bought a cam

haywood11 · May 30th, 2009, 01:59 PM

so my buddy just sold me his ford racong b303 cam for $60! its only made a handful of passes down the track so it still looks new. I have gt40 heads and cobra upper and lower with SD. what kind of gains or differences will i notice?

White Thunder · May 30th, 2009, 02:14 PM

sell it back

JBIGBOOTSY · May 30th, 2009, 02:19 PM

a stock cam is better than an off the shelf cam.

haywood11 · May 30th, 2009, 02:22 PM

huh? so what your saying is a b303 cam is what, pointless? then why do they sell it then?

viperlocc · May 30th, 2009, 02:42 PM

to make money

White Thunder · May 30th, 2009, 02:44 PM

lol i was joking i guess its not bad for 60 bucks....

e3sean · May 30th, 2009, 02:54 PM

its not worth it to change it.. sell it to some other sucker and get a tfs stage 1 or 2 cam

haywood11 · May 30th, 2009, 03:20 PM

well i need some supportive details why it isnt worth it

1slo5.0 · May 30th, 2009, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by White Thunder

sell it back

+1

1slo5.0 · May 30th, 2009, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by haywood11

well i need some supportive details why it isnt worth it

Because your gains will be minimal, it is a 20+ year old design, quality sucks, etc. But in the end, its your car and you can do what you want with it. Just don't expect any big gains. If it was my stock engine I'd put 1.7 rockers on with a stock cam before I would use any alphabet cam.

93mustank · May 30th, 2009, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by haywood11

well i need some supportive details why it isnt worth it

If you do decide to stab it in....Are you going to get the proper springs for the cam?

haywood11 · May 30th, 2009, 06:10 PM

absolutley

93mustank · May 30th, 2009, 06:11 PM

So the heads will come off correct?

Iwannagofast · May 30th, 2009, 07:54 PM

i ges if your just goin for the sound it would be worth it....those b cams sound pretty mean

grnstang · May 31st, 2009, 02:45 AM

sounding pretty mean isn't what you should be shooting for. buy the best cam you can afford with supporting modifications to get the most you can out of it. ford alphabet cams are outdated in design and output. you can do much better. but if you want your car to sound cool then go ahead and slap it in

White Thunder · May 31st, 2009, 12:19 PM

back 20 years ago when the f cam came out it was labeled "CAMZILLA" lol

88-gt-t-top · May 31st, 2009, 12:28 PM

If your able to do the work yourself and don't mind doing the work twice, I say throw it in there... I had a B cam for for the longest time and I was happy with it. No it's not the best cam out there or the newest technology... but it works, sounds good, and a good learning experience for a cam install, just my opinion though...

93mustank · May 31st, 2009, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by 88-gt-t-top

If your able to do the work yourself and don't mind doing the work twice, I say throw it in there... I had a B cam for for the longest time and I was happy with it. No it's not the best cam out there or the newest technology... but it works, sounds good, and a good learning experience for a cam install, just my opinion though...

Funny thing is that you can say that about any OTS cam

88-gt-t-top · May 31st, 2009, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by 93mustank

Funny thing is that you can say that about any OTS cam

True, but if it's what he has and doesn't/can't get anything different, I say run with it... Also with the "B", it's not all that agressive so suporting parts aren't as necessary for say a TFS 1/2...? no?

1slo5.0 · May 31st, 2009, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by 93mustank

Funny thing is that you can say that about any OTS cam

+1

I'd keep the stock HO cam if it was my car. Unlike 99% of the people on here I've done the a,b,c,d,lskjfoiueiraoejfaif cam swaps a many times in the past. I had a pretty much stock 88 GT that ran 13.40s. I put an F cam in and it still ran 13.40s.....with a b cam it ran 13.60s. Can't remember what it ran with the rest of the alphabet but the cam that ran the best with that set up was the stock HO cam even with the worn out stock valve springs. Some care about acceleration, while others care about being able to say "I have an XYZ cam in my car".

May 30th, 2009, 01:59 PM	#1
haywood11 Regular 1988 mustang lx interior torn out! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: jacksonville,NC Posts: 273 iTrader: 0 reviews	bought a cam so my buddy just sold me his ford racong b303 cam for $60! its only made a handful of passes down the track so it still looks new. I have gt40 heads and cobra upper and lower with SD. what kind of gains or differences will i notice? __________________ 88 5.0 with bbk shorties, bassani x-pipe w/o cats, custom 2.5in w/flowmasters. t-5 conversion, gt40p heads cobra upper and lower. stock SD. Plans: full black interior, black paint and supercharger???

May 30th, 2009, 02:19 PM	#3
JBIGBOOTSY MM Fanatic 1990 LX hatch Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hobart Indiana Posts: 4,391 iTrader: 0 reviews	a stock cam is better than an off the shelf cam. __________________ Bolt-on Abraham Lincoln Log motor. With extra wiring.

May 30th, 2009, 02:22 PM	#4
haywood11 Regular 1988 mustang lx interior torn out! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: jacksonville,NC Posts: 273 iTrader: 0 reviews	huh? so what your saying is a b303 cam is what, pointless? then why do they sell it then? __________________ 88 5.0 with bbk shorties, bassani x-pipe w/o cats, custom 2.5in w/flowmasters. t-5 conversion, gt40p heads cobra upper and lower. stock SD. Plans: full black interior, black paint and supercharger???

May 30th, 2009, 02:54 PM	#7
e3sean I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1988 lx 9.68@142 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: goldsboro NC Posts: 5,609 iTrader: 0 reviews	its not worth it to change it.. sell it to some other sucker and get a tfs stage 1 or 2 cam __________________

May 30th, 2009, 03:20 PM	#8
haywood11 Regular 1988 mustang lx interior torn out! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: jacksonville,NC Posts: 273 iTrader: 0 reviews	well i need some supportive details why it isnt worth it __________________ 88 5.0 with bbk shorties, bassani x-pipe w/o cats, custom 2.5in w/flowmasters. t-5 conversion, gt40p heads cobra upper and lower. stock SD. Plans: full black interior, black paint and supercharger???

May 30th, 2009, 02:42 PM	#5
viperlocc Regular 1985 Mustang GT Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Stevens Point Posts: 316 iTrader: 0 reviews	to make money

May 30th, 2009, 06:10 PM	#12
haywood11 Regular 1988 mustang lx interior torn out! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: jacksonville,NC Posts: 273 iTrader: 0 reviews	absolutley __________________ 88 5.0 with bbk shorties, bassani x-pipe w/o cats, custom 2.5in w/flowmasters. t-5 conversion, gt40p heads cobra upper and lower. stock SD. Plans: full black interior, black paint and supercharger???

May 30th, 2009, 06:11 PM	#13
93mustank Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Phoenix,AZ Posts: 3,014 iTrader: 1 reviews	So the heads will come off correct? __________________ PeteAndersonRacing.com

May 31st, 2009, 02:45 AM	#15
grnstang Hardcore Enthusiast 91 LX 13.7@101 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norwalk OH Posts: 1,426 iTrader: 1 reviews	sounding pretty mean isn't what you should be shooting for. buy the best cam you can afford with supporting modifications to get the most you can out of it. ford alphabet cams are outdated in design and output. you can do much better. but if you want your car to sound cool then go ahead and slap it in __________________

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