Turbo or N/A Cams?

[dylansword]

Is there any benefit to using Cams from a non turbo engine in a turbo engine? Ive seen a couple people have na cams in there turbo head, and i was wondering if there was and hp gain.

Are the na cams bigger? Thanks very much

 

[hvyman]

Exhaust cam is the same. Turbo intake cam is slightly bigger and has slightly more duration.

In general you will never net good gains using n/a cams with a turbo engine. Turbo engines like no overlap. N/as do.

 

[dylansword]

makes sence. So why do some people use them?

 

[hvyman]

Most people dont. Again stock exhaust cams are the same for the 7m for n/a and turbo. IF they are running n/a intake cam either there n/a-t or they used the head when they swapped to gte or something along those lines.

With the stock cams you prolly wont notice to much of a difference. But its nothing to waste your money on.

 

[dylansword]

okay thanks

 

[IJ.]

Very old school mod when there were no aftermarket cams to suit the 7M.

NA Cam just shifter the powerband down a touch.

 

[CajunKenny]

N/A = Not Acceptable...

 

[suprarich]

Very old school mod when there were no aftermarket cams to suit the 7M.

NA Cam just shifter the powerband down a touch.

Which also got blow out of proportion to the point that loads of people began to think it was a real upgrade for many years. Which many more people have spent the last 8 years or so trying to stomp out that internet myth.

OP - If you really need a set of cams, don't waste your time with what brand of .22 pistol sounds the loudest when you can buy a real gun.