Looking for some advice on upgrading the cams ?

Plan to turbo in near future but in mean time im gonna stick in some extreme cams (dont worry, im selling them before I turbo) and want to have some advice. Im also running an uprated TB, Induction Kit, Manifold and exhaust. not looking for anything expensive!

please can any one guide me on the following...

1. What to look for ? i.e. do i want a valve springs etc
2. good places to buy
3. Which ones to buy
4. any 2nd hand ones out and abou
5. Cam gears ?

Cheers in advanced

 

May help if you tell us what year focus and what engine you have mate!

 

Oh yeh sorry, its a 1.8l zetec built in 1998.

Cheers

 

Complete waste of time. Save your money for the turbo conversion.

 

I plan to re-sell them and being hoonest, the complete turbo isnt gonna be happening for a few years yet and want a decent power upgrade in mean time! Any ideas ?

Want something easy to fit, decent power hike for my set up and most of all cheap !!! something second hand would be good !

 

There is nothing, other than nitrous oxide. You'd spend thousands on a zetec engine (or mostly any smallish n/a engine) to get a noticeable power increase. Save your money.

 

Strip out the interior and remove the spare wheel and any other junk, worth a few bhp and costs nothing.

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Any ideas on which cams I should buy or where to get them from ???

 

look on ebay i got a set of piper ones plus cam gears for a good price

 

Newman cams are the best IMO

 

That wont increase bhp. just improve the power to weight ratio.

 

If you really mean extreme cams, as pa-sjo says it will cost a fortune as solid (no shims on top) followers are needed, and even then not give too much except make it difficult to drive.

I've fitted Crower Stage 2 cams to a couple of Focus for people and the result was a better mid-range (the worse thing with 1.8s) and around 15 bhp on max power. As well as cams and pulleys, cost of fitting (including reshimming) and optimal set-up on a RR has to be allowed for.

Martin

 

I would say you need to look at tb's and decent management, but as said I wouldn't bother(on 1.8), just drop a s/h 2L lump in first.
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