cam?

Blainestang · February 8th, 2008, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by itschristorres8

after ive seen the ssms product comparison with delk i wont use delk

If we're talking specifically cams (not engines), the actual manufacturer for SSM and Delk is the same... CompCams.

Originally Posted by Onemanzu

me i would run rpm-mustangs cam in my car

I wouldn't run one if you PAID me.

SSStang · February 8th, 2008, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by Blainestang

If we're talking specifically cams (not engines), the actual manufacturer for SSM and Delk is the same... CompCams.

I wouldn't run one if you PAID me.

Why is that?

Blainestang · February 8th, 2008, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by SSStang

Why is that?

Because I had one before... for about 15 minutes.

SSStang · February 8th, 2008, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Blainestang

Because I had one before... for about 15 minutes.

More detail please....

Blainestang · February 8th, 2008, 10:34 AM

Originally Posted by SSStang

More detail please....

Long story short, the cam's oil passages weren't drilled correctly, so after a few minutes of running, the cam gear and CPS gear overheated and destroyed each other, leaving me with a lot of work, several parts to buy, and a whole lot of metal fragments in my engine.

SSStang · February 8th, 2008, 11:08 AM

Interesting, I've never heard of Anybody having trouble with rpm.

riddlee josh · February 8th, 2008, 11:13 AM

hmm i hope the one from jegs holds up. i have a 200 dollar gift certificate there and i want to do a performance mod with it. but my dad won't let me get gears. he says it will hurt the saleability of it

Blainestang · February 8th, 2008, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by SSStang

Interesting, I've never heard of Anybody having trouble with rpm.

Are you being serious?

GreenFaleen · February 8th, 2008, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by riddlee josh

hmm i hope the one from jegs holds up. i have a 200 dollar gift certificate there and i want to do a performance mod with it. but my dad won't let me get gears. he says it will hurt the saleability of it

uhh no they wont, not any more than any other mod would

riddlee josh · February 8th, 2008, 11:33 AM

well i try telling him that but i think he really just don't want me to have to pay for install. see he can do the cam himself.

SSStang · February 8th, 2008, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by riddlee josh

hmm i hope the one from jegs holds up. i have a 200 dollar gift certificate there and i want to do a performance mod with it. but my dad won't let me get gears. he says it will hurt the saleability of it

Slap your dad may times over.
Or direct him to the forums.

GreenFaleen · February 8th, 2008, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by riddlee josh

well i try telling him that but i think he really just don't want me to have to pay for install. see he can do the cam himself.

if he is comfortable enough to install a cam, Im sure he could do the gears a machine shop will let you use there press and such

riddlee josh · February 8th, 2008, 11:36 AM

Slap your dad may times over.
Or direct him to the forums.

umm no i respect my dad greatly. he knows what he is talking bout but when he has to pay for gas and we don't have enough for install he won't let me get gears.

riddlee josh · February 8th, 2008, 11:37 AM

well im sure he could. (he used to be a mechanic for my grandpas race team. he can do pretty much anything to a car.) but we don't have a garage or time either

GreenFaleen · February 8th, 2008, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by riddlee josh

well im sure he could. (he used to be a mechanic for my grandpas race team. he can do pretty much anything to a car.) but we don't have a garage or time either

it wouldnt take longer than a cam, take out the dif get everything set up take to a machine shop use their press and its in sort of lol

riddlee josh · February 8th, 2008, 11:42 AM

hmm well idk his reasoning but for some reason he thinks a cam would be better?
i trust

thanks for the info though

SSStang · February 8th, 2008, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by riddlee josh

hmm well idk his reasoning but for some reason he thinks a cam would be better?
i trust thanks for the info though

Maybe he doesn't know as much as he claims.

Theirs so many more wrong things that can happened with a cam. rockers, push rods, and you can get deeper and deeper.

I'd rather have to replace something in the rear end than tear down the entire block...

shadow5403 · February 8th, 2008, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by riddlee josh

hmm well idk his reasoning but for some reason he thinks a cam would be better?
i trust thanks for the info though

Well have fun takin apart you engine to put a cam in to only get about 10-15 with your stock heads, upper/lower intake. All that work for pretty much no gain isnt worth it in my eyes.

Blainestang · February 8th, 2008, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by shadow5403

Well have fun takin apart you engine to put a cam in to only get about 10-15 with your stock heads, upper/lower intake. All that work for pretty much no gain isnt worth it in my eyes.

I wouldn't say you NEED to do the intakes when you do a cam because you can still see big power increases without them, but it doesn't make much sense not to do heads. Your heads and cam need to be matched, so there's not really any way to keep everything matched up well without buying a new cam when you actually do the new heads.

shadow5403 · February 8th, 2008, 01:06 PM

where did i say u need to do that? I only said yur gonna get minimal gains with just a cam.

February 8th, 2008, 11:08 AM	#26
SSStang I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2k2 Mustang V6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TEXAS Posts: 5,764	Interesting, I've never heard of Anybody having trouble with rpm. __________________

February 8th, 2008, 11:13 AM	#27
riddlee josh Regular 1998 mustang 3.8l v6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: portsmouth ohio Posts: 469	hmm i hope the one from jegs holds up. i have a 200 dollar gift certificate there and i want to do a performance mod with it. but my dad won't let me get gears. he says it will hurt the saleability of it __________________ 1998 mustang v6,UD pulleys,msd 8.5 mm wires shorty headers no cats H pipe flowmaster knock offs cold air intake w/ k n filter headlights mirrors 2 10 xplod subs 1000 watt amp really wanting/needing a split port swap. hopefully in the near future

February 8th, 2008, 11:33 AM	#30
riddlee josh Regular 1998 mustang 3.8l v6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: portsmouth ohio Posts: 469	well i try telling him that but i think he really just don't want me to have to pay for install. see he can do the cam himself. __________________ 1998 mustang v6,UD pulleys,msd 8.5 mm wires shorty headers no cats H pipe flowmaster knock offs cold air intake w/ k n filter headlights mirrors 2 10 xplod subs 1000 watt amp really wanting/needing a split port swap. hopefully in the near future

February 8th, 2008, 11:37 AM	#34
riddlee josh Regular 1998 mustang 3.8l v6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: portsmouth ohio Posts: 469	well im sure he could. (he used to be a mechanic for my grandpas race team. he can do pretty much anything to a car.) but we don't have a garage or time either __________________ 1998 mustang v6,UD pulleys,msd 8.5 mm wires shorty headers no cats H pipe flowmaster knock offs cold air intake w/ k n filter headlights mirrors 2 10 xplod subs 1000 watt amp really wanting/needing a split port swap. hopefully in the near future

February 8th, 2008, 11:42 AM	#36
riddlee josh Regular 1998 mustang 3.8l v6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: portsmouth ohio Posts: 469	hmm well idk his reasoning but for some reason he thinks a cam would be better? i trust thanks for the info though __________________ 1998 mustang v6,UD pulleys,msd 8.5 mm wires shorty headers no cats H pipe flowmaster knock offs cold air intake w/ k n filter headlights mirrors 2 10 xplod subs 1000 watt amp really wanting/needing a split port swap. hopefully in the near future

February 8th, 2008, 01:06 PM	#40
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