Comp XE262AHs installed: Sounds like a Powerstroke at idle?

[RedHorse04]

Then you are lucky. I dont know what kind of cam you have but if it was any stage 2 like vt or comp cams you got really lucky. How have you never heard of piston to valve contact. Just cause it seems fine doesnt mean anything, my buddy had 262s in his 98gt for about 8 months and it seemed to run fine then, but when we took the motor about you could tell by looking at the heads that he was having slight contact. It could have blown up at any time. This is the scariest part about putting cams in 96-04 mustangs and why I was alittle hesatint on putting 262s in my 04 gt that only had 10,000 miles on it. To say that degreeing them is easy, then you have never degreed cams. I couldnt do it, you have to have the kit and modify some tools, so I took my car to Darrin at bc-atomotive, who I met on ************, and he did it and tuned it. My cams were off 4 degrees from each other, and without checking them I would have never known and it down the road could have cost me my motor. Sorry for the rambeling but I think it is important to get the word out to not just slap your cams in and call it a day cause it may seem fine but one day booooom.

 

[SilverBullet00]

I have VT stage 1 cams and my car sounds exactly like the sound clip. I too think it sounds like it is coming from the intake manifold area.

 

[steveb24]

vt stg 1's also, got the same sounds.. and i def. never said degreeing cams was easy, but from ppl i know who know how to do it, its all about having the right tools, when you do they say its easy cause all it is, is reading a dial indicator

 

[RedHorse04]

Even with the right tools it is not easy, it took 7 hours just to degree them. It all depends alot on how bad they ar off to. It is also getting more complicated because fidanza adjustable cam gears are turning out to be junk, so the only way to do it now is to grind the keyway, and that is not easy either. I am just trying to help, I am not just trying to scare people. I have an auto and when we put the 262s in my car it would not idle at all, so I had to tune it and I know of alot of people that dont even do that. A/f could be way off.

 

[RedHorse04]

The next time I do cams in a modular motor I will have the motor out of the car cause I truly beleive that is the only way to degree them perfectly. Just my opinion though.

 

[steveb24]

yea.. thats another reason i didnt degree them..or try to to say the least. the adj cam gears u need and they are $. def anything than stg 2's i would, but thanks for the help on clearin it all up

 

[hotmustang331]

If your shifting anywhere past 6000RPM, be sure to check your oil levels regularly...these motors use alot of oil @ that RPM.

 

[steveb24]

If your shifting anywhere past 6000RPM, be sure to check your oil levels regularly...these motors use alot of oil @ that RPM.

yea def. i get that nice smell everyday. 6 quarts rp ftw