Question on Cams

WOTStang205 · 11-01-2009, 08:20 PM

Hey Guys,

Heres a video of a v6 stang that sounds beautiful.. =)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcvAwZUFw5w

would anyone know where to get v6 cams? im guessing he also changed the timing of it..

I was searching google for cams but didnt find any.. maybe someone can tell me a brand to search for

Thanks alot

Joey

*Switch* · 11-01-2009, 08:32 PM

www.supersixmotorsports.com sells cams, forged internals, heads, and other stuff for v6 mustangs

spike_africa · 11-02-2009, 07:17 AM

Comp Cams also has a nice list of cams for the v6 Fords.

Your car is a pushrod motor so it only has one cam not two like a sohc or four like a dohc motor.

WOTStang205 · 11-03-2009, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by spike_africa

Comp Cams also has a nice list of cams for the v6 Fords.

Your car is a pushrod motor so it only has one cam not two like a sohc or four like a dohc motor.

hey Spike,

first of all i like to thank you for the info, however I don't quite understand what you said, I always thought this car was a SOHC (single over head cam? ) v6 03 Mustang.. isnt there 2 Cams underneath both valve covers on each side witch is SOHC? or theres just one Cam for the whole engine?

Thank you

INtZ · 11-03-2009, 03:52 PM

Nope first off a SOHC engine has 2 cams, 1 under each valve cover

Second the 3.8 liter v6 only has 1 cam, and its inside the block, not under the valve covers

*Switch* · 11-03-2009, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by INtZ

Nope first off a SOHC engine has 2 cams, 1 under each valve cover

Second the 3.8 liter v6 only has 1 cam, and its inside the block, not under the valve covers

This is correct because the 3.8 liter mustang is a pushrod engine, not SOHC. The SOHC engines weren't introduced until 2005 for the v6 mustangs.

whitestang04 · 11-03-2009, 09:22 PM

I'd love to know the specs of this cam http://videos.streetfire.net/video/2...cam_110305.htm

spike_africa · 11-04-2009, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by WOTStang205

hey Spike,

first of all i like to thank you for the info, however I don't quite understand what you said, I always thought this car was a SOHC (single over head cam? ) v6 03 Mustang.. isnt there 2 Cams underneath both valve covers on each side witch is SOHC? or theres just one Cam for the whole engine?

Thank you

Man howstuffworks.com comes up every time now when I search for something like this lol.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft1.htm
This should help you understand the difference between SOHC,DOHC, and pushrod motors.

WOTStang205 · 11-04-2009, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by spike_africa

Man howstuffworks.com comes up every time now when I search for something like this lol.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft1.htm
This should help you understand the difference between SOHC,DOHC, and pushrod motors.

lol thanks spike =) that site is awesome it shows in full detail. dang even with picture diagrams hahaha awesome =) thanks bro..

spike_africa · 11-05-2009, 05:50 AM

Yeah they really have alot of things covered now that they did not a few years ago. It's a cool site for sure.

Oh also a cam is a mod that needs to be made once you are pretty much done with your goal are almost at your goal. As a cam needs to make everything work together well to make the most power. So if your gonna spray it later or add boost, then a cam for a n/a motor is not gonna work well.

WOTStang205 · 11-24-2009, 07:51 PM

Ok, Since I got an idea about the cams.. Now lets say for example I purchase a cam,

Will the SCT SF3 XCal3 Power Flash Tuner be able to tune the engine to this cam specs?

spike_africa · 11-25-2009, 03:58 PM

A decent tuner can give you a tune to handle the idle issues and what not.

SnTBakosFinest · 11-29-2009, 03:06 AM

Supersix can set you up with a very nice comp cam that isn't going to mess anything up, and you can tune fairly easily.

As for whitestang goes..sounds like my cam on a cold start....218/224 OR/X and a stroker...

guess I really need to get a sound clip or two up of idle?