cams vs. gears
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cams vs. gears
my friend asked me the other day-what is better gears or cams? i said probably gears, i have them, but not a hundred percent sure because i have never had cams. any opinions? i think it is an apple v. oranges situation but just curious
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With a lot of cams (at least the ones that make good gains like Comps) you will need gears with them as cams will lose a little low end power to gain more upper end.
I'd say get gears first then cams. That's my plan.
I'd say get gears first then cams. That's my plan.
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wow.. legion5.. I always wonder how you find such arbritary figures.. amazing.. (how arrogant does someone have to be to quote themselves in their sig?)
figure cams can be good to up to 20-30rwhp/tq.. and 4.10s shave off about .3 secs I believe(correct me if i'm wrong) from 1/4 mile time.. so.. pretty close for performance gains. Kind of depends on what he wants and what type of driving he does.
figure cams can be good to up to 20-30rwhp/tq.. and 4.10s shave off about .3 secs I believe(correct me if i'm wrong) from 1/4 mile time.. so.. pretty close for performance gains. Kind of depends on what he wants and what type of driving he does.
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Cams are NOT better on the street if you are under geared (stock gears). If they lose low end to gain high end (and they usually do), it will be annoying (and slower) on the street in traffic until you "gear up." Even if you don't lose any or much down low, the gain is going to be up really high and you'll need to gears to get up there quickly to use the new power.
The truth is, they both go together but if you are going to pick one and the other later, it makes more sense to choose gears first.
The truth is, they both go together but if you are going to pick one and the other later, it makes more sense to choose gears first.
Last edited by SirKnightTG; Apr 13, 2009 at 08:49 PM.
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wow.. legion5.. I always wonder how you find such arbritary figures.. amazing.. (how arrogant does someone have to be to quote themselves in their sig?)
figure cams can be good to up to 20-30rwhp/tq.. and 4.10s shave off about .3 secs I believe(correct me if i'm wrong) from 1/4 mile time.. so.. pretty close for performance gains. Kind of depends on what he wants and what type of driving he does.
figure cams can be good to up to 20-30rwhp/tq.. and 4.10s shave off about .3 secs I believe(correct me if i'm wrong) from 1/4 mile time.. so.. pretty close for performance gains. Kind of depends on what he wants and what type of driving he does.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/t...p/SCAN0003.jpg
http://www.americantorque.com/graph-rpm-vs-speed/
http://www.hillerford.com/resource_l...stangspecs.htm
Far be it for me to be called arbitrary when I do math based on engineering, which I mentioned as being my source, to get an exact number, and you're saying "correct me if I'm wrong".
Last edited by Legion5; Apr 13, 2009 at 09:21 PM.
