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Lumpy Cam

Started by Petrievl · 22 Dec 2011 · 10 replies

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PetrievlArchived member
Hey all, I'm trying to decide on what sort of cam or how big of one to go? I want it to be lumpy and sound really mean when at idol, also having a good pickup on take off, any suggestions?
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HTURBOArchived member
Wade 818 Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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PetrievlArchived member
nothing too massive and nice to cruise with? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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HTURBOArchived member
Next question. Naturally aspirated or turbo??
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PetrievlArchived member
Naturally aspirated champ,
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VLforcedArchived member
I'm assuming RB30 non turbo? If so a reground stock one to 818 similar specs would be a nice budget option ---------- Post added 22-12-11 at 21:24 ---------- nice to cruise with non budget id go a stage 2 or 3 camtech
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PetrievlArchived member
yeah rb30 n/a, yeah sounds good, eventually the plan is to take it off the road and rebuild the engine with forgeys, massive cam, and a gt32 turbo, in the end. but in the meantime a shelf cam would be good cause its my daily Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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bachig24uArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by VLforced [View Post] I'm assuming RB30 non turbo? If so a reground stock one to 818 similar specs would be a nice budget option ---------- Post added 22-12-11 at 21:24 ---------- nice to cruise with non budget id go a stage 2 or 3 camtech great idea, do you know a good source for a longer lifter set to match?
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PetrievlArchived member
this is all coming into plan by early feb,
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bachig24uArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by Petrievl [View Post] yeah rb30 n/a, yeah sounds good, eventually the plan is to take it off the road and rebuild the engine with forgeys, massive cam, and a gt32 turbo, in the end. but in the meantime a shelf cam would be good cause its my daily Lowering the idle and leaning it out can do the trick.. with a big cam you'll need to up the stall convertor if it's an auto though. if you change the cam, you'll also need to install an adjustable fuel reg if not already. your mixtures will go out along with fuel economy if you can't retune the ecu. a nice 520A-115 is a good turbo cam that is lumpy with high comp and has nice power, plus you can use it in the buld up later. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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PetrievlArchived member
Quote: Originally Posted by bachig24u [View Post] Lowering the idle and leaning it out can do the trick.. with a big cam you'll need to up the stall convertor if it's an auto though. if you change the cam, you'll also need to install an adjustable fuel reg if not already. your mixtures will go out along with fuel economy if you can't retune the ecu. naah shes a factory manual, its only a daily skidpig, so a cam can just be slapped in and i couldnt give what the fuel economys like, as for the ecu theres a few guys at work that know how to tune/retune
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