Is it true that we have VCT but its not activated?

And, if so has anyone played with the cams timings via the edit program?

I can see some great tuning possibillities with VCT

All the gear to do it is on the BA's.

I think there's alot more to making it work than just turning it on.

Nizpro has been working on VCT for the BA's. Last I heard they were making good progress.

VCT is indeed activated, But it is a very economical VCT. Hence the fact you can barely feel it.

On the 'T's, it would be a bugger to pick up with the whole turbo rush. But on my N/A Ghia, I can sit on 100km/h in 3rd, Plant it ... and it hits the point where VCT chimes in and kinda feels like it drops down a 1/2 a gear or so.

So its there and waiting which is great... spose we just sit and wait for the gurus to work it out, hope something happens soon

So its there and waiting which is great.

Nope. It is there and working, Just not to it's full potential

Edited September 2, 200620 yr by XR-Ghia

Is it true that we have VCT but its not activated?

So its there and waiting which is great.

Nope. It is there and working, Just not to it's full potential

I'm guessing you mean independant cam timing.

On the ba's it is working but both cams work together on the bf they are run independant of each other.

Ian

On the ba's it is working but both cams work together on the bf they are run independant of each other.

Ian

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So does the edit software have the means to adjust each cams timing? This would be so much easier than mechanically adjusting cam timing

On the ba's it is working but both cams work together on the bf they are run independant of each other.

Ian

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So does the edit software have the means to adjust each cams timing? This would be so much easier than mechanically adjusting cam timing

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Yes.

Independent cam timing has been discussed on this forum over the past 3 years.

Ford originally stated that the independent cam timing was a software issue, not a mechanical issue, as in the BA Ford had not invested much time into the exercise, and secondly, they got the power and torque numbers they required, and I guess finally they did not want better results than the XR8.

Nizpro invested a lot of time getting the indepenent cam timing working with the Motec and few years ago, and this year with the Edit. More on this will be revealed in due course.

Brian

On the ba's it is working but both cams work together on the bf they are run independant of each other.

Ian

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So does the edit software have the means to adjust each cams timing? This would be so much easier than mechanically adjusting cam timing

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Yes.

Independent cam timing has been discussed on this forum over the past 3 years.

Ford originally stated that the independent cam timing was a software issue, not a mechanical issue, as in the BA Ford had not invested much time into the exercise, and secondly, they got the power and torque numbers they required, and I guess finally they did not want better results than the XR8.

Nizpro invested a lot of time getting the indepenent cam timing working with the Motec and few years ago, and this year with the Edit. More on this will be revealed in due course.

Brian

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I've noticed making minor changes of the VCT makes quite a difference in fuel economy. I've played with my BF, and a couple of other BF's too. On average, fuel economy increases by 1-2l/100km steady cruise at 100km/h. It's most noticeable on a vacuum/pressure gauge as reducing the pumping losses of the engine has the engine running closer to 0 vac to what it did before the VCT changes.