can someone try to explain some stuff to me?

[belber095]

hey guys, i was just hoping someone would be able to give me some information on general engine stuffs. recently i've been considering doing a pi swap and eventually running a vortech or procharger rather than using an m90 system. when you put a different cam in, what exactly does that do? thank you for any responses, and for tolerating my uneducatedness about cars

 

[whiplash473]

aint you runnin a v6?

 

[belber095]

yeah, but the new edge gt's still have pi intakes and heads right?

 

[whiplash473]

here's one of the better videos i found......the cam is the shaft that runs thru the middle connected to the 16 thin rods (push rods).....those push up the rocker arm and the rocker arm pushes open the valves.....different cams have different lobe lifts and different valve opening durations which causes the engine to run differently.....if you get to the point of getting a cam just remember its much more important to run a cam that improves your engines performance rather than just getting a big cam simply for the idle like way too many people do

[video=youtube;N2y77vEKorI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2y77vEKorI[/video]

 

[whiplash473]

yeah, but the new edge gt's still have pi intakes and heads right?

i dont mean this in a derogatory way but you know you cant swap heads or an intake from a v8 to a sixxer right?

 

[Tony]

and you also know that all gt's are v8's right?

 

[whiplash473]

also that video is a standard single cam v8.....not a modular....but i figured it'd be easier to learn the basics first before you start learning about this fancy overhead sheit

 

[belber095]

Oops! Yeah I do. I just mad myself sound like an idiot though lol. New edge v6's***

tapatalkin'

 

[ProKiller]

quite frankly the best route is to buy a GT. not trying to be a dick, just realistic. the work involved in the swap for the uneducated is going to be costly and very difficult.

 

[belber095]

And thanks for the video reference whip. That helped a lot.

tapatalkin'

 

[whiplash473]

what prokiller said is completely true......cost > end product

 

[whiplash473]

And thanks for the video reference whip. That helped a lot.

tapatalkin'

no problem

 

[belber095]

quite frankly the best route is to buy a GT. not trying to be a dick, just realistic. the work involved in the swap for the uneducated is going to be costly and very difficult.

Thanks for the input. I've considered it, but I don't even know how much money I'd be able to get for my car. That and I wouldn't want to sell it in case my parents took that as an insult

tapatalkin'

 

[belber095]

no problem

Well how much would you say my car would go for on craigslist? 63000 origional miles, new soft top and paint.

tapatalkin'

 

[MustangChris]

The camshaft(s) open the valves to allow air/fuel in and exhaust out.

In your case the v6 has pushrods. The camshaft pushes the pushrods which push a rocker arm (kind of like a teeter totter) which pushes open the valve.

On ohc (overhead cams) the cam pushes directly on the teeter totter (called a valve follower) which pushes open the valve.

You can not put pi heads on your car because it is a pushrod motor. Also it is a v8 on a v6 block. You may be able to put the dual port heads from the 99-04 v6 tho....

If you look in my thread "knock knock........" in the 4v section you can see how the 04 cobra camshafts push on the followers which open the valves....

 

[whiplash473]

belber i'm really not sure mainly cuz idk about prices for v6's but hopefully someone here will be able to help you on that

belber might be getting a v8..W00t w00t!!!

 

[belber095]

The camshaft(s) open the valves to allow air/fuel in and exhaust out.

In your case the v6 has pushrods. The camshaft pushes the pushrods which push a rocker arm (kind of like a teeter totter) which pushes open the valve.

On ohc (overhead cams) the cam pushes directly on the teeter totter (called a valve follower) which pushes open the valve.

You can not put pi heads on your car because it is a pushrod motor. Also it is a v8 on a v6 block. You may be able to put the dual port heads from the 99-04 v6 tho....

If you look in my thread "knock knock........" in the 4v section you can see how the 04 cobra camshafts push on the followers which open the valves....

thanks a bunch chris.

and sorry for the typo's and my ignorance.

 

[Tony]

Well how much would you say my car would go for on craigslist? 63000 origional miles, new soft top and paint.

tapatalkin'

dont sell it, you can make that sixxer pretty slick. low mileaage, dependable...you need that car belber, just make it look good and do what performance you can tackle yourself. keep it though...my.02

 

[belber095]

dont sell it, you can make that sixxer pretty slick. low mileaage, dependable...you need that car belber, just make it look good and do what performance you can tackle yourself. keep it though...my.02

i doubt i'll sell it. but thinking about how much money i'd be spending on it just go be almost as fast as a gt, it's kinda hard to justify it for myself. you know?

 

[vermilion]

push it off the cliff then use it as a bonfire to roast weenies and smore's. smore's get all the *****es. V6s don't. awwww thats cute she says.