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Cam in a '94-95 5.0- problems with idle?

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Old 05-28-2004, 04:33 PM
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Default Cam in a '94-95 5.0- problems with idle?

I have heard that putting a cam in a 94-95 5.0 gives it a bad idle. Is this true? I have a 95 5.0 from a truck with a trick flow cam: .498/.512 what can i expect when I start it over? Thanks
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Old 05-28-2004, 04:35 PM
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Default RE: Cam in a '94-95 5.0- problems with idle?

hehe changing the duration and lda of any cam in a motor will change the idle. the lift isnt that aggressive - but lift doesnt affect your idle. whats your duration and lda?
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you can put a different computer from the 93 mustang in it to fix the rough idle problem
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Old 05-28-2004, 08:36 PM
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It's a bad thing that the 95 truck motor you have isn't a HO, but has the HO firing order and 185HP with stock cam.
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Old 05-29-2004, 12:20 AM
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Default RE: Cam in a '94-95 5.0- problems with idle?

Stock cam in the 5.0s aren't bad. Seen 10's with them before.

The Alphabet cams from Ford are more prone to idle problems. Steeda's #18 and #19 cams are supposed to be the best and no idle problems.

Don't need to do the A9L swap into the 94-95s anymore. That was done because nobody at the time could reflash/tune them. Now they can so get it reflashed or tuned. Best way to do it.
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