Cams are in.

[ND4MSP]

while the concencous is that the jdm cams are better suited for an n/a setup, I'm no engine builderguru type person but its pretty obvious by looking at the specs they offer MORE in more categories in addition to the overlap(which is bad).

So I could see why Blitzd would think this was one of his best mods. Thx for the input btw. Did it help the flatter spots around full boost? And did you have fuel management when you were running the jdm cam/s.

I would seriously like to run the jdm cams, but I don't think I'll touch them without tuning in the near future.

 

[Paul]

^^i'm sooo lost right now.
so are they good or bad?

 

[ND4MSP]

yes..lol. That really remains to be seen for sure. Someone will dyno with these someday.

 

[Focus]

With adjustable cam gears, they can be awesome.

^^i'm sooo lost right now.
so are they good or bad?

 

[Blitzd]

while the concencous is that the jdm cams are better suited for an n/a setup, I'm no engine builderguru type person but its pretty obvious by looking at the specs they offer MORE in more categories in addition to the overlap(which is bad).

So I could see why Blitzd would think this was one of his best mods. Thx for the input btw. Did it help the flatter spots around full boost? And did you have fuel management when you were running the jdm cam/s.

I would seriously like to run the jdm cams, but I don't think I'll touch them without tuning in the near future.

Thanks, yeah it helped accross the board. Topher has first hand experience with the car and the cams just seemed to liven t up a good bit. Most of the off boost turdslowedness was almost gone and once boost came on, holy s***. The one way people described the car was scary fast, for a while it even scared me. I did have a bunch of other mods but when the cams went in they brought it all together so well. I really miss that car. Ask topher what cams they were I believe it was the Mazdaspeed J-Spec and a Mazdaspeed reground cam. It's been so long since I bought them I can't remember. I had originally bought them for my Pro5 back when the cams first became available. I wasn't running any managment systems which was probably my biggest problem. I think that if the car was tuned and had a fpr and maybe some new injectors it would have been perfect.

 

[stdntDrvr]

he had the j-spec intake and j-spec exhaust from corksport...he bought them back in the day when the j-spec exhaust cam was available.

i think his mods were: intake, exhaust (i don't remember if he had both cats or just one)...UR crank pulley, cams, the joep stuff...pivot racing grounding kit...umm...i'm sure he'll add what i missed. i will say this...the night it blew-up, he was spanking the s*** out of a srt-4...and i've seen him take a few v8's with his old msp...that thing was ******* fast...i think the 14psi had something to do with it too...which is probably why the car is no longer with us. some girl in town has it...it's back to stock...they replaced the motor once or twice and the tranny twice...he gave that car hell. luckily, we're building his new msp up the correct way.

 

[Focus]

link?

luckily, we're building his new msp up the correct way.

 

[stdntDrvr]

oh, we're doing mild stuff right now...no links or anything...we haven't really gotten started yet. just small bolt-ons here and there for now...but i've got the plans drawn out.

 

[Paul]

i think the mazdamotorsports exhaust cam is holding me back.
up until 4k the car is holding back, but after 4k the car pulls very nice

 

[kasmankk]

i think the mazdamotorsports exhaust cam is holding me back.

up until 4k the car is holding back, but after 4k the car pulls very nice

I got a set of FS-ZE cams waiting to be installed on my boosted FS-DE. if the gain is noticable, i'll do the swap immediately.

what say you ? do it or not to do it?(eyeballs)

 

[Paul]

the car is a lot faster. i had a vacuum leak that i never found, until the other night, she pulls real nice now, but
1st gear spike at 8-9psi until 3k rpm then drops to about 5ish then after 4k she goes up to 6psi. it's weird

 

[stdntDrvr]

did you reset the ecu? it may be trying to learn the new set-up

 

[Paul]

nah i didnt' reset it, it should be a learning ecu and should just adjust to it. the msp always sucks between 3-4k and i even have the flash.
i think if i get dsm's afc or a boost controller it will get rid of the creep/spike

 

[Captain KRM P5]

i do not believe that your cams and your boost issues are related, personally.

 

[stdntDrvr]

i agree with ken...but with the added air getting into the combustion chamber, it could be trying to compensate in some way...hell, i don't know...i just drive the things.

 

[Paul]

i'm not blaming it on the cam, i'm putting the blame on mazda's garbage ecu

 

[Focus]

Actually the ECU is an EEC-V Ford. One of the most advanced factory ecu's.

i'm not blaming it on the cam, i'm putting the blame on mazda's garbage ecu

 

[Paul]

well i guess that rules that out. now i have no guess on what to put the blame on

 

[wicked]

Actually the ECU is an EEC-V Ford. One of the most advanced factory ecu's.

but the tuning is still garbage.

 

[jeffmsp]

you need an ems to get the full potential out of any mods. as long as your quicker it was worth it.