ASA cam installed! got a few questions
06-12-2003, 09:30 PM
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ASA cam installed! got a few questions Just installed GM's asa cam in my 99 TA 6 spd
along w/ granatelli maf. Car has stock heads,LS1 intake, and manifolds. It searches for idle but does not ever die. The car bucks hard under 2k in 1st but i expected that. I had gutted cats before and had a ses light but after the cam install there is no ses light and the car smells really rich. I need tuning now and long tubes, right now i have the exhaust off where the y goes into the single pipe. Also when i turn on the a/c the car seems to settle into a better idle and lope, Can i idle it up like this by the bump stop screw? The cam sounds awesome, lopes hard and pulls like mad, I would like to just get that constant lope idle like when the a/c is on. Thanks 
06-12-2003, 11:06 PM
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Re: ASA cam installed! got a few questions Yes you can. That is all I have done so far. I still dont have a tune and have put 2000 miles on my car. It idles like a champ and all I did was bump the idle screw.
06-13-2003, 12:21 AM
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Re: ASA cam installed! got a few questions I have a 99 ta as well and when I installed mine I changed heads also...but my car already had a high idle...but I set my idle at about 900 with edit...and changed the rev limiter...and that's all I've done for tuning and it runs great....but I've heard that you could adjust the idle screw and it would be fine...
06-13-2003, 08:30 AM
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Re: ASA cam installed! got a few questions OK I will adjust that screw until I can get it tuned. Are any of the other asa camed cars running rich? I expect some more gains when it is properly tuned, corretct? Thanks
06-13-2003, 10:34 AM
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Re: ASA cam installed! got a few questions I am running right on as far as auto tap is concerned. But I know how it can be off reading the 02's. I expect gains with a tune for sure.
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06-13-2003, 11:13 AM
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Re: ASA cam installed! got a few questions
Are any of the other asa camed cars running rich? I expect some more gains when it is properly tuned, corretct? Thanks
06-17-2003, 04:38 AM
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Re: ASA cam installed! got a few questions i had the asa cam in my car with no tuning for 500 miles. only to find out with stock 01 26lbs injectors i was running 12% lean through LS1edit. so i went out and upgraded to 30lbs, 1500 miles later i have to cracked pistons and the car only has 20,000 miles 
. the only thing i can think of causing the problem is running it lean and burning the pistons. just some advise. i now 3 guys who never tune theres and run stock injectors with 6000+ miles already with no problem (lucky SOB's) 
oh well i bet it sounds bad *** mine DID 
. the only thing i can think of causing the problem is running it lean and burning the pistons. just some advise. i now 3 guys who never tune theres and run stock injectors with 6000+ miles already with no problem (lucky SOB's) oh well i bet it sounds bad *** mine DID
06-17-2003, 05:39 AM
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Re: ASA cam installed! got a few questions It wasn't your injectors at fault. I run full H/C with stock fuel system. ANY time you modify the motor you will need to get tuned. 15 rwhp can be expected from tuning with just a cam install. I saw about 25 rwhp at my last tuning session after heads.
