Callum1998 Donating Members 25 Member For: 6y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/08/18 02:17 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adams355 Member 529 Member For: 6y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 18/08/18 03:19 AM Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,099 Member For: 9y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 18/08/18 03:37 AM Share Posted 18/08/18 03:37 AM With the introduction of pcmtec, a lot of the falcon specific advice about cams is outdated, as there is a greater level of cam control available now.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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixman Donating Members 593 Member For: 19y 8m 24d Gender: Male Location: Hills District, NSW Posted 18/08/18 03:41 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 10y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 18/08/18 03:48 AM Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 16y 5m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM Share Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM I would kill for 400ks per tank. I couldnt even get that on 98... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1998 Donating Members 25 Member For: 6y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM Author Share 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 15,099 Member For: 9y 2m 17d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM Share Posted 18/08/18 04:00 AM What cams have you got @OZYWALKER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum1998 Donating Members 25 Member For: 6y 4m 4d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 18/08/18 04:03 AM Author Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZYWALKER XR50T Gold Donating Members 2,795 Member For: 10y 11m 14d Gender: Male Location: Western Sydney Posted 18/08/18 04:15 AM Share Posted 18/08/18 04:15 AM What cams have you got @OZYWALKERCMS stage 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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