Interesting cam timing observation
Thread Starter
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From: Portland, OR
I'll know more in the spring when I get back to running the car.
so i know it's an impossible question but i'll ask it anyways
how much power do y'all think the average 600whp turbo guy leave on the table by throwing the cam in dot to dot?
how much power do y'all think the average 600whp turbo guy leave on the table by throwing the cam in dot to dot?
9 Second Club
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From: Norn Iron
I think it's wild it made such a drastic difference with that cam. Sure would be nice to have an engine dyno lol. Pulling the Hotside and the front of the motor apart seems like a lot of work. I wish I had the time to Tune every part of my combo.
FormerVendor
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All that mess with the cam being in the wrong spot is why I prefer to use stock gears and IWIS chains. With comp cams cores, 99 times out of a 100 its going to land within 1 degree of where i intended for it to be.
FWIW I installed the JFR isky cam with a factory timing set dot to dot first (without degreeing it) and it was WAY off.
Same exact cam next year I installed dot to dot on a 4.8 and it was within a degree. It was the crank keyway that was off on my 2008 LC9 5.3 near as I can tell, and had nothing to do with the cam in this instance.
Same exact cam next year I installed dot to dot on a 4.8 and it was within a degree. It was the crank keyway that was off on my 2008 LC9 5.3 near as I can tell, and had nothing to do with the cam in this instance.
