MellowYellow01

I have a 2001 gt coupe and was wondering about cam shafts.The car is pretty much stock, Mac intake, bassani exaust,thats really it.My Question is, can you put in any kinda cam shafts in a basic stock 4.6?I like to get someting really radical but not sure what all is involved!

dsg04gt

Since your car has stock internals, the wildest you can go are Stage 1 Cams. Anything after that, i.e. stage 2 or 3, forged internals are pretty much a must. The reason is because the the stage 2's and 3's make most of their power in the higher rpms, and you wont get any power out of them unless your revving alot further than 6000 rpms, which cant really be done safely without forged internals. Beware, this route isnt cheap, and you might want to get some more of the basic bolt ons done before you hit the cams.

Master

my cams are radical
DESCRIPTION:
SOHC-Hot street cam, 3.55-3.73 gears, 2000+ stall, computer upgrade recommended. Rough idle
Basic Operating range 2000-6000 RPM's

rjgstang

where did you get yours and what brand are they?

Master

if your talking to me. they are comp cams ...i got them from here... for $508

Quicktime_GT

Master.... is your cam's considered stage 1 or 2, are you stock bottom end, and did you notice a difference?

jkm1987

i just installed a comp xe-262 this week just me and one of my friends in my garage it took 3 days overal about 40 hours but it really wasnt that hard just time consuming im no mechanic and i did it just fine w/no problems its getting tuned tommorow morning so i havent pushed it too much yet i ran it up to 5000 tonight at about half throttle and i definently felt a big difference i cant wait til it gets tuned its running really rich so i havent got it WOT yet its basically a stage one cam the idle sounds great its a nothing wild but you can tell it has a cam in it it lopes a little

97targa

Valve to piston clearance....you'll need new valve springs for a stage 2 or more...I wouldn't go radical because you'll lose a bit of torque on the low end and you'll need a head job. No not a hand job.lol Port and polish and valve work, maybe a 3-angle valve job. Around $1500 to get all that done with your stock heads, or spend $650 get some stage 1 cams and tube of RTV silicone for the valve covers and call it a day. It'll still give you around 30hp with stock accessories. You won't need to do any valve spring changes or porting. The only thing you'll have to remove are the valve covers to access the camshafts, and the sprockets on the cam ends. Max. 8 hours for a newbie, Good Luck

97targa

HOLY SH.t 40hrs. what the hell were you doing?[sm=alcoholic.gif] I did my whole head swap and cam change in less than 10 hours, and that requires the whole dissasemble of the top end. I did my buddy's cams, not the heads, just the cams in less than 4 hours. Maybe I'm a magician, but you need to work on your mechanics skills. lol Hey atleast you learned a few things and didn't have to pay anyone for it![sm=headbang.gif]

Jiggy_One

Those cams that master has are stage 3 non-PI cams. They are like stage 2.5 pi cams with a little less lift for ptv clearence. They sound badass too. I was just about to get the same ones, but I decided to save a few more $$ and am getting a vortech blower next month. I will still do the cams, but not those with the blower.

BRian