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Old 11-01-2009 | 09:20 PM
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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
 
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Old 11-01-2009 | 09:32 PM
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www.supersixmotorsports.com sells cams, forged internals, heads, and other stuff for v6 mustangs
 
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Old 11-02-2009 | 08:17 AM
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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.
 
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Old 11-03-2009 | 04:18 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
 
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Old 11-03-2009 | 04:52 PM
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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
 
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Old 11-03-2009 | 07:01 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.
 
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Old 11-03-2009 | 10:22 PM
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I'd love to know the specs of this cam http://videos.streetfire.net/video/2...cam_110305.htm
 
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Old 11-04-2009 | 06:23 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.
 
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Old 11-04-2009 | 10:44 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..
 
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Old 11-05-2009 | 06:50 AM
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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.
 
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Old 11-24-2009 | 08:51 PM
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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?
 
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Old 11-25-2009 | 04:58 PM
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A decent tuner can give you a tune to handle the idle issues and what not.
 
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Old 11-29-2009 | 04:06 AM
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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?
 
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