Ok, I've been reading anything on this site about cams and other performance parts now for a couple of months to help me decide on what options I wanted to go with.
Before I get to far into this, here is what I have to work with. The 109 block has been rebuilt back to stock. I put it in my car last year with the other parts listed in my sig. Everything worked good, no problems, seem to be alright in the fast department, but I wanted it to be faster so if I need to race camaros or mustangs that are better then stock I should be able to beat them. I just want the car to be respected not stupid can't drive it everyday with the a/c on fast. Will take it to the track couple times a month, main purpose to drive around with the a/c on, look good and be faster then alot of other built cars around here. The engine only has 1800 miles on it and I don't want to have to rebuild it different to handle more power. Don't want it faster then what the stock bottom end can hold.
I thought that I was going with a roller cam, the revolution x cam either the 206/210 or the 210/215 from full throttle speed until I read that there is too much lift for the stock heads, problems with the valves guides. Then you have to replace the rocker arms with rollers, due to some having the rocker shaft break from the lift. Even if I go with roller rockers, have read that the rollers don't even set on the valve right, off center (only on the stock heads).
For what I have and my plans, is it better to go with a roller cam or flat tappet. The flat tappet I was looking at is the rev x1 206/212 or the rev x2 212/218 from full throttle. Its not all about going cheap, just can't get new heads, roller cam, roller rockers, and the other performance parts that I plan on getting. What performance difference will there be between the roller and flat tappet cams that I have been looking at. If I can still use my stock heads with better valve springs and stock rockers, (maybe go with the hd rocker shafts) without doing alot of machine work, I will go with the roller cam for the dependability. Or maybe buy the aftermarket heads and go with the flat tappet cam with stock rockers. Do I get aluminum or cast iron heads.
The reason I'm doing this is only because my stock transmission went out and I pulled the engine out and wanted to do something this winter to keep me busy, plus wanted more power. Was going with roller cam, heads and matching intake till I decided to change my converter with either a 2800 or 3000 stall.
So if any one has this type of setup, let me know what you did to make it work and I'll even lisen to what other performance parts will help me in what I'm needing. Is the cams I've selected too big or small to match what I have. The only other things I was planning on getting is high performance coil, power plate, high pressure wastegate actuator, better plug wires and other odd and ends stuff.
Thanks.
Before I get to far into this, here is what I have to work with. The 109 block has been rebuilt back to stock. I put it in my car last year with the other parts listed in my sig. Everything worked good, no problems, seem to be alright in the fast department, but I wanted it to be faster so if I need to race camaros or mustangs that are better then stock I should be able to beat them. I just want the car to be respected not stupid can't drive it everyday with the a/c on fast. Will take it to the track couple times a month, main purpose to drive around with the a/c on, look good and be faster then alot of other built cars around here. The engine only has 1800 miles on it and I don't want to have to rebuild it different to handle more power. Don't want it faster then what the stock bottom end can hold.
I thought that I was going with a roller cam, the revolution x cam either the 206/210 or the 210/215 from full throttle speed until I read that there is too much lift for the stock heads, problems with the valves guides. Then you have to replace the rocker arms with rollers, due to some having the rocker shaft break from the lift. Even if I go with roller rockers, have read that the rollers don't even set on the valve right, off center (only on the stock heads).
For what I have and my plans, is it better to go with a roller cam or flat tappet. The flat tappet I was looking at is the rev x1 206/212 or the rev x2 212/218 from full throttle. Its not all about going cheap, just can't get new heads, roller cam, roller rockers, and the other performance parts that I plan on getting. What performance difference will there be between the roller and flat tappet cams that I have been looking at. If I can still use my stock heads with better valve springs and stock rockers, (maybe go with the hd rocker shafts) without doing alot of machine work, I will go with the roller cam for the dependability. Or maybe buy the aftermarket heads and go with the flat tappet cam with stock rockers. Do I get aluminum or cast iron heads.
The reason I'm doing this is only because my stock transmission went out and I pulled the engine out and wanted to do something this winter to keep me busy, plus wanted more power. Was going with roller cam, heads and matching intake till I decided to change my converter with either a 2800 or 3000 stall.
So if any one has this type of setup, let me know what you did to make it work and I'll even lisen to what other performance parts will help me in what I'm needing. Is the cams I've selected too big or small to match what I have. The only other things I was planning on getting is high performance coil, power plate, high pressure wastegate actuator, better plug wires and other odd and ends stuff.
Thanks.
