What will a cam and lifter do for me?
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What will a cam and lifter do for me?
I keep reading about these and people said it makes a considerable difference. Do they? What exactly do they do and where would they go? So you get the loping sound with them on? Sorry for such a question, just search didn't bring much. Thanks!
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That kind of question belongs in the advanced tech on www.firebirdv6.com .
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Kinda. They basically deal with how the pistons are moving. The higher the cam, the more revolutions it helps with the piston. So say you are running a configuration set up for only 2,000 RPM, moving the car at 4,000 RPM would not help much since you are not getting the full advantage. If you get a higher camshaft, the more performance you will since the air to fuel mixture is greater, thus increasing performance. Only thing is when you get these, you get a rougher idle which was something I really did not want. Answered my own question lol.
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I wrote something a while back about selecting camshafts. Maybe it will help.
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/cam_info.html
http://www.geocities.com/d_payton1/cam_info.html
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