What cams should I look into?

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Originally I wanted to get a custom cam, then one of the Anderson B cams but yesterday my freind said hte B cams are bad for turbos, and I plan to be swapping to a turbo real soon. What cam(off the shelf) should I get? For now Ill have a supercharged, heads/intake/full exhaust car with the stock bottom end, and soon it will be turboed. The car is a daily driver.

 

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Wolverine 1087

 

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For a turbo, unless you're going to get a custom (custom does not include Anderson's or other companies pre-ground cams), your best bet is the stock cam.

A turbo car likes a reverse split pattern, meaning the intake side has more lobe area than the exhaust. 99% of aftermarket cams do not have that, and most have too much of an exhaust bias for even an N/A car.

I say keep the stocker unless you're going custom...

Joe

 

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How bout the B-41 cam? I found it on corral used for not too much so I figure if they are bad for turbos, i could always sell it again. Where can I find the wolverine cam?

 

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Speedpro now makes them an ebay seller maddogracing sells them (1190/1087) under the ford e cam (1190) and the ford x cam (1087). $145 shipped and he's in Davie.

 

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The Wolverine 1190 is the same as the E cam? E cams are all over corral for like $80. I saw an x cam on their too.

 

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Keven, your best bet is to check on http://www.turbomustangs.com and call up Comp Cams tech line and see what they recommend if you are not going with a reputable custom cam maker.

 

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No they are selling them under the e/x cam name. This is the kit he offers he sells the cams alone for 145 shipped
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7983483261&category=33614

 

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Not sure who said the B cams were bad for Turbo. I run the B-21 cam in mine but its NA. I was designed for forced induction applications and had 218 intake duration and 226 on the exhaust. It has 112 degrees of separation to help maintain decent vaccumm. I did bump my idle up to 750 rpm to improve idle while its hot, but that's pretty minor. If you change your mind, I'll be selling it soon, need more duration for a 347.

 

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B cams are bad for turbos....I'll say it.

Too much exhaust duration, not enough overlap....

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I've seen some say they have used F cams with turbos.

I really do have to agree with the rest of the guys about the stock cam.

The turbo makes so much power and the stock cam will behave so much better. I'd bet you can make block splitting power with the stocker cam when talking about turbo boost, lol.

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BlueOvalStangGT said:

Originally I wanted to get a custom cam, then one of the Anderson B cams but yesterday my freind said hte B cams are bad for turbos, and I plan to be swapping to a turbo real soon. What cam(off the shelf) should I get? For now Ill have a supercharged, heads/intake/full exhaust car with the stock bottom end, and soon it will be turboed. The car is a daily driver.

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When you get up here to Tampa, give Chad @ Blue Oval Corral a call, they have a hookup with Ronnie Crawford to get custom cams. Me and Wytstang both know Chad personally and I'd recommend that route

 

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Correct blue oval gets their custom cams from powerperf.com and Ronnie Crawford is the one who designs them. If I ever go custom blue oval has my business discounts are always what I look for .

 

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I cant decide what to do now. Im thinking maybe jsut get a cam for the blower and when I do go turbo Ill just swap the cam as well. I probaly wont be going turbo for like 5 months anyways. Whatcha think?

 

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wytstang said:

Correct blue oval gets their custom cams from powerperf.com and Ronnie Crawford is the one who designs them. If I ever go custom blue oval has my business discounts are always what I look for .

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Blue Oval

 

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If your going turbo in 5mo get a turbo cam.
I'd call what ever grinder u prefer and you and him can fig whats best for your parts/goals.

 

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BlueOvalStangGT said:

I cant decide what to do now. Im thinking maybe jsut get a cam for the blower and when I do go turbo Ill just swap the cam as well. I probaly wont be going turbo for like 5 months anyways. Whatcha think?

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That makes no sense to buy a cam for one application than 5 months (or more or less) buy another. Sounds like you have $$ burning a hole in your pocket or friends egging you on about a cam and it's affecting your judgement. Save your money for the custom when you go turbo.

 

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His friends have fast cars

 

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use a stock cam with 1.7s

if youw ant, get an AFM class legal stock cam. it has the maximum duration allowed and the minimum ls1 of 115