96-98 guys beware

AntiRice98 · Feb 3, 2006

Ok. I just got a set of comp cams installed in my car...the car sounds sweet and i bounce in my seat when im sitting at a light, and according to dyno results gave me a strong 30hp to the wheels...however to make your GT run faster than a civic after getting the cams in you have to have your car chiped, becuase the stock computer cannot keep up with the cams and is not throughing gas down the valves at the right time...the chip well set you back another 400 if you have it done right...i didn't know about that, but by the time i found out i need a chip it was too late...however the good side to the chip is it adds another 15-20 hp on top of the 30 the cams gave you...just thought i'de let everone know...

HoustonGT · Feb 3, 2006

AntiRice98 said:
Ok. I just got a set of comp cams installed in my car...the car sounds sweet and i bounce in my seat when im sitting at a light, and according to dyno results gave me a strong 30hp to the wheels...however to make your GT run faster than a civic after getting the cams in you have to have your car chiped, becuase the stock computer cannot keep up with the cams and is not throughing gas down the valves at the right time...the chip well set you back another 400 if you have it done right...i didn't know about that, but by the time i found out i need a chip it was too late...however the good side to the chip is it adds another 15-20 hp on top of the 30 the cams gave you...just thought i'de let everone know...

Very cool. Did you have a baseline dyno to compare to so you could see how much the cams added? Also, how do they seem to affect gas mileage?

tomustang · Feb 3, 2006

i maybe drunk but i just saw the word civic in there, can anyone confirm/.?

urban96 · Feb 3, 2006

tomustang said:
i maybe drunk but i just saw the word civic in there, can anyone confirm/.?

did i hear a niner in there?

03ghoststang · Feb 3, 2006

tomustang said:
i maybe drunk but i just saw the word civic in there, can anyone confirm/.?

:Word: so did i

Bubba Z. · Feb 3, 2006

So THAT'S how we can get our cars to go faster than a Civic...cams! Ahhh!...now I get it!

Ernad · Feb 3, 2006

tomustang said:
i maybe drunk but i just saw the word civic in there, can anyone confirm/.?

positive.

btw, who would have thought...when you do cams, you need a tune. Brilliant!

CanadaStang · Feb 3, 2006

tomustang said:
i maybe drunk but i just saw the word civic in there, can anyone confirm/.?

ROFL

Mike97gt · Feb 3, 2006

well i dont have cams so i am slower than a civic

whyask · Feb 3, 2006

what cams did you get.....AND YES EVERYONE "CIVIC" was used in the sentence thank god you all can READ..N-E-WAY, what kind of set up are you running right now..

Skidzz · Feb 3, 2006

AntiRice98 said:
Ok. I just got a set of comp cams installed in my car...the car sounds sweet and i bounce in my seat when im sitting at a light, and according to dyno results gave me a strong 30hp to the wheels...however to make your GT run faster than a civic after getting the cams in you have to have your car chiped, becuase the stock computer cannot keep up with the cams and is not throughing gas down the valves at the right time...the chip well set you back another 400 if you have it done right...i didn't know about that, but by the time i found out i need a chip it was too late...however the good side to the chip is it adds another 15-20 hp on top of the 30 the cams gave you...just thought i'de let everone know...

Yep, I just bought the 262ah's. But this is the reason I'm just having MD do all of my work and tune the car.

mrvax · Feb 4, 2006

AntiRice98 said:
Ok. I just got a set of comp cams installed in my car...the car sounds sweet and i bounce in my seat when im sitting at a light, and according to dyno results gave me a strong 30hp to the wheels...however to make your GT run faster than a civic after getting the cams in you have to have your car chiped, becuase the stock computer cannot keep up with the cams and is not throughing gas down the valves at the right time...the chip well set you back another 400 if you have it done right...i didn't know about that, but by the time i found out i need a chip it was too late...however the good side to the chip is it adds another 15-20 hp on top of the 30 the cams gave you...just thought i'de let everone know...

There is no way that cams and a chip and tune alone will give you a 45-50 rwhp gain. Maybe 15-20 for the cams and 5-10 for the chip & tune. (Based on an N/A 1998 GT). You would need a complete headswap to see gains like that.

timeless2 · Feb 4, 2006

AntiRice98 said:
Ok. I just got a set of comp cams installed in my car...the car sounds sweet and i bounce in my seat when im sitting at a light, and according to dyno results gave me a strong 30hp to the wheels...however to make your GT run faster than a civic after getting the cams in you have to have your car chiped, becuase the stock computer cannot keep up with the cams and is not throughing gas down the valves at the right time...the chip well set you back another 400 if you have it done right...i didn't know about that, but by the time i found out i need a chip it was too late...however the good side to the chip is it adds another 15-20 hp on top of the 30 the cams gave you...just thought i'de let everone know...

You did cams before the PI swap?

03ghoststang · Feb 4, 2006

mrvax said:
There is no way that cams and a chip and tune alone will give you a 45-50 rwhp gain. Maybe 15-20 for the cams and 5-10 for the chip & tune. (Based on an N/A 1998 GT). You would need a complete headswap to see gains like that.

he probably read what are some potential gains out of the cams but yeah he might of gained 10-15HP and about another 5-15HP from the chip because to se gains like that he would need a P.I swap

98blackmagic · Feb 4, 2006

if you 96 to 98Gt guys want a easy fix to the civic issue.......trade and get a Cobra, I did

tomustang · Feb 4, 2006

98blackmagic said:
if you 96 to 98Gt guys want a easy fix to the civic issue.......trade and get a Cobra, I did

you copied my idea

98blackmagic · Feb 4, 2006

tomustang said:
you copied my idea

you da man

98gtblue · Feb 4, 2006

98blackmagic said:
you da man

Or swap in a cobra engine so your not stuck with IRS. Lighter too.

tomustang · Feb 4, 2006

98gtblue said:
Or swap in a cobra engine so your not stuck with IRS. Lighter too.

i like IRS

i just don't plan to use it besides you lose more unsprung weight than you gain with the IRS

AntiRice98 · Feb 4, 2006

k for starters when i said i was slower than a civic its because you have to have a chip or your computer will make your car retarted and miss like crazy so you can barley drive it...which is why i said i was slow...and no he didn't have time to do a baseline on mine but he did do a green 96 gt a couple days before mine and he put the same stuff in and all he had was exh...he was 187 rwhp w/o cams then with cams he was 212 rwhp... with out the chip.. and im only 17 no ****ing way i can afford a cobra...wish i could though...

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