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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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Question how do you troubleshoot a bad cam?

Im trying to figure out why my mpgs are so bad and why the car doesnt have instant response when i get on the throttle. i thought it was because the clutch was slipping, but i replaced that yesterday and its still moving like ****! the cam is a 228/228 114 (f10) i think i may pull it and send it to FMS to have allan take a look at it, but if you guys could give a few suggestions it would help. mods are in sig and there are no codes at all
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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Did you degree the cam when you installed it? I'm not sure about Futral cams but many come with a Cam Pro print out. I would tend to first believe there would be an install error before I thought there was something wrong with the cam itself. Degree it in.
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i installed it in january. it ran fine, then the car started running like crap and my mpgs went down....big time!!!
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Old Jul 24, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Are you getting an SES light? Do you have dyno numbers or track times to compare? How long have your O2's been in there?
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o2's are new...made 377/371 full bolt on less the pulley. no ses. car shifting is getting really rough too. when i go into a gear, the car likes to buck. i do i determine a bad tranny and or rearend? im thinking of pulling the cam and installing the stock one till i can figure if the cam is indeed the issue. if it isnt, then im just going to get a bigger cam to make the shitty mpgs worth it.
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your tranny is probably on the way out buddy.

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i was afraid of that. the car doesnt pull hard anymore. hmm, they're kinda expensive arent they
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