Please read this before you choose a cam!
04-10-2005, 01:48 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
It's very simple...
no one wants to put a big came on stock heads... the thing is... most people don't have $2XXX.00 to spend on a set of good heads... and at $2XX.00 a cam is much cheaper and proven performance. THe heads can always come later.
no one wants to put a big came on stock heads... the thing is... most people don't have $2XXX.00 to spend on a set of good heads... and at $2XX.00 a cam is much cheaper and proven performance. THe heads can always come later.
04-10-2005, 02:29 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
My 396 Hot Cammed motor trapped 118 mph. Now I am going to the XE 230/236 cam, and after the dyno I will determine my shift point, but if you have any suggestions, please let me know, as the dyno wont be for a couple weeks.
ps, my motor is built to rev, and heads exhaust etc to match.
ps, my motor is built to rev, and heads exhaust etc to match.
04-10-2005, 03:21 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
Ok then, I have a question for all you cam gurus. I plan on basically making my car a street car, go to the strip every now and then. It is my only car, a daily driver, and I'm not planning on doing anything too nutty. I'm thinking bolt-ons and a cam. What would be an ideal cam for me? I don't want to rev the motor too much, maybe slightly higher than stock shift points. Driveability and a fat powerband are what I'm searching for; not sure if I'm gonna stall it or not.
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04-10-2005, 04:02 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
I was thinking of doing the hotcam, but from the way some of the people in here are talking, it got me thinking that perhaps for my application the hotcam was a hair on the big side....maybe not though.
04-10-2005, 05:29 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
Originally Posted by JBird33
I was thinking of doing the hotcam, but from the way some of the people in here are talking, it got me thinking that perhaps for my application the hotcam was a hair on the big side....maybe not though.
04-10-2005, 05:37 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
Originally Posted by Beyonce Knowles
Hotcam is usually considered on the small side, but for lots of people its just right. CC305 is said to be a cam for automatics, 306 for A4's.
04-10-2005, 10:10 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
Originally Posted by Zachz28
What kinda of shift point would you use on a 224/230 with stock heads?
04-10-2005, 10:16 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
With a 224/230, you should be shifting at around 6400-6500 for best track times. If it's hitting a wall after 6000, you have problems. (springs, ignition, etc)
04-10-2005, 10:25 PM
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Re: Please read this before you choose a cam!
Originally Posted by madwolf
With a 224/230, you should be shifting at around 6400-6500 for best track times. If it's hitting a wall after 6000, you have problems. (springs, ignition, etc)
