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black90lx
03-19-2008, 10:29 PM
I have 2 cams in my garage to put in my car. One is an e-cam and the other is trickflow stg 1. Which one would be better for my setup? I have a systemax 2 intake, 42lb inj, twisted wedge heads(milled 40 thousands), novi 1000(10lbs of boost), bbk Shorty headers, off road x-pipe, stock short block and internals, c-4 with a 3200 stall. It has a 3:73 in it for now but I have a 3:55 to go in it when I put my 31 spline axles and carrier in it.
347sc
03-19-2008, 10:48 PM
E cam. Works fine in my heap
92BlackStang
03-19-2008, 10:59 PM
I heard the e cam was junk that there economy cam that f cam was better dont remember why.. Also i've heard you cant but heard you can . Can you put an x 303 cam without modifylin or fly cuttin the piston, gt40p heads are the heads
347sc
03-19-2008, 11:05 PM
Having had both I would go with the E. Been there done that.
mustangrfast88
03-19-2008, 11:38 PM
i would use the e cam and as far as using a x cam without mods to the pistions i dont think it can be done inless you got 550 lift springs and really think head gaskets
black90lx
03-19-2008, 11:41 PM
I heard the e cam was junk that there economy cam that f cam was better dont remember why.. Also i've heard you cant but heard you can . Can you put an x 303 cam without modifylin or fly cuttin the piston, gt40p heads are the heads

You need to buy another motor. If e-cams are junk why would you buy a b-cam which is smaller?
mustangrfast88
03-19-2008, 11:46 PM
i got a e cam im putting in the vert this summer sometime and he said f cam aint the f cam a hair bigger like .512 instead of .498 which the e cam is the b cam is the smallest thought
92BlackStang
03-19-2008, 11:49 PM
mustangoutlaw , jimmy told me the e cam was made for economy that the f cam is better that if you was gonna use an e you should use a f cam instead... my motors fine i will just buy the heads and put em on gt40p's the ones im lookin at has 550 lift springs
347sc
03-19-2008, 11:57 PM
B is the junk cam.
Scott either can will make enough power to break what you are putting together. Power range on each is about the same anyway.

BTW I get real good gas mileage due to my E cam.
chad393na
03-20-2008, 12:05 AM
I always liked the e-cam. Has a nice sound and makes decent power in mild n/a or blower/turbo cars.
facemelter71
03-20-2008, 10:11 AM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BX86MywrWyE
My coupe with the E-cam.Sorry about the sound quality,is was a digital camera that didnt like the exhaust pulse.
WHYTRY
03-20-2008, 10:36 AM
stage 1 with 1.7 rockers! no e cam.
colz89gt
03-20-2008, 11:03 AM
my vote is the TFS stage 1, i've had both of them and the TFS stage 1 has better poewr in my opinion. put a set of 1.7 rr on there when you do the swap. i did it without the roller rockers at first and could tell some difference in the power but when i got my RR it was like nite and day difference
5.0calypso93lx
03-20-2008, 11:41 AM
I honestly don't have personal experience with this, but I would guess that the TFS 1 cam would be slightly better, because of the bigger exhaust side. The F cam would be by far the best though, with the boost friendly 114 LSA.
theyallslow
03-20-2008, 12:06 PM
Call comp or jegs and ask them what to do with your set up.
5.0calypso93lx
03-20-2008, 12:46 PM
After looking it up, looks like the E cam has a 110 LSA and the TFS 1 has a 112 LSA.
mustangoutlaw
03-21-2008, 07:31 AM
the old e-cam NOT.... A good paper weight... jk Put the stage 1 in there for a Supercharged Engine.. 112cl vs a e-cam 110cl its not rocket science... Find a f-cam and sell both if your looking for a cheap cam.
mustangoutlaw
03-21-2008, 08:04 AM
mustangoutlaw , jimmy told me the e cam was made for economy

By the way that was a joke e-cam (e for economy)...just so you know..
fst 5pto
03-21-2008, 08:47 AM
By the way that was a joke e-cam (e for economy)...just so you know..

Crap, I bought 2 because I thought this was true :confused: :lol: :lol:
92BlackStang
03-21-2008, 10:22 AM
Crap, I bought 2 because I thought this was true :confused: :lol: :lol: I know that lol , just heard the e cam was wack that if it was gonna be a motorsports cam that the f cam was better
chad393na
03-22-2008, 08:34 PM
the old e-cam NOT.... A good paper weight... jk Put the stage 1 in there for a Supercharged Engine.. 112cl vs a e-cam 110cl its not rocket science... Find a f-cam and sell both if your looking for a cheap cam.

I agree with you on that, I was just saying I don't think the e-cam deserves the bad rap it sometimes gets.
graysonracin
03-22-2008, 08:55 PM
I have had good luck running e cams in my small builds, i think their a better cam than the B because they make good power throught a better rpm range than the B. Dont have much experience with the other cams besides motorsport and comp though.
black90lx
03-23-2008, 06:33 AM
I might have to run the e-cam because my car might have to much compresion. A buddy of mine was explaining to me why that cam is better on a higher compression motor.
mustangoutlaw
03-23-2008, 12:49 PM
I agree with you on that, I was just saying I don't think the e-cam deserves the bad rap it sometimes gets.

Its not a bad cam at all, just not the best for his build of the 2 he has!


I might have to run the e-cam because my car might have to much compresion. A buddy of mine was explaining to me why that cam is better on a higher compression motor.

;) I agree With him....:D