Benxrrst

Which is better piper,kent or standard?lookin for 220/230bhp

Turbocabbie

I would take the Kent over the piper myself

Benxrrst

Ok cheers wouldnt mind newman but a bit pricey.

JamboRS

not really pricey when you consider the mileage youll get from the newman to the kent or piper,youll be replacing the kent/piper long before the newman one even needs lifters adjusted

Benxrrst

Will i have to change the valve springs? or can i just change cam and solid lifters?

turbodan

can anyone back this up im looking at changing my cam too from standard

rstdave

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Newman cam itself is actually cheap at £110...it's the lifters that make them seem a bit pricey!! However, having gone through 2 kent cams in the space of 1,500 miles i wouldn't recommend anythin else bar the newman. Lifters are a bit fiddly to setup but worth it imo, wouldn't say the profile is any better than others but seem to last longer for sure

turbodan

what power are you running dave

rstdave

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turbodan: 245bhp at the flywheel mate at the mo.....the car's in the next issue of fast ford at brunters if you wanna have a look at the spec

T28 RST

Ive had my Newman cam since March 2003, lifters have been adjusted once.

Its covered roughly 18000 miles and seems to be fine

addiction

i run a Kent cvh 35 and its been in the engine for 4 over years and done over 10k miles with no problems at all! top end is still lovely and quiet too!!

JamboRS

i had mine since 2001 and covered aprrox 5-6k on mine and needed the lifters adjusted twice,though i did drive mine hard

turbodan

just read it mate mag was on the mat this morning
top work fella some impressive times you did there
car looks awsome too

rstdave

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just read it mate mag was on the mat this morning
top work fella some impressive times you did there
car looks awsome too [/quote]

Oh yeah...i haven't bloody got it yet lol...not out in the shops till tomoro so i better go get it then!!! Cheers for the positive comments, not the quickest by a long shot but not too bad considering only the mapping was done a by a known tuner, and i was a good 50bhp down on everyone else there that day lol!!

Oranoco

My Kent CVH35 is heading up for 20k miles now and is still as sweet as the day it was fitted.

Due to the horror stories I would be inclined to go for a Newman cam but between the Piper and Kent for this application the Kent wins hands down.

orion turbo

i used to have a piper t2 and after bout 20k miles they start to rattle

newman cams all the way there lifters are only expensive cos there solid lifters and the cams are made of a special grade steel not like the piper and kents

turbodan

they are made from iron not steel
only cause i just looked at their website

orion turbo

i mas be thinking of another brand then

deffo remember a cam company making steel cams

Benxrrst

Ok thanks for the replies think Newman maybe getting another phone call is the tool for lifters really needed??

fishspeed

i am in the same problem which cam to go for ,

Also, newman cam are too wild for the MFi. You'll need proper management. Don't know about the FRST ecu...

quote from fiestaturbo.com

is this true????

JamboRS

nah load of bollocks i had a newman on mfi,dont see how its too wild for mfi

orion turbo

i had a newman on mfi to

there not that different to any other cam its just the spec they or u use

mark-rst

I had Newman when engine was MFI without any issues

juffer

do you need double valve springs. can you buy a cam and not use them?