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edwards15
17-04-06, 10:40 PM
hia, just wonderin are fast road cams any good?what difference do they make and how much do they cost?
thanks.
edwards15
17-04-06, 10:41 PM
oh ye sorry this is on a 1.6 8v gsi engine :)
Dan
17-04-06, 10:44 PM
this has been covered recently mate, either flick over the last page or so on this forum or use the search function for a full sweep of whats already been said :thumb:
edwards15
17-04-06, 10:56 PM
ok thanks mate i'll have a look now
Stuart
17-04-06, 11:01 PM
in short. not much cop on a std gte/gsi engine due to the uber mildness of the cam that you'd have to run to stop the ecu and afm giving up. in essence you either want to change the ecu for a mappable one and bin the afm, or go T40's route for a nice big cahooona cam
edwards15
17-04-06, 11:37 PM
i would go for twin 40's but i have need a new engine and i found a lad who would deliver one for me and its got fast road cams so i just wonderd if they would make much difference and what they are worth, i have got a straight through ashley exhaust on it now and i will get a 4branch and a few other bits done once i have a decent engine.
but you think i will need a mappable ecu?wher can i get one of them from?
also whats the afm?
thanks for the reply mate.
edwards15
17-04-06, 11:38 PM
ah sorry you mean the air flow meter dont you?
edwards15
18-04-06, 12:20 AM
is this what i would need?http://www.enginemanagement.co.uk/prod_management.asp

and i think i just read on here that you cannot get an upgraded afm?
Stuart
18-04-06, 08:41 AM
well kms looks absolutely stunning for the money.. ive downloaded the manual and software and its simply fantastic!!! simple and intuative to use. Cant beat that.

BUT if the car drives "ok" with the cam then dont bother with the cost of the management... unless you know you want to have a play later on. You could always take the cheaper option of Megasquirt too
edwards15
18-04-06, 03:30 PM
dunno what i want to do later on whether to put it on twin 40's(think i will do that when i have some money)

whats megasquirt?
Stuart
18-04-06, 03:56 PM
megasquirt is a DIY (ish) ecu thats raifly cheap. big in the US and making its mark in the UK too... ive biult a unit and am planning a cheaper but as good version soon
edwards15
18-04-06, 04:05 PM
ah sounds good that mate

thanks for all the help :)