Originally Posted By: A_Harman
Comp Cams has a small selection of Computer Controlled cams that would be appropriate for this application.
http://www.compperformancegroupstores.co...gory_Code=HFTCC
Is there such a thing as engine builder malpractice? Whoever put the Thumpr cam in this engine should have known better.
I'm starting to think that's the route I'm going to go.
Originally Posted By: Trav
Sorry Eric but IMHO your getting the dirty end of the stick with a 3K budget on this thing. A 2800 stall converter and headers then fuel system work/chip tuning and god only knows about the heads is going to burn through 3K quicker than wild fire.
On top of all that if this is sign of the work of the guy who put the engine together who know whats going to happen to it if you get it to make some decent power, that engine should be well over 400 HP when done right.
You're right- 3K won't really get the job done. I would like to figure out why this thing runs so terribly though. I'm not totally convinced that the cam is the sole problem, especially when this thing pings SO easily when you just poke the throttle. I'm guessing there are multiple issues in play...
Originally Posted By: mk378
Originally Posted By: The_Eric
His end game is that he wants it running "good enough" to sell.
Stock cam then. Fortunately the rest of the car is still stock. A car that is in good stock condition is worth more than some unknown mod job, even if the new owner wants to modify it.
I don't think a stock cam will fix ALL of the issues. I do believe a milder cam is in order though.
If I think about it, I'll post up the dyno sheet- it shows an impressive amount of fail!