Real world benefits from cam swap..

dzlfarmboy said:
And just like Greg said all these guys saying, Quicker spool, lower EGT's, more power are inflaming their results cause they just spent all that money and believe it has to be way better. They help some just not as much as alot of people rave.
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Not me. The money I spent on the cam was well worth it. A lot of the mods people do to improve driveability or build performance either make the throttle really touchy or make a lot of pre boost smoke and all of them usually raise egt's. My cam made my truck smoke less off boost, dropped my cruising and around town EGT's (I'm to overfueled to notice a WOT drop), made the throttle more responsive(not touchy), made the engine more responsive, made passing on the highway a lot easier by not having to give it so much throttle to accelerate which in turn resulted in smoking out the person behind me, it just made the truck a better driver.

I think a person with a built auto (especially those of us with high gears and big tires) would benefit more from a cam than a person with a stick since the autos tend to bog the turbo and engine more than the sticks would.
 
Wow a semi-civil cam thread. This has to be a first. Thanks for keeping it to a discusion.

Jet Pilot- I have seen 76 hp increases with just a cam swap on a p-pump 24v but you are correct it was overfueled. As far as trucks with injectors and a modified turbo we usually see between 20-35 hp depending on the setup and how overfueled it is. I guess compared to Gale Banks most of the truck on the forums are WAY overfueled. I guess it is all relative.

Zach
 
BgBlDodge said:
Not me. The money I spent on the cam was well worth it. A lot of the mods people do to improve driveability or build performance either make the throttle really touchy or make a lot of pre boost smoke and all of them usually raise egt's. My cam made my truck smoke less off boost, dropped my cruising and around town EGT's (I'm to overfueled to notice a WOT drop), made the throttle more responsive(not touchy), made the engine more responsive, made passing on the highway a lot easier by not having to give it so much throttle to accelerate which in turn resulted in smoking out the person behind me, it just made the truck a better driver.

I think a person with a built auto (especially those of us with high gears and big tires) would benefit more from a cam than a person with a stick since the autos tend to bog the turbo and engine more than the sticks would.
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This is exactly the feedback I was looking for. Ive got a decent sized charger with a ultra tight converter which makes for a pig at altitiude...but with a LITTLE better spool up from a cam, that what I am looking for.

No extra power...just able to use what power I have avail more usable.
 
What I keep seeing and have heard is injectors make it more fun and a cam will make the power more usuable. 2007 5.9 it looks as if we have similar goals.
 
Spooler said:
What I keep seeing and have heard is injectors make it more fun and a cam will make the power more usuable. 2007 5.9 it looks as if we have similar goals.
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I can always do bigger injectors...but I want to make the MOST from what I am running already before I upsize anything.
 
This isnt diesel but good info. I have helped a good friend for a long time with a turboed 2.3 Ford powered Probe. With the Standard SVO Aluminum head with heavy porting we went from a N/A grind to a turbo grind cam, The results were .. no improvement. Still 8.60's @ 160mph and same 1.20 60's (5 spd car @ 30psi) then had the 72mm charger upgraded to a ball bearing center section... still nothing then to a 76mm bb.. nothing
End result was an ARCA head from Esslinger (Lots more Flow). Now its gone the best of 8.18 with a 1.16 60' and consistantly runs 8.30s with...less boost @ 25psi. The idea of this is to show all the money thrown at it with no results but as soon as you find that key piece of the puzzle its all worth wile. Hoping to run 7's in a feew weeks got a fresh drum of C16 and plan to run 30psi.
 
Brett..
I agree with the comment and know I'd have been better off with a pair instead of one.

Zach...
The head flows plenty,has enough seat pressure and uses double springs.
As for cam lift to take advantage,I feel not which is why I am made the comment about a drop in cam and not enough valve lift.Its a bad grind and one that is hard on the valve train which leads to inefficency.It needs changed I just haven't gotten it done as I am still noit sure what to put in.I do not think there is a good drop in cam for a non-fly cut piston motor that will show enough gain to offset the cost of doing it.
 
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