Cam Requirments

pxcr_600 · 01-23-2002, 10:05 PM

Hey guys, i wanna put a cam in my 85 GT. I wanna gain about 50 HP from it. What else, besides the cam, do i need to do? Thanks alot!

lx mike · 01-23-2002, 10:35 PM

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. I wanna gain about 50 HP from it

not likey you will get 50 hp from just changing cam only. unless your car has other mods and needs a cam to finish your combination it will not make much difference. what other mods do you have??

pxcr_600 · 01-23-2002, 10:38 PM

Hey i have no other mods except exaust. How much would i gain? What other mods do i have to do? Im going to put one in, i just want to know what else i have to do.

MikeWeber · 01-24-2002, 05:47 AM

The stock cam will work well with the stock heads. You're better off buying a Performer RPM intake, rejetting the carb or buying a 650 vacuum secondary Holley, and running 1.7RR until you can buy aftermarket heads. If you must cam, keep it small like the Crane 2020 or 2031 to work with the stock heads and you'll need to install new valve springs for the added lift and rpm (a pain in the arse with the heads on the motor). For good bang for the buck, install some underdrive pulleys.

01-23-2002, 10:05 PM	#1
pxcr_600 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Elk River, MN Posts: 44	Cam Requirments Hey guys, i wanna put a cam in my 85 GT. I wanna gain about 50 HP from it. What else, besides the cam, do i need to do? Thanks alot! __________________ Balls to the Walls

01-23-2002, 10:38 PM	#3
pxcr_600 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Elk River, MN Posts: 44	humm Hey i have no other mods except exaust. How much would i gain? What other mods do i have to do? Im going to put one in, i just want to know what else i have to do. __________________ Balls to the Walls

01-24-2002, 05:47 AM	#4
MikeWeber Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Posts: 48	The stock cam will work well with the stock heads. You're better off buying a Performer RPM intake, rejetting the carb or buying a 650 vacuum secondary Holley, and running 1.7RR until you can buy aftermarket heads. If you must cam, keep it small like the Crane 2020 or 2031 to work with the stock heads and you'll need to install new valve springs for the added lift and rpm (a pain in the arse with the heads on the motor). For good bang for the buck, install some underdrive pulleys. __________________ 88 NMRA Pure Street coupe 95 GT-heads, cam, exhaust, intake, road-race suspension 97 Taurus SHO-K&N, ported meter 95 Escort GT-Pacesetter header & exhaust, Weapon R intake tube