Should I advance or retard my cam timing?
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I am running the TSP Majic Stick 3. It is set straight up 0 right now. I am only making 372 rwhp locked up and 349 unlocked. The power curve steadely climbs up without nose diving down anywere. I have a minor idle issue when it is warming up. The car has been tuned. I am thinking of going into the front end to shim the pump so I can change the cam timing at that time. Do you think I should change it? What will it do? How will it help? How much should I change it? My dyno runs are on disk, as soon as I figure out how to post it I will. Please keep in mind I also run NO2. I am trying to achieve 400 rwhp without the juice. I just think for my combo, it is way low, and I think if I pulled it past 7000 rpm it would continue to climb, which makes me think I need to change the cam timing to bring that power down to the rpm level I am running.
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I could make ~ 10+/- more HPs, as far as the idle, it will make it worse. Prolly will make it peak ~200 rpm sooner.
But like I said you need to dial this in with an indicator.
But like I said you need to dial this in with an indicator.
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Sounds like a plan. Your numbers really are pretty good for a big cam on stock heads. Get those AFR's in your wish list and you should see some really good gains with that cam you are running.
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You made 349 rwhp with the magic stick through an unlocked TCI? Hey, I am glad to see that. I only made 343 rwhp with mine running the MS3 through an unlocked SSF3500. (LS1 intake and no pulley)
I suppose your power peaked at the same place unlocked vs locked? Mine was messed up and dropped off just under 6k.
Hoping the LS6 intake/retune fixes things. (assuming speed get an intake by friday to put on it........)
But hey, you made 373 rwhp unlocked...I was wondering what I would theoretically make if I locked the converter but nobody could really tell me. Thanks.
I suppose your power peaked at the same place unlocked vs locked? Mine was messed up and dropped off just under 6k.
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But hey, you made 373 rwhp unlocked...I was wondering what I would theoretically make if I locked the converter but nobody could really tell me. Thanks.
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