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finally thinking about a cam swap

Old Oct 28, 2012 | 12:14 PM
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finally thinking about a cam swap

I have bought another motor for my 93. I have checked the bottom end out and all bearings within tolerance, compression good so I am thinking about cam, rockers, headers etc.

I know that if I search and search I may find the info but using my 10 plus years on this board I think I can ask you guys who have experience.

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1993 motor (speed density) 90k on motor, appears stock (have not measured cam lift to see if stock cam)

What I would like to do is buy a cam or cam kit that will still use stock throttle body, stock fuel injectors etc. I don't want to go nuts obviously but would like to see if I can get 50+ more horse.

If need I can jerk the heads off and have some work done with them but if I can help it I would just like to gain horsepower doing like the following:

1) cam kit includes roller rockers and 1.6?
2) headers
3) I already have CAI, 3 inch exhaust with hi flo cat
4) I already have a slight perf chip

Can anyone suggest what I should do and can you "spoon" feed me as I want to source and order the required parts to satrt putting the engine I have on my stand back together.

All I need from you guys at this time is a combination cam. lifter, rocker kit that would give me more HP.

What do you guys think?

Thanks
Old Oct 28, 2012 | 03:47 PM
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Re: finally thinking about a cam swap

I'm also looking to get more hp out of my car buy doing a cam swap .

(5) How much more hp will you see from doing some head work to the stock heads ?
(6) what kind of gas mileage should I see
(7) will a cam kit keep us in front of the 5th gen
sorry not trying to highjack the op just thought since were looking about the same thing I would add to the op

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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 05:04 PM
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Re: finally thinking about a cam swap

I have done a lot of searching for the best cam on stock heads
From what I have seen I think that the cc503 cam is all out the best cam on stock heads ??
if you wanted a milder cam from what I have seen the ZZ3 cam is good ??
when I had the 1.6rr &tune installed on my car I could tell a small difference and was happy with it
for a while. with the mod's in my Sig not including the stall my car ran 83.5 in a 1/8 mile
with the cc503 it should be somewhere around 88 mph

Last edited by parkers Z28; Oct 29, 2012 at 07:09 PM.
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