Cam install next week-- guess what she'll make
06-02-2013, 08:25 PM
#1
Cam install next week-- guess what she'll make Car is an 06 with LS2, 1 7/8 headers, hi-flow cats, stock pipes with magnaflow straight-thru muffs. Also has an ATI Super Damper and Lingenfelter air box with home-made 4 inch pipe w/reducer to stock MAF. Everything else is stock.
I sat down with my tuner Jeff Lowry and went over all the details of my car and how I use it. Since I feel like the car already has enough torque down low to break traction on demand, we went for a cam that gives strong mid range and top end, without sacrificing down low. The cam should start to pull around 2500-3000 RPM. We will also raise the limiter to about 6800-7000 (final limit to be determined during the tune).
The cam specs are 228/236 111+3. He specced moderate lift lobes (.595/.598) that would be kind to the valvetrain and promote valvetrain stability that would result in more stability at high RPM, and therefore more high RPM power and reliability.
Install and dyno will be next week. So, let's have some guesses on max TQ and HP? Where in the rev band do you think she'll peak HP and TQ?
Planned mods within the next two years are so are trick flow heads and FAST 102. Cam was specced with these in mind.
I sat down with my tuner Jeff Lowry and went over all the details of my car and how I use it. Since I feel like the car already has enough torque down low to break traction on demand, we went for a cam that gives strong mid range and top end, without sacrificing down low. The cam should start to pull around 2500-3000 RPM. We will also raise the limiter to about 6800-7000 (final limit to be determined during the tune).
The cam specs are 228/236 111+3. He specced moderate lift lobes (.595/.598) that would be kind to the valvetrain and promote valvetrain stability that would result in more stability at high RPM, and therefore more high RPM power and reliability.
Install and dyno will be next week. So, let's have some guesses on max TQ and HP? Where in the rev band do you think she'll peak HP and TQ?
Planned mods within the next two years are so are trick flow heads and FAST 102. Cam was specced with these in mind.
06-03-2013, 06:23 AM
#9
Funny story (can say it's "funny" now cause he's back in operation)-- Jeff's shop burned down shortly after my dyno tune so I never got the printout and at the time I was too excited to snap a picture of the screen. I recall it was something like 375/385 Tq/HP on a Mustang, much stronger than we expected.
At any rate te first run would have been useless as a baseline because that dyno is now a melted hunk of metal. We will ne dyno tuning at friend's dyno.
At any rate te first run would have been useless as a baseline because that dyno is now a melted hunk of metal. We will ne dyno tuning at friend's dyno.
06-04-2013, 09:12 AM
#14
Bro-hug-- that's what I'm hoping for.
OK guys, I fabbed up a 4" CAI tube (90 degree 4" elbow to 4" Al tube to 4" to 3.5" reducer), but I can't make it fit. There just doesn't seem to be enough room between the PS pulley and radiator. Any tips?
OK guys, I fabbed up a 4" CAI tube (90 degree 4" elbow to 4" Al tube to 4" to 3.5" reducer), but I can't make it fit. There just doesn't seem to be enough room between the PS pulley and radiator. Any tips?
06-04-2013, 09:46 AM
#15
I recall some people posting saying there was a method for tilting the radiator slightly to gain more clearance for a 4" tube. Apparently, it's easy. However, I can't find those posts for the life of me. I'm searchtarded today, apparently.
06-04-2013, 10:42 AM
#18
if u pull it "backwards" (towards the motor) your gonna negate the reason for the mod..youll lose clearance. make a couple brackets that are longer and push the rad towards the front. u might be able to lean it back and run the tube sort of over the top but i think youll run into hood issues.
06-04-2013, 10:45 AM
#19
if u pull it "backwards" (towards the motor) your gonna negate the reason for the mod..youll lose clearance. make a couple brackets that are longer and push the rad towards the front. u might be able to lean it back and run the tube sort of over the top but i think youll run into hood issues.
06-04-2013, 11:58 AM
#20
I think the type of 90 degree coupler you use can have a lot to do with whether you'll have clearance problems with a 4" intake tube. My straight tube has an outer diameter of about 4.5" and I'm not having clearance issues because the 90 degree coupler can flex slightly to give me that perfect angle to the airbox.