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Old 03-15-2007, 03:38 PM
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So i am going to be getting rid of this cam. it is a great cam, makes a lot of power and sounds great.

i am getting rid of it b/c of the tune problems that i have been having with it.

Warm start issue, idle dips when coming to a stop, bucking and hesitation. but above 2500 RPMs look out

so i am going back to my stock cam
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That sucks man, sorry it hasnt worked out for you. That cam does sound damn good. I am looking into getting that same cam for my 02 SS auto. However, I realy dont want to have to deal with a lot of drivability issues because my car is a DD. I Might go with something else now. I have kept up with your posts and was hoping that you would be able to get the problems tuned out. Are you an auto ?
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Are you an auto or 6sp? I got the same cam coming this week only with a 112+2 Lsa!
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That really sucks dude! FWIW my cam ran perfect on the stock tune! I couldnt believe it! Never stalled, surged, nothing! And of course since the tune it's still great.

I really think you could have all those problems your having solved if you took it to an experienced tuner. People run much larger cams than yours. If you DO take it out, are you going to look into a diff one at all?
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Originally Posted by justin quick
That sucks man, sorry it hasnt worked out for you. That cam does sound damn good. I am looking into getting that same cam for my 02 SS auto. However, I realy dont want to have to deal with a lot of drivability issues because my car is a DD. I Might go with something else now. I have kept up with your posts and was hoping that you would be able to get the problems tuned out. Are you an auto ?

Thanks, the cam realyl does sound good... I am not sure if you will have the problems i am having. I think that there might be something worng with my computer as far as the tune goes. As for the bucking goes, if i were to get a 4.10 it would be gone. I am still on my stock 3.42. I am a M6. The cam is great. where you going to get a 110, 112 LSA??
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Originally Posted by davidtomasiewicz
Are you an auto or 6sp? I got the same cam coming this week only with a 112+2 Lsa!

I am a M6 car. You will be happy with it on a 112!!!! I think most of my problems is that it is cut on a 110. I mean it has 10* of overlap, but that is not that much...

Let me know how yours goes on a 112..
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Originally Posted by BriancWS6
That really sucks dude! FWIW my cam ran perfect on the stock tune! I couldnt believe it! Never stalled, surged, nothing! And of course since the tune it's still great.

I really think you could have all those problems your having solved if you took it to an experienced tuner. People run much larger cams than yours. If you DO take it out, are you going to look into a diff one at all?

That is crazy that your cam ran perfect on your stock tune. What cam are you running? I am not sure if it is the tuner who can not tune it, or the fact that it is a cam.. Then again i know of some people that are running a TRex cam and no problems at all.....

If i do take it out, going to go back to my stock cam.
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how mcuh are you going to be selling it for?
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Originally Posted by ND4SPD _SS
how mcuh are you going to be selling it for?

well i ahve not set a price yet. buyer will get:

Cam 228/232 .588/.595 110+4
PRC Dual Springs
7.425 Hardened Push Rods
TI retainers

THIS CAM HAS +/- 500 MILES ON IT
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Originally Posted by TORCHD 02 TA
I think most of my problems is that it is cut on a 110. ...

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if the specs are right, the problem is the 106 ICL, if you installed it advanced a few more degrees it might help..
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That is surprising to me. I have a 228/232 cam with a little more lift on the 110 LSA and my car idles very smooth. I have aftermarket heads but I doubt thats the difference. I would check the tune. Sounds like you may be really rich on the low end.
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Do you have your own software? If you'd be willing to drive to MI, we could get it so you don't have to take that cam out.
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I'm with SSpdDmon - Don't just swap it because it's behaving poorly. You've only driven 500 miles with it?
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Originally Posted by SSpdDmon
Do you have your own software? If you'd be willing to drive to MI, we could get it so you don't have to take that cam out.
thats what I would do is find a tuner and keep the cam
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Yeah, don't give up so easy. Get someone to tune it on the street or a mustang dyno for drivability.
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Tune it right

or

trade for 224/224 112 that is easily tuned.

but

don't go back to stock
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Originally Posted by oange ss
if the specs are right, the problem is the 106 ICL, if you installed it advanced a few more degrees it might help..

yes the ICL is 106. it was installed dot to dot b/c it has 4* ground into it already...
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Originally Posted by hotrodrx7
That is surprising to me. I have a 228/232 cam with a little more lift on the 110 LSA and my car idles very smooth. I have aftermarket heads but I doubt thats the difference. I would check the tune. Sounds like you may be really rich on the low end.

i keep telling the tuner that same thing that it is rich. at idle i have a white color smoke coming out of the tail pipes. But my AFR is good. WOT it is 12.8. and stoich was.. **** i forogot what stoich was i think 15
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Originally Posted by SSpdDmon
Do you have your own software? If you'd be willing to drive to MI, we could get it so you don't have to take that cam out.

No i do not have my own software. What could you do different? What part of MI you from? also i amy take it to FLP to get it retuned.....

keep me informed
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Originally Posted by matt94z
Yeah, don't give up so easy. Get someone to tune it on the street or a mustang dyno for drivability.

It was tuned on a mustang dyno





Originally Posted by Ragtop 99
Tune it right

or

trade for 224/224 112 that is easily tuned.

but

don't go back to stock

stock i had no problems...


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