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2013-14 Shelby GT500
Daily Driving with aftermarket cams / monoblade?
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<blockquote data-quote="Catmonkey" data-source="post: 15993833" data-attributes="member: 124025"><p>Cams come in a variation of grinds and lifts that are suitable for whatever purpose you have for your car. If you're in it for just the lopey idle, know that it's accomplished with a lot of overlap (i.e. intake and exhaust valves open at the same time). The more aggressive the camshaft, the higher the peak it makes power and along with that goes the torque curve. What you gain up top, you tend to lose on the bottom. That's not an issue for someone that really races the car, but if it's a daily commuter, you're going to lose patience with it over time, especially in congested traffic areas. </p><p></p><p>With overlap comes a loss in boost pressure, and most people pulley to regain their previous boost level, which further increases power. Unless you understand how cams work and their characteristics, have a talk with your cam manufacturer and be honest with how you intend to use your car. They can help you make a realistic selection. Unless you want to run around in drag radials all the time, or your car is weekend warrior at mile races or the drag strip, anything north of 700 rwhp won't hook up anyway. That's not hard target to reach with these cars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catmonkey, post: 15993833, member: 124025"] Cams come in a variation of grinds and lifts that are suitable for whatever purpose you have for your car. If you're in it for just the lopey idle, know that it's accomplished with a lot of overlap (i.e. intake and exhaust valves open at the same time). The more aggressive the camshaft, the higher the peak it makes power and along with that goes the torque curve. What you gain up top, you tend to lose on the bottom. That's not an issue for someone that really races the car, but if it's a daily commuter, you're going to lose patience with it over time, especially in congested traffic areas. With overlap comes a loss in boost pressure, and most people pulley to regain their previous boost level, which further increases power. Unless you understand how cams work and their characteristics, have a talk with your cam manufacturer and be honest with how you intend to use your car. They can help you make a realistic selection. Unless you want to run around in drag radials all the time, or your car is weekend warrior at mile races or the drag strip, anything north of 700 rwhp won't hook up anyway. That's not hard target to reach with these cars. [/QUOTE]
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