Post by Dog on Jun 21, 2007 20:28:27 GMT 1
Hello,
This thread is aimed at trying to give people more of a scope on what camshafts are good, and ones that are designed for a certain reason.
The reviews are based on pure personal choice and my style is nice and torquey, with out revving the balls off the 'lil A-Series.
Please add your own review, but I hope to of covered the more popular cams available on the market.
All Cams, are based on a 1275 (unless otherwise stated).
Key:
* = Poor, good use for a mantel decor
***** = Awesome cam, well worth the money
Black = Ok-ish cam - depending on CC size
Blue = Mild, VERY mild
Green = A good Road Cam for Traffic
Purple = For those weekend worriors
Orange = Fresh pants, and crow bar needed (for removing fingers from dash board)
12 A 1065 - this is the standard camshaft - good if your into 998 tuning, but better off with something better in a 1275 [*]
A+ 998 - If pure grunt and no revvyness is wanted, this your cam, will pull trains on a 1380, made 80ft/lb torque, but only 60bhp. [**]
C-AEG 529 - This is also known as the trusty 649, power is all top end, its a good cam, lots of power, but extreamly lumpy. [****]
C-AEA 544 - A weekend/trackday motor cam, power and torque, but lumpy. [**]
C-AEA 800 - An ST cam, blooming brill, but hard to come by. [***]
C-AEG 567 - The all infamous Cooper 997 cam, torquey, VERY torquey, almost SW5 like. [****]
C-AEG 595 - Trackday ONLY, proper screaming cam. [***]
MG Metro - Darn good useful cam, nice upgrade for screaming 998's, or a nice cheap alt for "fast road" 1275, made 70bhp - 72ft/lb as standard in the MG Metro. [****]
Kent 266 - Kents mild cam, this is a good cam if you want a little more than standard [**]
Kent 276 - Better than the 266, but not as smooth tick over as the 266. [**]
Kent 286 - This is a true hardcore cam, power doesn't come in till about 2500rpm, but will pull till around 8k rpm, but a VERY lumpy idel [***]
Kent 286SP - SP meaning Scatter Profile, this is reprofiled FOR A-Series engines, more power, more torque than the 286, well worth its money for a street racer. [****]
Kent 296 - VERY lumpy tickover, also undriveable in town, but blooming awesome on the track. [***]
SW5 - "Knocks your socks off" torque, amazing for daily motors, darn its worth the money. [*****]
SW5-07 - Slightly reprofiled SW5, this is what I am going to using in my 1380, gives more power, and even more torque again, Swiftune come up trumps. [******]
SW10 - Reprofiled Kent286, this cam is designed to give nicer emmissions at MOT, and be a little more bareable in traffic. [****]
MSPD ph2 - Very SW5-ish, nice and torquey, designed for Torque heads like me, but gives a little more top end than the SW5. [*****]
MSPD ph3 - Truely an awesome street cam, lumpy idel, but when it gets going, hold on! [****]
Hope that helps the home-grown engine builders out there, please add your own, and I'll update this post as more cams are designed.
Dog
This thread is aimed at trying to give people more of a scope on what camshafts are good, and ones that are designed for a certain reason.
The reviews are based on pure personal choice and my style is nice and torquey, with out revving the balls off the 'lil A-Series.
Please add your own review, but I hope to of covered the more popular cams available on the market.
All Cams, are based on a 1275 (unless otherwise stated).
Key:
* = Poor, good use for a mantel decor
***** = Awesome cam, well worth the money
Black = Ok-ish cam - depending on CC size
Blue = Mild, VERY mild
Green = A good Road Cam for Traffic
Purple = For those weekend worriors
Orange = Fresh pants, and crow bar needed (for removing fingers from dash board)
12 A 1065 - this is the standard camshaft - good if your into 998 tuning, but better off with something better in a 1275 [*]
A+ 998 - If pure grunt and no revvyness is wanted, this your cam, will pull trains on a 1380, made 80ft/lb torque, but only 60bhp. [**]
C-AEG 529 - This is also known as the trusty 649, power is all top end, its a good cam, lots of power, but extreamly lumpy. [****]
C-AEA 544 - A weekend/trackday motor cam, power and torque, but lumpy. [**]
C-AEA 800 - An ST cam, blooming brill, but hard to come by. [***]
C-AEG 567 - The all infamous Cooper 997 cam, torquey, VERY torquey, almost SW5 like. [****]
C-AEG 595 - Trackday ONLY, proper screaming cam. [***]
MG Metro - Darn good useful cam, nice upgrade for screaming 998's, or a nice cheap alt for "fast road" 1275, made 70bhp - 72ft/lb as standard in the MG Metro. [****]
Kent 266 - Kents mild cam, this is a good cam if you want a little more than standard [**]
Kent 276 - Better than the 266, but not as smooth tick over as the 266. [**]
Kent 286 - This is a true hardcore cam, power doesn't come in till about 2500rpm, but will pull till around 8k rpm, but a VERY lumpy idel [***]
Kent 286SP - SP meaning Scatter Profile, this is reprofiled FOR A-Series engines, more power, more torque than the 286, well worth its money for a street racer. [****]
Kent 296 - VERY lumpy tickover, also undriveable in town, but blooming awesome on the track. [***]
SW5 - "Knocks your socks off" torque, amazing for daily motors, darn its worth the money. [*****]
SW5-07 - Slightly reprofiled SW5, this is what I am going to using in my 1380, gives more power, and even more torque again, Swiftune come up trumps. [******]
SW10 - Reprofiled Kent286, this cam is designed to give nicer emmissions at MOT, and be a little more bareable in traffic. [****]
MSPD ph2 - Very SW5-ish, nice and torquey, designed for Torque heads like me, but gives a little more top end than the SW5. [*****]
MSPD ph3 - Truely an awesome street cam, lumpy idel, but when it gets going, hold on! [****]
Hope that helps the home-grown engine builders out there, please add your own, and I'll update this post as more cams are designed.
Dog
