CAM Help

keyba · April 24th, 2009, 10:32 AM

Ok well my buddy has a 87 gt now he has never tore down the block or anything. Well a couple nights ago he raced another all stock 87 GT. Now the one he raced beat him off the line but my friends car started to pull in the mid range. Now he is telling me that it has a mid range cam. Now i can be wrong is there even such a thing. He has a MSD blaster, BBK cold air and a complete flow master set up and also the high flow racing cats. Now could there be a cam in that car. It def does not have a high lift cam that is for sure.

1slo5.0 · April 24th, 2009, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by keyba

Ok well my buddy has a 87 gt now he has never tore down the block or anything. Well a couple nights ago he raced another all stock 87 GT. Now the one he raced beat him off the line but my friends car started to pull in the mid range. Now he is telling me that it has a mid range cam. Now i can be wrong is there even such a thing. He has a MSD blaster, BBK cold air and a complete flow master set up and also the high flow racing cats. Now could there be a cam in that car. It def does not have a high lift cam that is for sure.

There is no way to tell over the internet. Does the car have any lope at idle? If not its probably a stock cam. Beating another car on the street doesn't mean anything. Faster cars lose to slower cars on the street all the time. There are alot of variables on the street. Let him think he has a "mid range cam".

keyba · April 24th, 2009, 11:44 AM

LOL yea my dad who use to race said it might have a cam it has a slight lope, but when he got that car it was runing so bad. I will let him think that. Good idea

grnstang · April 24th, 2009, 12:08 PM

lol it probably has a lopey idle because it needs a tune up or has a vacuum leak

keyba · April 24th, 2009, 12:43 PM

yea thats what i think because when he got it the vacum system was so screwed up nothin was plugged where it was supposed to go. Yea he keeps tellin me i have no right to say anything because my car is not running in the middle of a motor swap. Blown cobramotor into my 03 gt he is goin to shit bricks when it is finished. LOL

QWIK GT · April 24th, 2009, 01:37 PM

Well If Its A 87 Then Its Speed Density So It Cant Have Much Of A Cam If It Even Has One Because Speed Density Cars Wont Idle With A Cam Unless You Tune It..

flyin ryan · April 24th, 2009, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by QWIK GT

Well If Its A 87 Then Its Speed Density So It Cant Have Much Of A Cam If It Even Has One Because Speed Density Cars Wont Idle With A Cam Unless You Tune It..

SD cars can run cams.. They just can't run any that mess with the engine vacuum too much because the sd system runs off vacuum unlike the maf setup.

**Chris** · April 24th, 2009, 11:33 PM

I'd be willing to bet it's a 3/4 race cam... those really pull hard in the mid-range.

Chris951 · April 25th, 2009, 12:08 AM

Speed density cars need cams with a higher lsa. Wouldn't the higher lsa create more of a stock sound at idle? Maybe he does have a mild cam?

93mustank · April 25th, 2009, 03:31 AM

Lsa can be a blanket staement..... Can have a 108 lsa sound like a stock cam too

April 24th, 2009, 10:32 AM	#1
keyba Regular 1999 Mustang v6 16.2 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Munster, In Posts: 396 iTrader: 0 reviews	CAM Help Ok well my buddy has a 87 gt now he has never tore down the block or anything. Well a couple nights ago he raced another all stock 87 GT. Now the one he raced beat him off the line but my friends car started to pull in the mid range. Now he is telling me that it has a mid range cam. Now i can be wrong is there even such a thing. He has a MSD blaster, BBK cold air and a complete flow master set up and also the high flow racing cats. Now could there be a cam in that car. It def does not have a high lift cam that is for sure. __________________ FLICKR TAKE A LOOK Keyba's 70 Mach 1 build POLICE SCANNER F/S[/SIZE]

April 24th, 2009, 11:44 AM	#3
keyba Regular 1999 Mustang v6 16.2 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Munster, In Posts: 396 iTrader: 0 reviews	LOL yea my dad who use to race said it might have a cam it has a slight lope, but when he got that car it was runing so bad. I will let him think that. Good idea __________________ FLICKR TAKE A LOOK Keyba's 70 Mach 1 build POLICE SCANNER F/S[/SIZE]

April 24th, 2009, 12:08 PM	#4
grnstang Hardcore Enthusiast 91 LX 13.7@101 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norwalk OH Posts: 1,426 iTrader: 1 reviews	lol it probably has a lopey idle because it needs a tune up or has a vacuum leak __________________

April 24th, 2009, 12:43 PM	#5
keyba Regular 1999 Mustang v6 16.2 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Munster, In Posts: 396 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea thats what i think because when he got it the vacum system was so screwed up nothin was plugged where it was supposed to go. Yea he keeps tellin me i have no right to say anything because my car is not running in the middle of a motor swap. Blown cobramotor into my 03 gt he is goin to shit bricks when it is finished. LOL __________________ FLICKR TAKE A LOOK Keyba's 70 Mach 1 build POLICE SCANNER F/S[/SIZE]

April 24th, 2009, 01:37 PM	#6
QWIK GT Newbie 1987 Mustang GT 8.53@83mph 1/8th Mile (Old Setup) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Roanoke, Va Posts: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	Well If Its A 87 Then Its Speed Density So It Cant Have Much Of A Cam If It Even Has One Because Speed Density Cars Wont Idle With A Cam Unless You Tune It.. __________________ 1987 Mustang GT T-Top 8.53@83mph....(Old Setup)

April 24th, 2009, 11:33 PM	#8
Chris Regular 1989 LX Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: St. Pete, Fl Posts: 377 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'd be willing to bet it's a 3/4 race cam... those really pull hard in the mid-range. __________________ 7.87 @ 93 mph http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwEEQUYY8gA

April 25th, 2009, 12:08 AM	#9
Chris951 Hardcore Enthusiast 1991 mustang 5.0 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,938 iTrader: 0 reviews	Speed density cars need cams with a higher lsa. Wouldn't the higher lsa create more of a stock sound at idle? Maybe he does have a mild cam?

April 25th, 2009, 03:31 AM	#10
93mustank Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Phoenix,AZ Posts: 3,014 iTrader: 1 reviews	Lsa can be a blanket staement..... Can have a 108 lsa sound like a stock cam too __________________ PeteAndersonRacing.com

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