Camshaft Upgrade

6banger96 · November 21st, 2007, 12:17 AM

is a camshaft alone a good upgrade for a stock motor? would the pushrods have to be replaced also?

scubasteve041186 · November 21st, 2007, 12:40 AM

nope should be ok. and it is a great upgrade but usually no one gets it till they have other upgrades. reason being usually they are made to suit your application via supercharger,turbo, or N/A * naturally aspirated aka no poweradder*
but if you want a bit better for sound and little push it would work. but it will cost <200 bones i would think since you won't be getting anything hardcore. and if you do .. without your car being tuned it will run like crap. imagine our little v6 with a loppy idle haha i wonder if we can make the car rock back and forth haha

SSStang · November 21st, 2007, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by scubasteve041186

nope should be ok. and it is a great upgrade but usually no one gets it till they have other upgrades. reason being usually they are made to suit your application via supercharger,turbo, or N/A * naturally aspirated aka no poweradder*
but if you want a bit better for sound and little push it would work. but it will cost <200 bones i would think since you won't be getting anything hardcore. and if you do .. without your car being tuned it will run like crap. imagine our little v6 with a loppy idle haha i wonder if we can make the car rock back and forth haha

Little v6! Speak for your own "little" v6!

Anyway we can make our cars.. do.. this!

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6banger96 · November 21st, 2007, 12:46 AM

its defently n/a, i have a cai,tb, lt headers, hpipe, catback. and i plan on geting udp soon. would an xcal. tuner work? and i want it to have the loppy idle, but drive fine

scubasteve041186 · November 21st, 2007, 12:47 AM

thats a sick idle i love it.. still raspy like always up top thought

man that thing sounds like a 04 gt that was cammed. (click the orange one)

scubasteve041186 · November 21st, 2007, 12:50 AM

um yeah the xcal would work but you got to talk to some tuners * the guys you ordered it from. to get a tune for it all maybe. or bug justin at vmp and have the specs of the cam ready.

Hourofpain · November 21st, 2007, 12:54 AM

again
a thread about the same thing

6banger96 · November 21st, 2007, 12:57 AM

actualy the other threads are where to get a cam. this one is about performance from a cam

Hourofpain · November 21st, 2007, 01:03 AM

....

3 threads about cams

we only need 1 in a night lol

6banger96 · November 21st, 2007, 01:07 AM

good point

RhadCundell · November 21st, 2007, 03:18 PM

so ill stop my thread and come to this one..
ok so i understand a little about cams as of now..
my car sounds like crap..and i hate it quiet..to many mustangs
i want to be different..
so i have to buy a cam shaft..
and im going to put dual exhausts on my car..
suggestions? ill have about 450 at the end of this month..

Stang6899 · November 21st, 2007, 04:03 PM

You'll need to buy new valve springs and steel retainers if you get a cam....I figured that out. New pushrods are recommended but not need. the valve springs and retainers will cost you about $190.

RhadCundell · November 21st, 2007, 07:19 PM

well how much do camshafts run around..
and thats all id need..
this is something to take to a shop to put on for you?
last question..
should i get mu dual exhausts with high flow cats first? or after

El_Cangri · November 21st, 2007, 07:48 PM

if u want good sound get true duals with flows 40s and long tube headers with high flow cats or no cats if legal...

a cam i think it will run like 800-1k including install and parts

cam is something u cant do on ur self unless your a mechanic.

RhadCundell · November 21st, 2007, 07:53 PM

ah ic
and wow i didnt think they were that much

El_Cangri · November 21st, 2007, 07:56 PM

its a rought estimate.. every shop has its own labor prizes and for a cam u have to remove a bunch of pieces in other words remove almost everything in the motor lol

RhadCundell · November 22nd, 2007, 12:33 AM

o shit
ya maybe thats somethin i wont do till i get a steady job aha

Averlus · November 22nd, 2007, 01:46 AM

About how powerful could you make a N/A V6?

Hourofpain · November 22nd, 2007, 01:53 AM

you can see high 300 rwhp

torquecars · November 22nd, 2007, 02:42 AM

When choosing a cam you need to think about how drivable the car will be. The high performance cams can be a nightmare in traffic. (here are some comparisons of cam profiles and what they behave like!)

November 21st, 2007, 12:17 AM	#1
6banger96 Regular 1996 Mustang V6 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: new jersey Posts: 179	Camshaft Upgrade is a camshaft alone a good upgrade for a stock motor? would the pushrods have to be replaced also?

November 21st, 2007, 12:54 AM	#7
Hourofpain Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 Mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,180	again a thread about the same thing __________________

November 21st, 2007, 01:03 AM	#9
Hourofpain Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 Mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,180	.... 3 threads about cams we only need 1 in a night lol __________________

November 21st, 2007, 03:18 PM	#11
RhadCundell Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wellington ohio Posts: 423	so ill stop my thread and come to this one.. ok so i understand a little about cams as of now.. my car sounds like crap..and i hate it quiet..to many mustangs i want to be different.. so i have to buy a cam shaft.. and im going to put dual exhausts on my car.. suggestions? ill have about 450 at the end of this month.. Last edited by RhadCundell : November 21st, 2007 at 03:22 PM.

November 21st, 2007, 04:03 PM	#12
Stang6899 Hardcore Enthusiast Modded V6 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mukilteo WA Posts: 1,083	You'll need to buy new valve springs and steel retainers if you get a cam....I figured that out. New pushrods are recommended but not need. the valve springs and retainers will cost you about $190. __________________ CAI, dual exhaust, spec stage 1 clutch, P&P heads and intakes, aluminum driveshaft, short shifter, 4.10 gears, auburn posi, SCT tuned

November 21st, 2007, 12:40 AM	#2
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,264	nope should be ok. and it is a great upgrade but usually no one gets it till they have other upgrades. reason being usually they are made to suit your application via supercharger,turbo, or N/A * naturally aspirated aka no poweradder* but if you want a bit better for sound and little push it would work. but it will cost <200 bones i would think since you won't be getting anything hardcore. and if you do .. without your car being tuned it will run like crap. imagine our little v6 with a loppy idle haha i wonder if we can make the car rock back and forth haha

November 21st, 2007, 12:46 AM	#4
6banger96 Regular 1996 Mustang V6 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: new jersey Posts: 179	its defently n/a, i have a cai,tb, lt headers, hpipe, catback. and i plan on geting udp soon. would an xcal. tuner work? and i want it to have the loppy idle, but drive fine

November 21st, 2007, 12:47 AM	#5
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,264	thats a sick idle i love it.. still raspy like always up top thought man that thing sounds like a 04 gt that was cammed. (click the orange one)

November 21st, 2007, 12:50 AM	#6
scubasteve041186 Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 mustang 40th annv. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: kelowna,BC, Canada Posts: 1,264	um yeah the xcal would work but you got to talk to some tuners * the guys you ordered it from. to get a tune for it all maybe. or bug justin at vmp and have the specs of the cam ready.

November 21st, 2007, 12:57 AM	#8
6banger96 Regular 1996 Mustang V6 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: new jersey Posts: 179	actualy the other threads are where to get a cam. this one is about performance from a cam

November 21st, 2007, 01:07 AM	#10
6banger96 Regular 1996 Mustang V6 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: new jersey Posts: 179	good point

November 21st, 2007, 07:19 PM	#13
RhadCundell Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wellington ohio Posts: 423	well how much do camshafts run around.. and thats all id need.. this is something to take to a shop to put on for you? last question.. should i get mu dual exhausts with high flow cats first? or after

November 21st, 2007, 07:53 PM	#15
RhadCundell Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wellington ohio Posts: 423	ah ic and wow i didnt think they were that much

November 22nd, 2007, 12:33 AM	#17
RhadCundell Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wellington ohio Posts: 423	o shit ya maybe thats somethin i wont do till i get a steady job aha

November 22nd, 2007, 01:46 AM	#18
Averlus Regular 2007 4.0 slow Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Schofield Barracks, HI Posts: 276	About how powerful could you make a N/A V6?

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November 22nd, 2007, 01:53 AM	#19
Hourofpain Hardcore Enthusiast 2003 Mustang V6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,180	you can see high 300 rwhp __________________

November 22nd, 2007, 02:42 AM	#20
torquecars Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Posts: 15	When choosing a cam you need to think about how drivable the car will be. The high performance cams can be a nightmare in traffic. (here are some comparisons of cam profiles and what they behave like!)