Which Cam is the best for my setup?
12-10-2006, 06:38 PM
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Which Cam is the best for my setup?
Which is the best cam out there? I know there is comp and VT and others but which one is the best. I have had a hard time finding the VT cams. I have been told by some on here that the Stage 1 cam is best for a non built engine but then i have had others advocate for the stage 2. My current set up on my 2002 GT is x pipe, catback, tb/plenum/CAI, diablosport predator, 4.10 gears. Im doing Lt headers over the winter and stall converter and tranny cooler in early April....
PS. should i bother doing the valve springs if i do stage 1 cams? i herd they are unecessary.
PS. should i bother doing the valve springs if i do stage 1 cams? i herd they are unecessary.
12-10-2006, 06:46 PM
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RE: Which Cam is the best for my setup?
I've had good luck with Comp Cams over the years in various engines.
It's generally a good idea to replace springs at the same time, even if you don't have to. Springs wear out over time, so you'll just be shortening the life of your engine combo (before you lose revs due to float).
It's generally a good idea to replace springs at the same time, even if you don't have to. Springs wear out over time, so you'll just be shortening the life of your engine combo (before you lose revs due to float).
12-10-2006, 09:26 PM
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RE: Which Cam is the best for my setup?
I have heard alot of horror stories about the comp cams for modular engines.
VT FTW.
Are you planning on this pretty much being the last mods to the car? What are your future plans if any?
The stage ones will NOT require the springs, and there isn't any reason to put them on unless you have quite a few miles on the car. I have heard that valvesprings will wear out pretty bad over time with highermilage cars, so if your have alot of miles on it the springs would be a good idea.
VT FTW.
Are you planning on this pretty much being the last mods to the car? What are your future plans if any?
The stage ones will NOT require the springs, and there isn't any reason to put them on unless you have quite a few miles on the car. I have heard that valvesprings will wear out pretty bad over time with highermilage cars, so if your have alot of miles on it the springs would be a good idea.
12-10-2006, 09:43 PM
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RE: Which Cam is the best for my setup?
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I have heard alot of horror stories about the comp cams for modular engines.
VT FTW.
Are you planning on this pretty much being the last mods to the car? What are your future plans if any?
The stage ones will NOT require the springs, and there isn't any reason to put them on unless you have quite a few miles on the car. I have heard that valvesprings will wear out pretty bad over time with highermilage cars, so if your have alot of miles on it the springs would be a good idea.
I have heard alot of horror stories about the comp cams for modular engines.
VT FTW.
Are you planning on this pretty much being the last mods to the car? What are your future plans if any?
The stage ones will NOT require the springs, and there isn't any reason to put them on unless you have quite a few miles on the car. I have heard that valvesprings will wear out pretty bad over time with highermilage cars, so if your have alot of miles on it the springs would be a good idea.
P.S. do you kno a source for VT cams? i cant seem to find them, i kno mustang tuning used to carry them.....
12-10-2006, 09:45 PM
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12-10-2006, 09:47 PM
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RE: Which Cam is the best for my setup?
Thats a hard one.
On the one hand the N/A cams are not ideal for a supercharged setup.
On the other hand, my results were pretty good. I am sure I could make more power with a blower specific cam, but I am intentionally leaving the tune just a bit rich to keep the power where it is. I feel more comfortable with a bit of a satey margin on the stock shortblock.
If I was gonna do it all over, I would have held off on the cams and did some suspension work, or just gotten the blower ASAP. I was not really impressed with the cams gains (I did pickup 30 WHP at redline, but very little at peak) n/a but it seems to be really helping now that I am FI, n/a cams or not.
If you don't plan on EVER getting a forged shortblock, or you have no problem with swapping the cams again if you do, you are ok going with either the stage 1s or 2s right now. If you get a forged assembly and want to make more power the n/a cams have to go.
On the one hand the N/A cams are not ideal for a supercharged setup.
On the other hand, my results were pretty good. I am sure I could make more power with a blower specific cam, but I am intentionally leaving the tune just a bit rich to keep the power where it is. I feel more comfortable with a bit of a satey margin on the stock shortblock.
If I was gonna do it all over, I would have held off on the cams and did some suspension work, or just gotten the blower ASAP. I was not really impressed with the cams gains (I did pickup 30 WHP at redline, but very little at peak) n/a but it seems to be really helping now that I am FI, n/a cams or not.
If you don't plan on EVER getting a forged shortblock, or you have no problem with swapping the cams again if you do, you are ok going with either the stage 1s or 2s right now. If you get a forged assembly and want to make more power the n/a cams have to go.
12-10-2006, 10:00 PM
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RE: Which Cam is the best for my setup?
thanks for the info guys. After looking at the VT cams they are priced the same as the others, so i will take it from the experts that they are superior. Now all i have to decide is stage 1 or stage 2.....decisions decisions