Smoothest idling, best power producing cams for 4.6 3V
10-07-2009, 03:45 PM
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I wouldn't say there was anything "wrong" with them but my driving environment (heavy traffic, stop and go, all the time) here in austin just isn't suited to the lumpy idle. I was having to give it rpm, then ride off the clutch hoping someone didn't pull over into my lane which folks here will do if you have 1/2 car length in front of you! Once I was off the clutch I would have to yank it out of gear so it didn't buck when traffic slowed again. And the 4.10 gears just exascerbated it. The stock cams with smoother idle, I can release the clutch from idle w/o bucking or stalling in traffic. It just makes my life much, much better 
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.I have a similar driving environment since I travel mopac all the way from South Austin to North then onto 183 for a bit.
Hopefully since I have an auto, it'll be a little better. We'll see!
10-07-2009, 03:47 PM
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I'll takes me some of that NHRA top fuel sputtering.
I really like the sound of those SPRs though. Stage 2 or 3.
10-07-2009, 06:22 PM
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I'm definitely going to wait and investigate blower/cam combos. It's about damn time I boosted this car. I can't sell it w/o seeing it blown and there's really no bolt-on's other than udp's and delete plates which I refuse to do...just don't see the point for <10whp. Cams, heads and blower I'll want to match...IF I even go there. Just plopping a centri s/c and putting down 400+ EMISSIONS legal whp sounds really good to me about now.
I did get 25.2 avg mpg around town today with the stock cams. I was lucky to get 18mpg with the hot rods!!! I forgot what decent gas mileage was...
I did get 25.2 avg mpg around town today with the stock cams. I was lucky to get 18mpg with the hot rods!!! I forgot what decent gas mileage was...
10-07-2009, 06:29 PM
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He sent me some idle vids... these are w/o a doubt the cams you want in an N/A application.
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10-08-2009, 02:59 PM
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Yeah, yeah, buy I Honda Civic, I know....I want to have my cake and eat it too, especially since other people apparently can.
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