Received an E-cam as a gift

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With all the mods I have coming, a friend of mine decided to give me a cam he's had but never installed in his 92GT. I was wondering what I needed to make the cam work good (it'll fit, right?). I'm not saying work at its best cause for that I would need heads, which I don't have money for. I think I need rockers but not really sure. The mods that are coming soon are cobra u/l intake, 70mm TB, l/t, prochamber, xr1s, al. pulleys, cai, 4.10s, 6al, and ignition kit.

 

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Keep in mind that with the E-cam you may have some idle quality and some other drivability issues that may need a chip to correct.....other than that it's a decent cam.

 

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chip? dynotune?

 

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If I were you I'd just sell it...but that's if I was you....and I'm not....

Jake

 

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is it not worth the hassle?

 

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The E cam was the hot cam to get back in the early 90's. There's much better to choose from now. I wouldn't do a cam on the stock heads just because there's quite a bit of work involved and you won't see much benifit on the stock heads.

Jake

 

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I have heard that the e-cam is a good cam for auto cars, which it looks like you have. Not to mention, it is emissions legal.

 

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can anyone confirm what hot5.0 said. i mean if it's not worth it i won't do it but keep in mind that it's been given to me. i know there are better things out there but not for free

 

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Let me know if you decide you do not want it anymore.

 

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I don't see why it wouldn't help you out. I would put it in especially since it was given to you.

 

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another thing is that i would have to get a custom chip to avoid all the idle problems, and the mechanice is charging me $175 to install it

 

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yup you morethan likely will need a custom chip to solve issues. i got mine from JMS and it fixed many problems, figure on at least $300+...

 

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Even if it is not worth the horsepower it is definitly worth it for the sound. Even a stock headed cammed engine sounds bad a$$

 

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let's get down to numbers, how many more ponies will it provide me with?
194stang, did you have any problems in getting that chip? do you just tell them what you have and they put something together?

 

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$175 is a good deal I would have it installed for that much.

 

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i was thinking, since i'm gonna be replacing the intake, would it be too hard to install the cam myself? i've never done it before but have seen some installations of it. i mean, i would have to disassemble a lot but could a moron like me do it? this would be so I could save some money since i'm gonna have to get the chip also.

 

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e cam is a BAD cam for auto cars. you will actually slow down unless you have a 2800+ stall

its not worth the trouble, sell it and buy a different mod

 

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that's all i needed to know snoozer, thanx, finally some concrete data,(i mean, you do know this for a fact right?) don't mean to offend anybody but that's what i was looking for, good or bad

ps: i noticed on your sig that your car is cammed, which one did you get?

 

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ok so I called jegs and the technician said that the cam would help me out. he said that the cam is bigger than stock but not too big to where I can't use it with stock heads. he said that the cam can be used with my stock converter since I'm switching to 4.10 gears. do you all have anything to add?

 

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IMO it should help. A buddy of mine has 4.10's and a shift kit in his stang plus he put an X-303 cam in his and he said he could feel a ton of difference on top end. I know the X-303 is alot bigger, but as far as performance goes, I whoop him off of the start, and he starts to reel me in in the last part of the 1/4 mile. 2800 stall would kick some ass for that cam!