trick flow cams

cobra head · Jun 10, 2012

ok guys i need a lil in put im ab to order my cam this week and i want to get a lil info from yll i have some trickflow twisted wedge heads and wanted to see if the trickflow stage 2 cam would work good for me and i wanted to see if any of yll have ran this cam

Mrstangerbanger · Jun 10, 2012

Yea the stage 2 will work great its about the same size as a Ford Motorsports F cam you should be fine running that cam without piston to valve problems ....

ttocs · Jun 10, 2012

we would need to know more about the car, and what you want to do with it to tell you if the cam will work or not. I have a stage 1 I use I am happy with.

cobra head · Jun 10, 2012

well im going to be running 1.7 rocker i have a cobra intake long tubes x pipe and a mac catback and next year putting a s/c on it like a powerdyne the car will be tuned i just hear alot of bad things ab that cam around here just wanted your guys input thanx

ttocs · Jun 10, 2012

I have not head anything bad about the trickflow cams in general. Now is this for track use, daily driver, occasional track use?

itsblue95 · Jun 10, 2012

TFS2:
224Â°/232Â° .542"/.563" valve lift w/1.6 .339"/.352" lobe lift 112Â° LSA 107Â° ICL /117Â° ECL
Events @.050" tappet lift are:
Intake Open: 5Â° BTDC
Intake Close: 39Â° ABDC
Exhaust Open: 53Â° BBDC
Exhaust Close: 1Â° BTDC

f cam specs:

Roller Cam	1.60	4Â° BTC	42Â° ABC	52Â° BBC	6Â° BTC	288Â°	288Â°	.320 I	.512 I	109Â°	119Â°
226Â°	226Â°	.320 E	.512 E

No where near the same. I run the TFS1 cam and love it. It pulls hard! It also sounds pretty damn good if you ask me.

hear is an idle clip of mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SDJv0EkVX8

also if you run the tfs2 you may want to check your ptvc. good luck

96TANGERINEGT · Jun 10, 2012

When I put a cam in my last car . I called comp cams told them every thing that was done , and they gave me a recommendation to run . Baught it and it was awesome took the Ford motorsport z cam that was in and put in the trash . I had staggered rockers tho 1.7 intake and 1.6 on exhaust

Don't hurt to call a tech for info.

cobra head · Jun 10, 2012

itsblue95 said:
TFS2:
224Â°/232Â° .542"/.563" valve lift w/1.6 .339"/.352" lobe lift 112Â° LSA 107Â° ICL /117Â° ECL
Events @.050" tappet lift are:
Intake Open: 5Â° BTDC
Intake Close: 39Â° ABDC
Exhaust Open: 53Â° BBDC
Exhaust Close: 1Â° BTDC

f cam specs:

Roller Cam
1.60
4Â° BTC
42Â° ABC
52Â° BBC
6Â° BTC
288Â°
288Â°
.320 I
.512 I
109Â°
119Â°

226Â°
226Â°
.320 E
.512 E

No where near the same. I run the TFS1 cam and love it. It pulls hard! It also sounds pretty damn good if you ask me.

hear is an idle clip of mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SDJv0EkVX8

also if you run the tfs2 you may want to check your ptvc. good luck

thanx for the reply blue

cobra head · Jun 10, 2012

ttocs said:
I have not head anything bad about the trickflow cams in general. Now is this for track use, daily driver, occasional track use?

its going to be a street strip car btw

g36 monkey · Jun 10, 2012

That's a big freakin cam. Should lope like hell. Shouldn't have much problem with creating vacuum because of the shorter durations (they are long to some but compared to others....)

I think it'd be ok for a street strip car, but it's really up to you? Are all the cams the same price from trickflow. I got the biggest I could from comp because they were all the same price lol.

96TANGERINEGT · Jun 10, 2012

Comp cams ftw ................

itsblue95 · Jun 10, 2012

oh yea you said you plan to boost your car. the tfs 1 is a good blower cam also has pretty good street manners.

Mrstangerbanger · Jun 10, 2012

cobra head said:
thanx for the reply blue

Thats a great cam but if you are not running a good head( Better then Stock ) it will hurt you more then help you so I would go with the stage 1 cam for sure .. And I was thinking of the X cam not F cam Sorry lol .. I have a little bigger cam then a stage 1 and I have a Vortech blower and the cam pulls to about 6000 and thats when it stops making power .. If you are going to add a blower I would go with a stage 1 or leave the stock cam and degree it 2 degrees..

If you are going to build a blower car then you can build enough power to slit the block with boost so its up to you .. Also if its your daily driver or not ?

F303 226* duration, .512" lift
X303 224* duration, .542" lift

96TANGERINEGT · Jun 10, 2012

Mrstangerbanger said:
Thats a great cam but if you are not running a good head( Better then Stock ) it will hurt you more then help you so I would go with the stage 1 cam for sure .. And I was thinking of the X cam not F cam Sorry lol .. I have a little bigger cam then a stage 1 and I have a Vortech blower and the cam pulls to about 6000 and thats when it stops making power .. If you are going to add a blower I would go with a stage 1 or leave the stock cam and degree it 2 degrees..

If you are going to build a blower car then you can build enough power to slit the block with boost so its up to you .. Also if its your daily driver or not ?

F303 226* duration, .512" lift
X303 224* duration, .542" lift

Ford motorsport cams suck ..... took a z cam out baught a comp , ran much better

Mrstangerbanger · Jun 10, 2012

96TANGERINEGT said:
Ford motorsport cams suck ..... took a z cam out baught a comp , ran much better

Ya there not that bad .. I have a lot of old school guys running some fast cars with them but then again there also running old gt40 aluminum heads and gt40 intakes lol ..

itsblue95 · Jun 10, 2012

96TANGERINEGT said:
Ford motorsport cams suck ..... took a z cam out baught a comp , ran much better

they are not as bad as everyone makes them out to be. as matter of fact the f cam is suppose to be one of the best off the shelf cams for boost.

my buddy old set up ran pretty damn good with a x cam, afr185s, and a blower. it was NEVER beat on the street by any car even a 800whp evo.

Mrstangerbanger said:
Thats a great cam but if you are not running a good head( Better then Stock ) it will hurt you more then help you so I would go with the stage 1 cam for sure .. And I was thinking of the X cam not F cam Sorry lol .. I have a little bigger cam then a stage 1 and I have a Vortech blower and the cam pulls to about 6000 and thats when it stops making power .. If you are going to add a blower I would go with a stage 1 or leave the stock cam and degree it 2 degrees..

If you are going to build a blower car then you can build enough power to slit the block with boost so its up to you .. Also if its your daily driver or not ?

F303 226* duration, .512" lift
X303 224* duration, .542" lift

thats what i thought lol

96TANGERINEGT · Jun 10, 2012

Mrstangerbanger said:
Ya there not that bad .. I have a lot of old school guys running some fast cars with them but then again there also running old gt40 aluminum heads and gt40 intakes lol ..

They r ok if u just have normal bolt ons . My old car had a comp and I love them . 214 degree. 224 and 232 with a 512 lift 1.7 rockets on intake and 1.6 on exhaust . Speed density car too. W / 24 lbs injectors . All my friends told me the car wouldn't run