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Blower Drive Service Co. is a developer of products as well as a user of these same products. Working for years with camshaft technology, we have perfected numerous camshaft profiles specifically engineered for the performance enthusiast. Too often, a recommended "blower cam" is simply a "cam", called a blower cam. These profiles do not optimize performance. Camshafts are "application sensitive", and the needs of a given motor are best satisfied with proper camshaft selection. With over thirty years of blower experience, the BDS technical staff will assist you in selecting a camshaft to maximize your performance needs.

Each of our "maximum effort blower camshaft designs" develop high torque at the front end of the RPM scale and extend this torque throughout the RPM range. The hydraulic "blower cam" profiles provide the luxury of maintenance free operation, providing rough and controllable idle characteristics with the broad torque band and excellent power. All of this performance is available without over-taxing the valve train. Fuel economy is always possible if you control your enthusiasm with the gas pedal!

Our solid lifter profiles offer improved performance over hydraulic designs while extending the RPM range and maximizing both torque and horsepower. Rough and controllable idle is normal, while use of automatic transmissions with higher than stock stall speeds work well with this design. There are numerous profiles for both the hydraulic and solid lifter camshafts, and read their descriptions. you will notice the cam lift of the intake valve is lower than that of the exhaust valve. This is true with the intake and exhaust valve duration as well. This relationship extends the exhaust valve breathing. This extended exhaust valve breathing is required in a supercharged motor.

Roller camshaft profiles allow maximum performance! Rapidly opening valves and higher valve lift is possible with a roller camshaft design. More life and duration, combined with faster opening and closing valves, mean greater air flow. Greater air flow means more power is possible. We recommend you use this type of camshaft profile in any all out performance efforts. These roller cams reduce valve train friction, but usually require very heavy valve spring pressures. This increase in spring pressure make higher RPM and faster acceleration possible. This added valve train load shortens over all valve train life, and increases valve guide wear. Reduced spring life is common as well. These symptoms are expected and common in any high performance or racing application. Due to the high maintenance and short life expectancy, BDS recommends that you limit the use of these roller camshaft designs to maximum effort applications only!


BDS CAM APPLICATIONS
GRIND NO. CAM TYPE APPLICATION IDLE MAX RPM POWER RANGE CONVERTER
HYDRAULIC
4000 Hyd EFI, normally aspirated, mild street.
Designed for daily driver.
good 6000 2000/5500 1800-2000
4100 Hyd Blown, mild street performance.
Designed for everyday driving.
good 6500 2000/6000 1800-2200
4200 Hyd Blown. Moderate street usage.
Good overall performance & drivability.
good 6500 2000/6200 2200-2500
4600 Hyd Blown EFI, mild street.
Designed for blown EFI street.
good 6500 2400/5400 2200-2500
5300 Hyd Blown, hi-performance
street & strip: Pro-street
fair 6800 2800/6500 2600-2800
5400 Hyd Blown, hi-performance street & strip.
Designed for Pro-street/Bracket Racing.
fair 7200 3400/7200 3000-3200
HYDRAULIC ROLLER
4300HR HRIIr Blown, performance street.
Great balance of power and torque.
fair 7000 2800/6800 2600-2800
SOLID LIFTER
4100S Solid Blown, mild street.
Solid version of 4100.
fair 7000 2500/6800 2300-2600
4200S Solid Blown, performance street.
Solid version of 4200.
fair 7000 2800/7000 2400-2800
4300S Solid Blown, hi-performance street.
Solid version of 4300.
fair 7400 3000/7400 2800-3000
4400S Solid Blown, hi-performance street/strip.
Designed for Pro-street, Bracket Racing.
Solid version of 4400R.
rough 7500 3400/7500 3000-3200
4500S Solid Blown, hi-performance strip use only.
Solid version of 4500R.
rough 7500 3400/7500 3200-3500
4700S Solid Blown, hi-performance: marine use only.
Solid version of 4700R.
fair 7200 2800/6800 na
ROLLER
4100R RIIr Blown, mild performance street.
Roller version of 4100.
good 6500 2500/6500 2200-2500
4200R RIIr Blown, performance street.
Roller version of 4200.
fair 7000 2700/6800 2400-2800
4300R RIIr Blown, hi-performance street.
Roller version of 4300.
fair 7000 3000/7200 2800-3000
4400R RIIr Blown, hi-performance street & strip.
Roller version of 4400.
rough 7500 3200/7500 3200-3500
4500R RIIr Blown, hi-performance strip/comp.
Designed for all out racing.
rough 7800 3500/7800 3400-3800
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