Callum1998 Legacy Donating Member 25 Member For: 8y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/08/18 02:17 AM Posted 18/08/18 02:17 AM Hey guys, after some info on camming a xr6 turbo. I know a lot of people say that it’s not really worth it but it is something that I am really considering. I have around the 450rwkw mark at the moment with a gtx and e85. The sound of cams alone makes me want them but I am wondering what power increase I would see and what the car would be like on fuel, I currently get around 400ks to a tank of e85. Looking at tbre stage 1 or atomic 4.5 any one who has cams or knows bit about them please let me know how you find them. cheers
adams355 Member 529 Member For: 9y 4m 21d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/08/18 03:19 AM Posted 18/08/18 03:19 AM Bigger cams really just move power up in the rpm band. You will make some gains but you will sacrifice low to midrange torque depending on the cam size. If you do most of your driving at 4500-6000 RPM big cams would be better. Also, if you want to take advantage of larger cams you will also be looking at high stall convertors etc if auto.
Puffwagon Legacy Donating Member 16,348 Member For: 11y 7m 23d Gender: Not Telling Posted 18/08/18 03:37 AM Posted 18/08/18 03:37 AM With the introduction of pcmtec, a lot of the falcon specific advice about cams is outdated, as there is a greater level of cam control available now. @Peppy_t92 is probably one of the best people to comment further, as he is one of the handful of people with real world experience with it. 1
sixman Legacy Donating Member 604 Member For: 22y 2m Gender: Male Location: Hills District, NSW Posted 18/08/18 03:41 AM Posted 18/08/18 03:41 AM I dont know about bigger cans, but hoon tune demonstrated same power with their entry level cam, but power/boost coming on 400rpm earlier, and the power band expanded by over 500rpm. Looked pretty impressive. 1
OZYWALKER XR50T Legacy Donating Member 2,795 Member For: 13y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 18/08/18 03:48 AM Posted 18/08/18 03:48 AM Big cams are good, makes the Barra sound decent and go hard.Haven't noticed much change in freeway mileage if any but it does use a bit more around town, right foot may have gotten heavier though. 1
arronm Dropping a turd Legacy Donating Member 9,520 Member For: 18y 10m 26d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM I would kill for 400ks per tank. I couldnt even get that on 98... 1
Callum1998 Legacy Donating Member 25 Member For: 8y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM Author Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM I called tbre and they said there is no issues with stage one with standard converter and I can retain vct, my current tuner said you can make small adjustment with pcm tec on the stall up of a zf converter. I’m most worries about fuel consumption as ethanol doesn’t last long as it is. And I don’t want to spend the money then be un happy with how the car responds and drives.
Puffwagon Legacy Donating Member 16,348 Member For: 11y 7m 23d Gender: Not Telling Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM What cams have you got @OZYWALKER
Callum1998 Legacy Donating Member 25 Member For: 8y 9m 10d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/08/18 04:03 AM Author Posted 18/08/18 04:03 AM @arronm Yeah it is actually good on fuel all things considering, I live about 30ks away from the closest e85 station. Doesn’t last long with some spirited driving though
OZYWALKER XR50T Legacy Donating Member 2,795 Member For: 13y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 18/08/18 04:15 AM Posted 18/08/18 04:15 AM What cams have you got @OZYWALKERCMS stage 2
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