Ok, as everyone knows, I installed my spare exhaust cam in the intake side. It was out of phase, so I needed get some cam gears and adjust the cam timing, since I was only getting power above 4000RPM, and even still, not much. I installed the cam gears, and advanced the intake side a bit, and it was better. Anyways, I got some dyno time on Thursday night, and laid down a massive run of 100whp(now I know how the FS-DE guys feel 
). We played with the timing, advancing it, and advancing it until it was fully advance. You guessed it..
....I had installed the cam gear, without remembering to index it 3 teeth clockwise. My intake cam was 45 degrees retarded. Which means I had NO overlap, and crazy reversion, which was why I was getting no power. Anyways, even with the cam gear fully advanced, I got 122whp but torque was down to 103lb/ft. Obviously, I needed to remove the cam gear and install it properly. If I had done that, I might be reporting better results. Like having that 122whp AND my 112lb/ft I used to have. Anyways, I installed it properly, and now I think I'm running +8 on the intake side. Nice sounding lopey idle, and awesome power from 3000-redline. Obviously I'm giving up a couple down low, but who cares?
It's good to know that our car can still run with crazy amounts of cam mistiming. It doesn't have that awesome burble off throttle like it did with it really retarded, but I'll trade the power for the sound any day.
Mike, I'm sending you my cams when I get back from a WEMF(World Electronic Music Festival...a 3 day rave), a week this Monday. So next time I'm on the dyno, it'll be with Mike's cams. I see no reason I won't be hitting 130whp(seems reasonable the cams could give me 8whp more), as long as I'm getting the fuel I need. Custom header will be next after that, and I think the stock injectors may max out at 135whp before I start running too lean, but we'll see. With enough fuel, after the header should be 135-140 region, but I won't get those results til after the E-Manage is installed. And besides, I've learned to take what I THINK I'll get, and divide by two. So I'll probably be at 130whp after cams and header.
). We played with the timing, advancing it, and advancing it until it was fully advance. You guessed it......I had installed the cam gear, without remembering to index it 3 teeth clockwise. My intake cam was 45 degrees retarded. Which means I had NO overlap, and crazy reversion, which was why I was getting no power. Anyways, even with the cam gear fully advanced, I got 122whp but torque was down to 103lb/ft. Obviously, I needed to remove the cam gear and install it properly. If I had done that, I might be reporting better results. Like having that 122whp AND my 112lb/ft I used to have. Anyways, I installed it properly, and now I think I'm running +8 on the intake side. Nice sounding lopey idle, and awesome power from 3000-redline. Obviously I'm giving up a couple down low, but who cares?
It's good to know that our car can still run with crazy amounts of cam mistiming. It doesn't have that awesome burble off throttle like it did with it really retarded, but I'll trade the power for the sound any day.
Mike, I'm sending you my cams when I get back from a WEMF(World Electronic Music Festival...a 3 day rave), a week this Monday. So next time I'm on the dyno, it'll be with Mike's cams. I see no reason I won't be hitting 130whp(seems reasonable the cams could give me 8whp more), as long as I'm getting the fuel I need. Custom header will be next after that, and I think the stock injectors may max out at 135whp before I start running too lean, but we'll see. With enough fuel, after the header should be 135-140 region, but I won't get those results til after the E-Manage is installed. And besides, I've learned to take what I THINK I'll get, and divide by two. So I'll probably be at 130whp after cams and header.
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