Which cams?

[Skidzz]

I'm wondering which cams I should get. My stang is a DD and it will be staying n/a for a while, so I'm thinking maybe I should go with VT stg. 1 cams. What do you guys think? Remember......daily driver, n/a. Obviously, these cams will be installed with the new PI parts.

 

[BooWFO]

Those are what I'm looking at.
Will they clear on your car with the PI heads? Or do you have to notch the pistons?

 

[1low03gt]

That would be a great choice.What i found,and liked,is the VT's cams show great increase in hp,and proven.Another thing too,you will not have to go that extra to do the valve springs.

As for piston notching,i believe he will be alright.

 

[cltgt]

VT stage 1's are a great choice. So are the Comp 262's. Both give very good gains with stock heads/manifolds

 

[DropTopPony]

VT stage 1's are a great choice. So are the Comp 262's. Both give very good gains with stock heads/manifolds

both are good...also the SS03 is a good CAM not a bad CAM...

 

[03ghoststang]

VT stg 1's are good choice for a DD

 

[Bubba Z.]

I'll be going with the VT Stage I's hopefully next spring. They're a great choice for a daily driver.

Also, although not an absolute neccessity, a good tune will maximize the cams and adjust your air/fuel ratios.

 

[Thomas302]

My friend just had the comp 270's installed in his DD 03 Gt, and it runs great. It idles great and sounds SO GOOD. He also had the patriot stage 2 heads installed. He already has all the bolt ons possible. He does not complain about anything driving it everyday.

 

[cltgt]

i bet his car moves!

 

[69Rcode_Mach1]

What about emissions? Will he be able to pass emissions with those cams? Unless he doesn't need to do emissions where he lives.

 

[Blinkstang]

I had pretty much the same question, Im thinking about getting the VT Stage 1's in the spring for my daily driver (except Chicago winters = stored).

 

[Skidzz]

I'll be going with the VT Stage I's hopefully next spring. They're a great choice for a daily driver.

Also, although not an absolute neccessity, a good tune will maximize the cams and adjust your air/fuel ratios.

Oh I will have it tuned. I've already talked to modular depot and they will be doing the pi/cam swap and a dyno tune this spring for around $800-$900. Also, even though it isn't necessary, I'm doing valve spring also. For $200 a set, I might as well have them do that while they're in there.

 

[cltgt]

that is one hell of a deal!

 

[98blackmagic]

reading other cam threads drives me crazy, I have never seen anybody with the 278xe cams that I have on my new motor (that still is in the machine shop ) I expect pretty BIG numbers from those bad boys.

 

[cltgt]

hopefully your pistons are dished enough to accomodate them

 

[98blackmagic]

Oh yea, everything has been gone over more than twice. That is part of the reason its takeing so long, a lot of time is going into the assembly of the longblock, so there is absolutely NO problems after the initial fire up. I cant wait.:Track:

 

[Hornetsnest]

What about emissions? Will he be able to pass emissions with those cams? Unless he doesn't need to do emissions where he lives.

The million dollar question...

Some people have said they've passed before...I know they're not considered "smog legal", but still might pass because they're mild and keep the car within those tolerance limits...

I would love to get some vt s1's, but I'm gonna be pissed if I drop around a grand for parts/install/tune and the damn thing fails smog...

 

[Skidzz]

Luckily for me it's easy to pass emisions here in WV. I don't think we even have smog. Usually they just make sure all the lights work and make sure there are cats. Hopefully I'll still be able to get a sticker when I move away after college.....

 

[Skidzz]

Oh yea, can anyone tell me how my gas mileage will be with the pi swap and stg. 1s? I'm expecting it to be about the same....until I really get on the gas.

 

[Serper3]

yea i live in Ca so it needs to pass smog for me....also, how much do the vt s1's gain hp wise?
thanks