well up till now i've sworn i was going to lay off the motor and stick to bolt-ons and nitrous (though i havent sprayed the car yet) only for fear of ruining a good thing (i mean since my motor runs pretty strong as is)...however, now i've been given the opportunity to pick up a 221/221 .550 lift cam for free...i figure it might be worth it since i can also get pushrods and springs on the cheap and i have 2 free retunes from the shop that tuned my car the first time.....

does this cam seem worth the install cost and the peace of mind i lose from opening up an untouched motor??? (i know i might be paranoid about this but i have a friend who did H/C on his TA and popped the motor 3 days later so i worry..lol) Will i have any driveabiliy or idle problems with this cam???? how about power??? anyone want to estimate some dyno numbers??? im kind torn over what to do about this and i coudl use some opinions...i was kind of hoping this cam would put me solidly in the 11.70 range on a good day???

 

nobody???

 

I would only figure on 20-30 hp from this cam without heads.

 

Sounds pretty similar to my cam. I'd do it. It likes the nitrous. Since you already have headers, I'd say you'll pick up more than 20 rwhp.

 

That's exactly the same cam I JUST put in my car. I haven't tuned (or driven) it yet, so every time I give it gas it comes back down to idle then dies. After tuning everything should be fine. It sounds pretty good now, and the lope in the cam makes it sound kinda like a race car.

 

the dying wouldnt be a problem for me because the shop thats tuning would be installing the cam themselves anyway, so i wouldnt be driving it untuned. as far as the lope, is it real noticeable?? (i have a reputation around the local spots for having a STOCK MOTOR car and i wouldn't want anybody to doubt that, if ya know what i mean.... )

 

It was the first thing I noticed when I started it up for the first time, so yeah, it's noticeable. Everybody tells me "Oh, yeah, that sounds stock"