how close things are supposed to be, and ideally, you should put a degree wheel on it to set it up.........

The E cam is pretty mild, I would expect it to clear.

[CheeseSteakJim]

What's claying it?

[JeffBoudah]

You take a piece of clay or play-doh place a blob on your piston under your valves, put on one head with lifter, pushrod etc. and turn over the motor by hand. Take the head off and check to see how close the vlave compressed the clay to the piston.

[OVERKILL]

You take a piece of clay or play-doh place a blob on your piston under your valves, put on one head with lifter, pushrod etc. and turn over the motor by hand. Take the head off and check to see how close the vlave compressed the clay to the piston.

Bingo.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

here's an even better link for those Ford Racing 5.0L cams...shows powerbands as well:
http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts...tKeyField=1329