benefits of adding a cam?

[jasonmi]

I'm considering putting a cam on my VTSS 5.7 but am hesitant as ive heard that it can affect other components of the engine and will cause hassels down the track, how true is this?
What is the general price to get one fitted?

[Dane VN V8]

:search: is all I can say!!

[Mungrel]

search button would help.
But anyways, i've had a cam in my ute for a while now, probably close on 18mths give or take, and i have no regrets at all!

IMO how a cam effects your car is determined by two key factors.
1) Tuning
2) Cam size.

Go something too big for daily street duties and what do you expect?

Get an experienced tuner to tune it for you and it will behave quite well.

To give you an idea, i've got a 224/228 Comp cam and its a fantastic all rounder IMO.
Lumpy enough to give people a hint its not standard, and produces enough power for track work - but not so big its a pig on the street.

I see you're in Adelaide.
Best bet would be to speak to the workshop doing the job for you and see if they can give you any leads on cars with the same cam. If nothing else you can have a hint of what you're in for.

[Hammer]

the downside is the DREADED Power bug hits you (vxleather can explain this one) :D :D

added bonus is with a good tuner he can tune it to maintain street able fuel economy.
i haven't seen a cam do any damage to a car yet, as long as the guides are factory pinned ones they shouldn't spin .

you will get more power and a fun car.


fitting can vary workshop to workshop so go check yoru local one .

[Chev Lumina SS]

Have just finished installing a mild came in a mates 2001 VX A4, replaced the rockers and most importantly the valve springs as the std ones cant take much more lift I am told, also replaced the pushrods with chromoly items and new valve stem seals.

Havent given it much of tune yet, just uploaded a ready made tune from a gut in Aus...results are very good just running a bit rich at the top end, with EFI live took us around 30 min to get a decent idle.

As for the can installation, well the LS1 is so nice to work on, neither of us doing the work had done this before but with some guidance it was rather easy....

I say go for it....

[Mungrel]

On a side note regarding fuel economy, i sat down and worked mine out last night for my cross country trip. (Geraldton to Brisbane)

With the cam and diff gears i still managed to yield 8.8L / 100ks.

[Crusty]

2 things I love about cams... the sound they make and the power they produce :burnout: :dancenana:

[SS-355]

You would be looking at around $3500 to $4000 for a cam install from a reputable workshop ( includes valve springs, doublerow timing chain ,cam,fluids and tune). As for the downside of a cam install :confused: , 275 x 19 rear tyres arent cheap.

[mustanger]

2 things I love about cams... the sound they make and the power they produce :burnout: :dancenana:

Wot he said ^^^^^^ :lol:

[Oversteer]

Damage to engine isnt a factor but damage to tyres could be a different story....:burnout: