What cams to buy?

[auzzy2000]

Wht would be the best cams to buy to upgrade my xe.Im gouing to get the head ported and polished and going to overbore the block with acralite pistons.your thoughts please:thumb:

[Stuart]

what intake method?

[auzzy2000]

not sure yet!what you suggest

[Stuart]

erm, what do you want to do with the engine/end result/budget etc etc etc

[valvercorsa]

bodies FTW

[auzzy2000]

well dont want to go mental on the budget,but i know that will allways spiral up.got a standard xe at the mo.my mate gave me the pistons!just want more power really without it being to unreliable

[Stuart]

to put meaningful cams in means aftermarket management at a minimum even retaining the std intake.

[auzzy2000]

what would you suggest then

[yayoboy]

if you dont wanna spend ££££ just go for some kent ast1612s, fast road cams will give you 10-12bhp. As stuart says, if you want lairy cams, you need all the ancillaries to go with it, bodies (ftw), management, solid lifters, double valve springs, for every one mod you do, another one pops up to go along with it (£££££ trust me, ive done it). also the pistons wont really make a difference to power unless the compression ratio has been altered, ie 10:1 to 11:1, which you will need to know before you fit/run them

[Stuart]

note I NEVER said you need bodies etc :p you can simply put on aftermarket management and use the std inlet (its not as bad as some folks make out).

the cams are mostly limited by the pistons though. deep cutouts and all that bollocks

[auzzy2000]

well still confused!but was gunna spend about a grand or so!!.thanks for advice

[yayoboy]

for a grand id say twin 45s (second hand), fast road cams, decent exhaust

[Stuart]

even 2nd hand 45's arent cheap (and if you get cheap ones they should be rebuilt etc)

imho
for a grand I'd find a 2nd hand DTA EXP48 ecu to run the fuel/ign, cams, ashley manifold, bit o mapping. Win. Then when you've got some more cash the swap to TB's will be a piece of piss. Or sell up and not lose much money on the ECU (or move to another engine)

[mayhem]

what powerband youre after?

i'm running schrick 280 degrees cams on stock pully's, and a remapped ecu.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/mayhem22/Foto0045.jpg

[auzzy2000]

ye you got me thinking now!!!may be worth saving a bit more and putting a let in it instead

[yayoboy]

NO!!! N.A all the way!!

[alan b]

mulletor on here is selling some twin 45's? not too dear?

[Nobby]

NO!!! N.A all the way!!

:thumb:

[nyabinghi]

If you want a cheap upgrade, stay with standard ECU and make the following mods :
- 2nd hand Lexmaul intake manifold
- 2nd hand 272° cams
- EDS chip (get a copy)
- ashley 4-2-1 manifold, very cheap about 165£ if I remember
- good exhaust

You will see at least 180hp at flywheel

[nyabinghi]

Here is the dyno result of a friend with the following setup :
- lexmaul intake manifold
- 268° cams
- EDS stage 3 chip in standard ECU
- stock exhaust manifold
- 60mm bore exhaust

The corrected power result is 178hp at flywheel
and 150hp at the wheels


http://img41.xooimage.com/files/6/9/e/banc-3-m-essaie-147dca4.jpg

[brake-dust]

you can buy a half decent 'let' for a grand, instant 200bhp, and as you have a xe fitted its not much more work to fit a let, stock xe's about 150bhp with the mod's you have in mind i guess you wont see much more than 170 if that, makes sense to buy a 'let' imho ;)

i think 'let_nova' has a spare one forsale, the one below comes with a f28 box aswell, all depends what you want really

clicky (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VAUXHALL-C20LET-ENGINE-ALL-RUNNING-GEAR-AND-MORE-LOOK_W0QQitemZ170413743531QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Ca rsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item27ad735dab)

[philip]

half decent LET for £1k? you'll get a LET for £1k, whther its good or bad depends on if the sellers a **** or not tbh.

auzzy - if want prices on bits for an XE, then drop me a pm. can also spec for your budget too, to get best out of it.