camshaft recomendations

CoD_50callongshotz · Jul 17, 2011

so after riding in my friends car yesterday i decided i need a new cam. our engines are nearly identical except for the cam....i run a steeda #19 while he has the trickflow top end kit cam. steedas cam advertises .480/.480 with 1.6's i run 1.72 ford racing rockers so that bumps me to,in my opinnion, a mild .516. Right now im leaning towards TFS-51402000 which is .498/.510 with 1.6's so with my rockers thats a...... .535/.548 now i think i could handle the lift with stock pistons but the duration is 283 Int and 291 exh. has any one used this cam? and then any recommendations. i think my next step is some bigger heads. im only running AFR 165's and i feel thats prolly holding me back a bit. thanks in advance. :headbang:

rz5.0 · Jul 17, 2011

So your trying to go from a 19 to tfs stage 1? Not worth the money to do it again.

CoD_50callongshotz · Jul 17, 2011

is the one i listed considered there stage 1? i was doing research on summit and they dont really list it that way. any recomendations on a good cam then. i know someone will eventually chime in with a custom grind. i just dont feel i have the time or the knowledge for that now.

rz5.0 · Jul 17, 2011

Yeah its stage1 its the one I have. 19 its a good cam try to upgrade something else.

pushrodsn95 · Jul 18, 2011

The diffrence in power is probably due to heads, more than anything.AFR165 s vs Twisted wedges 170cc?cnc ported?I had the Trickflow top end on my last fox and the cam idled like a stocker,so i doubt that its much, if any better at all than the steeda grind.

OnyxCobra · Jul 18, 2011

I run the #19, I chose it over the TFS1 cam because I thought it was a better fit for our cars/AFR 165 heads.

Personally i'd expect AFR 165s and a Steeda 19 to have more power potential then the TFS top end kit.

rz5.0 · Jul 18, 2011

Intake?

CoD_50callongshotz · Jul 22, 2011

intake is trick flow tack heat. my AFR's are cnc ported. His trick flows are the 170 cc but the non ported variety. i want to say he has 2.02 valves but i cant remember what the AFR's are 1.98 sound right?

OnyxCobra · Jul 22, 2011

AFR 165s are 1.90, the AFR 185s have a 2.02 intake valve.

rz5.0 · Jul 22, 2011

Maybe you should get your lower intake port matched to the heads.

LAFENATU · Jul 22, 2011

I can't believe you're willing to do all that work for a cam swap.

You seriously think you are gonna have that much of a gain vs. the work. It's a street car man, just drive the car and enjoy it. :dontknow: