How are the trickflow cams?

[Foxfan88]

I listened to a clip of a mustang with a stage one cam, and it sounded bad ass. And i want to know which of these 3 cams would be good for my car.

http://www.trickflow.com/product/camsandvalvetrain/track_cams/track_cams.asp

are the 3 ford cams the stages 1,2 and 3???
If so i think the 2nd one looks nice, but does the stage one give you you some lope in your idle???

 

[Sicarius428]

For an off the shelf cam, the trick flows are pretty good. The stage 1 has a good lope but it is very streetable. Yes the three Ford cams are stage 1, 2 and 3. You will probalby need an intake and heads before you can take advantage of it... otherwise you will probalby loose power.
Kevin

 

[tjm73]

Stage 3 is a pretty serious cam. My brother has it in a 418 stoker and it's mean even in something that big.

 

[mackey]

I have the stage 1 cam, and it pulls like a raped ape above 4k.

 

[NKau]

Don't think you will want even the stage 1 with the auto trans. It will absolutely decimate your low end power.

 

[bobbyd]

Don't think you will want even the stage 1 with the auto trans. It will absolutely decimate your low end power.

so what will be best for an auto?

 

[NKau]

so what will be best for an auto?

Stock cam is probably best honestly; or the ford e-cam. You need to be running some kind of stall convertor to really take advantage of some of the more aggressive cams. Do you have gears yet?

 

[Foxfan88]

I am planning 4.10s and a 3000ish stall.

 

[NKau]

I am planning 4.10s and a 3000ish stall.

Once you figure out what cam you want, I'd call up a few tech's from different companies and get a recommendation on what stall torque convertor to run. Make sure you install a good tranny cooler as well.

 

[tjm73]

A properly set up automatic will actually work pretty well with a cam that's a little soft downlow on torque. B303 with 3500 stall and 4.10's worked awesome in a 3600lb convertible my friend had.