Turbocharger cam specs....
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Turbocharger cam specs.... What kind of cam do you want to run with a turbo motor?
More intake duration?
More exhaust duration?
Wide Lobe seperation angle?
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More intake duration?
More exhaust duration?
Wide Lobe seperation angle?
Phillip
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You can't really just spec it like a blower (supercharger cam) - sure, you have positive manifold pressure in both, but with the blower you have a very small amount of backpressure - with the turbo you can have 20+psi of backpressure fairly easily. This makes a huge amount of difference in what happens in the overlap region, as well as what the exhaust flow does.
You really need to know, or at least be able to estimate what your backpressure to boost ratio is going to be if you are going to make any intellegent choice in cam selection. You can at least estimate this from your engine/exhaust/turbo setup - but without that there isn't alot you can tell.
You really need to know, or at least be able to estimate what your backpressure to boost ratio is going to be if you are going to make any intellegent choice in cam selection. You can at least estimate this from your engine/exhaust/turbo setup - but without that there isn't alot you can tell.
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Thats an interesting point of view. My thoughs were to increase exhaust duration since your getting almost double the air into the motor and you have nothing helping get it out. Most turbo cars have alot of backpressure so IMO you would need more exhaust duration. I am probably wrong on this one but dont most of the turbo imports use longer duration on the exhaust side....
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I had Seth from Combonation Motorsport pick a cam out for me and my single t-76 setup
He came up with a 232-230 596 591 113lsa and +2 ground in advance
He asked me about all my specs from head flow to valves compression
He has a custom Cam sizing programme and came up with that cam profile
I'm running a 370 iron block with forged internals stage 2 abosolute speed 6.0l heads
He came up with a 232-230 596 591 113lsa and +2 ground in advance
He asked me about all my specs from head flow to valves compression
He has a custom Cam sizing programme and came up with that cam profile
I'm running a 370 iron block with forged internals stage 2 abosolute speed 6.0l heads
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Originally Posted by MYTURBOT/A
This is what cammotion recommended for me.
dur. int226/exh218
lift. int574/exh564
lsa. 116
ICL. 113
They said to keep the exhaust duration short to keep the exhaust gas velocity up.
dur. int226/exh218
lift. int574/exh564
lsa. 116
ICL. 113
They said to keep the exhaust duration short to keep the exhaust gas velocity up.
That's interesting. I spec'd that identical cam, and had Cam Motion grind it for me about a month ago.
I've had 3 cams in my turbo car now.
214/222 114 lsa
The above listed 226/218 cam
And currently I'm using a 224/224 113LSA 111ICL on comp XE lobes.
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Originally Posted by INTMD8
That's interesting. I spec'd that identical cam, and had Cam Motion grind it for me about a month ago.
I've had 3 cams in my turbo car now.
214/222 114 lsa
The above listed 226/218 cam
And currently I'm using a 224/224 113LSA 111ICL on comp XE lobes.
I've had 3 cams in my turbo car now.
214/222 114 lsa
The above listed 226/218 cam
And currently I'm using a 224/224 113LSA 111ICL on comp XE lobes.
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In my case, I was trying to shift my powerband up. I was only able to do that by increasing the overlap. It came at the cost of slightly more lag.
The current trend is to run a reverse split and alot of negative overlap. If you look at the valve events of the 226/218 cam, you will see that the exhaust valve is closed very early. I think this can help turbo response by keeping EGT's higher, but it will also have more high rpm pumping losses.
The current trend is to run a reverse split and alot of negative overlap. If you look at the valve events of the 226/218 cam, you will see that the exhaust valve is closed very early. I think this can help turbo response by keeping EGT's higher, but it will also have more high rpm pumping losses.
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FWIW, my cam from cammotion is as follows.
238 @ .050 intake
232 @ .050 exhaust
.639 valve lift intake w/1.7 rockers
.627 valve lift exhaust w/1.7 rockers
115 LSA
.010 hot lash intake and exhaust
ground to make power from 3300-6800 RPM's.
238 @ .050 intake
232 @ .050 exhaust
.639 valve lift intake w/1.7 rockers
.627 valve lift exhaust w/1.7 rockers
115 LSA
.010 hot lash intake and exhaust
ground to make power from 3300-6800 RPM's.
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Originally Posted by INTMD8
That's interesting. I spec'd that identical cam, and had Cam Motion grind it for me about a month ago.
I've had 3 cams in my turbo car now.
214/222 114 lsa
The above listed 226/218 cam
And currently I'm using a 224/224 113LSA 111ICL on comp XE lobes.
I've had 3 cams in my turbo car now.
214/222 114 lsa
The above listed 226/218 cam
And currently I'm using a 224/224 113LSA 111ICL on comp XE lobes.
How did you like that cam? Did it make good power with your setup?
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Originally Posted by MYTURBOT/A
How did you like that cam? Did it make good power with your setup?
I liked it. It made 740rwhp @21psi. That's the setup I had when it ran 10.9 @138.5, 1.9 60ft, 3,720lbs.
I have since changed to the 224/224 cam, and installed a sheetmetal intake at the same time, so no direct cam comparison. It made 760rwhp @19psi, and I've since built a new exhaust system so it will be on the dyno again soon.
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Originally Posted by TA Dave
Rule of thumb, 5 to 10 degrees less exhaust than intake, and a 114+ LSA. There's more, but I'd get killed if I talked... 
Rule of thumb- There is no rule of thumb
A camshaft is only valve events. Once the valve events are chosen, you will have your duration/icl/lsa. Should not be the other way around.
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Very true, poor choice of words on my part... 
Way too many variables, Head flow, int/ex ratios, boost, ECT...
That's the nice thing about turbos; you can make very nice power with a stock cam. But when you're looking for the last little bit...
Way too many variables, Head flow, int/ex ratios, boost, ECT...
That's the nice thing about turbos; you can make very nice power with a stock cam. But when you're looking for the last little bit...
I think that it's more important to look at the power goals, turbo size, and engine combo and then let that dictate the cam.
I think you could generalize and say that too much overlap could be inefficient and blow too much boost out the exhaust. You could also say that some overlap might be useful for scavenging the cylinders. I think you could also say that bigger cams make more power. I don't think that anyone would argue that a cam with 230 duration will potentially make a lot more power than a 218 duration cam as long as you don't have excessive overlap?
I think you could generalize and say that too much overlap could be inefficient and blow too much boost out the exhaust. You could also say that some overlap might be useful for scavenging the cylinders. I think you could also say that bigger cams make more power. I don't think that anyone would argue that a cam with 230 duration will potentially make a lot more power than a 218 duration cam as long as you don't have excessive overlap?
