Engine upgrades: all comments welcome

[dassaur]

From memory

219/224/115 +2 advance, about 560 lift

You wouldnt know .006 specs?

 

[RevNev]

I'd be surprised if yours makes more low down torque than mine.
Do you know your intake valve closing timing? Mine's 39 ABDC @ .050

I think your camshaft would make more mid-range power and the engine would rev quicker than daves8. But daves8 camshaft would be much easier for a tuner to get the engine running nicely down low particularly with an auto trans.

Happiness with a road car camshaft upgrade, tends to be more an individual power vs drivability factor in most cases.

 

[dassaur]

I think your camshaft would make more mid-range power and the engine would rev quicker than daves8. But daves8 camshaft would be much easier for a tuner to get the engine running nicely down low particularly with an auto trans.

Happiness with a road car camshaft upgrade, tends to be more an individual power vs drivability factor in most cases.

Yes it took a lot to get it good down low.
I'm also now running a converter, but it wasnt needed.

Got it idling nicely at 600rpm in gear now, only 50 above factory

 

[daves8]

You wouldnt know .006 specs?

I don’t even know what that means!

 

[daves8]

I think your camshaft would make more mid-range power and the engine would rev quicker than daves8. But daves8 camshaft would be much easier for a tuner to get the engine running nicely down low particularly with an auto trans.

Happiness with a road car camshaft upgrade, tends to be more an individual power vs drivability factor in most cases.

Driveability was my number 1 priority.

My previous Calais I has. 224/228/110 LSA with about 640 lift (Patrick Gerra cam) and it was a nightmare to drive.

This time round I wanted a very slight idle, good vacuum / manners, no need to stall converter and then once that was achieved the increased power.

It picked up 50-60rwkw and goes well enough for me!

 

[dassaur]

Driveability was my number 1 priority.

My previous Calais I has. 224/228/110 LSA with about 640 lift (Patrick Gerra cam) and it was a nightmare to drive.

This time round I wanted a very slight idle, good vacuum / manners, no need to stall converter and then once that was achieved the increased power.

It picked up 50-60rwkw and goes well enough for me!

I think if you drove mine youd be very happy too!