Would a custom can be best, sure but is also the most costly option. The TFS has always worked good in these type of situations and has yet to leave anyone I know dissapointed in the search for more power. I go back and forth on the custom cam at this level. If it were a power adder situation I would say custom cam all the way but I wonder how custom these custom cams are. I think I'll start a thread asking for more info on people with custom cams hoping I can satisfy my curiosity.Why? An OTS cam is almost $300. There are plenty of people including myself who have used custom cams for cars that are 300-450hp. It's not only improved performance, but better drive manners, no surging idle issues or bucking.
Why? An OTS cam is almost $300. There are plenty of people including myself who have used custom cams for cars that are 300-450hp. It's not only improved performance, but better drive manners, no surging idle issues or bucking.
Why? An OTS cam is almost $300. There are plenty of people including myself who have used custom cams for cars that are 300-450hp. It's not only improved performance, but better drive manners, no surging idle issues or bucking.
While it's true that a new OTS cam is only about $50 cheaper than a custom, there's one thing that OTS cams have that custom ones will never have....and that's a used market. A used TFS 1 cam can be had for as little as $100-$150. That makes it $200-$250 cheaper than a custom grind and well worth the money.
I kinda chuckle the way people get so worked up over "custom cams" The performance at that level is minuscule. So much so, that considering the plethora of various OTS grinds out there, you'd be hard pressed to find a custom grind that really makes any notable difference in either power or drivability. And any small differences made are usually only realized as a handful of ponies on a dyno graph.
These stories you hear about guys claiming they picked up 20hp and vastly improved drivability by going with a custom grind over their previous OTS cam have only done so because of one reason and one reason only.....they were reckless in their initial OTS selection (probably grabbed a B-Cam because they got it cheap at a swap meet) and picked the wrong cam to begin with.
OTS grinds are that for a reason....because they're a proven match for a vast majority of combinations and driving situations. There are only 360-degree's in a circle and only so many ways a camshaft can be ground. How much better exactly at these power levels can you realistically expect that custom cam to be? I see guys at the track running unremarkable combinations, with off the shelf parts kicking ass and taking names all of the time. Don't get sucked in to the custom cam craze. Save the custom grinds for high dollar builds, where they were intended.
what im seeing out of box on 85ttop's thread is duration and lsa on all are relatively similar and most have big lift, but bigger builds as well. i quickly cross referenced the tfs cams and they fall in line except again in lift, which leads to cut pistons etc, and i do recognize that lift is not the only consideration in ptv...
so tfs 1 the new fun for all cam will be my selection
85ttop, thats gotta be a jab
ok i hate that tfs intake....nothing personal to anyone... but if thats what i gotta do, then so be it... wish the box r fit better under hood and ran lower rpm range peaks...
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