8v Performance Cam

[knobby]

Hi Guys

sorry if this one has been covered before but ive done a few searches and i cant find the info i require.. hope u guys can help.

Fitting a new cylinder head this weekend and thought where i was there i might as well fit a fast road cam. Right i know the new cam will mess up the idle, this isnt really a problem as i will enjoy the performance increase. My car is fitted with a full magnex exhaust system and a pipercross induction kit.. need to fit a cold air feed to the induction kit, its already got a sheild to try and keep some warm air away. Any ideas on BHP increase with current mods and new cam??

Problem is.. i see most cam's come as kits.. Well the new head ive managed to get my hands on has brand new VW lifters in it.. If i was to fit say a PIPER 276/276 cam shaft would i have to change these lifters or could i continue using them with the new cam's.

Also i hear when changin the cam its also a good point to chip the engine also.. Any recommendations??

Thanks in advance..

Cheers

Knobby!
Ps.. MORE BL00DY MONEY!!!

[...joe]

right i have a piper 285, i got a vernier pulley with this to get it set up right but i'm still sure it could be done better! i had to use the lifters as they were alot shallower than the standard ones. as the 285 is a bit more lairy you may get away with it on a 276. you should be able to buy them on their own, not just in kits if you did want to do it this way. i bought a kit as i thought it would be best to fit the lot all at once.

as for chipping it, you've done all the right things so would make sense to get it chipped/re-mapped, its on my to do list once my engine is run in. basicly chipping should be the last thing you do as ideally you should get it done to suit the mods you've already made. the best way to do is take it to a place with a rolling road and get them to set it up on the rollers. it'll cost a bit as it can take a while to get it right but i'm not convinced by a generic chip to do the job. its what i'm gonna do.

[kingsmk2]

i have done the chip (AMD) and gs2h vernier and the car is smoother in delivery and has gained up top aswell... i did the 4branch aswell along with other mods, but chip and cam u wont go wrong

[knobby]

Thanks for the reply guys.. much appreciated...

Well CAM wise i am gonna wait until i can grab a cheap one second hand and try it out.. Cos i do do alot of town driving and i know the rough idle and become annoying.

With regards to Chip.. id like to do this as soon as i have my new head fitted... as i believe the engine should be stronger then.. When u say going to get it set up on a rolling road i am assuming u mean take it to a place and buy there chip and get them to set it up.. Im sure these plug and play ones are all right but ever car is different with different mods.. so setup should indeed be different for each car... GTIJOE.. what u got in urs or gonna get?

cheers
Knobby

[...joe]

i haven't got a chip in mine yet and i'm not sure what i'll do about it when the time comes! a friend of mine knows a guy down at thruxton who does a good job but i might have a word with a few people (ie stealth, amd, superchips) and see what they quote me and what they'll do for me.