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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 04:53 PM
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how much of a gain would one notice from upgraded cams, intake amnifold, and and EMS ??
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 05:05 PM
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around 10-15whp.
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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maybe more, it all depends on your suporting mods
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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i got I/H/E now and looking to get the other ones soon...with a good tune youll only make that much ?
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depends. stock 5spd tc dyno's at 140whp-ish with all bolt ons I/H/E/P you'll be lucky to be near 160-165whp.

noones installed cams yet on a turbo &/or NA tc bc BC cams haven't been proven and there's no testing or research on them or even proven numbers. same thing goes for the intake manifold.

look up tcpetes thread he's pushing the most for a NA tc at 205whp I think,bolts ons, tuned, built motor etc
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im pretty sure shift N red has BC cams but dont think he has dyno'd yet.

there are a few people running the F/I cams
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still no proof on the power of the F/I cams either. I know there's a few of them running it just no numbers.

the NA cams I know Shift N Red has them but no numbers or anything aswell.
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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i wish there were cams for the tc that are guaranted to work similar to putting them on the evo's making it sound mean
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there is some, just noone has proof of them making any difference yet
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thats what i mean,i know they have them out but it would be nice if we could pop them in and gain 10 whp or more and call it a day,
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I think its a fail move on BC's part for not even testing them out and putting out potential gains on them.

fail
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^^thats because i think they really did test them but they didnt put anything out so they just never released the results. lol
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still FAIL
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And BC are the only types of cams for TCs ??
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yeah, only ones available now.
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Wow!! are TCs considered that ____ty to companies that they cant make parts for them ?? lol
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yes. not much in the market for us like honda's or other cars. especially in the NA field cause people just boost there cars
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I have cams on my car i dont have a dyno before and after but my numbers are in my sig and i have dyno sheet for them... just to compare what others made at 16 psi i think the gain is not bad at all.
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FI is another story.
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only NA tc that i know that has upgraded cams is MERC_TC



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