To cam or not to cam?

[NOMIEZVR4]

I don't think there are going to be any significant differences between the 2 sets of cams honestly..until someone proves me wrong. I gained 30whp with my webcams. Have you seen my before/after cam swap thread?

[sergechronos]

I tried to look up the cam card, but my google skill is failing me I guess.

I really was hoping to hear some more opinions on cams and I was REALLY hoping to hear something about those new BC cams that everyone was up in arms about

Chris has one of the first sets and is installing them, but there won't be a before and after comparison. Not sure when we will see a back to back comparison on actual dyno. Best case scenario would probably be someone doing a VD, unless Ray or Chris want to be awesome and do it with a stock motor and cams vs BC cams just as a baseline of the minimum you could expect. Doubtful though.

[familyMAN]

If you have the DR street cams (web 510/150) they will be a good fit on a street car and match the power band of your turbos and big engine. Boost will come in hard and power hold past 7k before dropping.

They have a little more lift than stock and supposed to have more duration but mine measured (crudely) just barely more than stock at .050" lift. Their center lines are shifted to 110/110 instead of stock which gives you a +1, -3 built in if you degree them correctly (mine needed degreed because of head shaving and cam inaccuracy.) Matt spec'd these so he loves the +1-3 and had it built in.

Edit: You definitively should degree them if you haven't already. Because of the major changes to stock you have with the big motor your cams could be off by a significant margin. Use the webcam online calculator and plug in your measured crank degree at .050" lift and adjust as necessary your cam gears to get them to 110* on both intake and exhaust.

[futurevr4man]

Nomiez, yeah I looked through it briefly. I am going to read in in depth when I get some free time

Serge, when you say Chris, who you talkin bout? ABM? Ninja? Gump?

Familyman, when I pull my engine I *may* degree them, but I don't trust adjustable cam gears which is why I don't have any now. I literally can't afford to have one slip and eat valves

[CoopKill]

Adjust, set, pin. No movement to be had.


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[familyMAN]

Adjust, set, pin. No movement to be had.


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This. Or get the UR gears. I have had mine off and on plus many changes so many times with zero issues....KNOCK ON WOOD!

[CoopKill]

I have been looking for a year for them. No luck yet.


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[familyMAN]

I have been looking for a year for them. No luck yet.


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Thought Matt M still had a couple sets. Have you tried emailing/calling him to check?

[CoopKill]

Will do! I need the diesel injection issue to rub off the wallet till next week first though.


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[futurevr4man]

I won't pin them because there is no telling what I will do in the future and if I pin them I will never sell them. I'll either figure out which gears to get (UR seems to be the way to go) or I will just not degree the cams. There is no on between in my mind.