Why would you want to make people think you have big cams when you really don't? That's like those things that make turbo noises.
i have to agree....thats like putting something in your car to make a whistle and to make ppl think you have a centrifugal blower when you truly dont. makes no sense.Why would you want to make people think you have big cams when you really don't? That's like those things that make turbo noises.
I run a top fuel dragster.+1. What do you run Lurker?
...however, if by manipulating the tune you can advance and retard each cam there is definitely power to be gained across the whole rpm range and thats what really counts
^Big cams doesn't just mean big overlap.
Yeah, with a twin independent VCT, you can definitely adjust overlap all day long.
If you want real power gains, you need to push those valves down lower and longer, which is something a computer can't do...yet.
Faking the sound of cams is just flat out gay... just saying.
You guys do realize that the "lopey idle" is the sound of compromise. Meaning that the idle quality and emissions are sacraficed for higher rpm torque which in turn increases power.
So, with the advent of tivct, we can now adjust the camshafts for great idle and lowspeed performance and net the changes of increased overlap/ valve event timing at higher rpms. This is why the new 5.0 has such a wide flat powercurve.......
So to adjust the cam for a crappy idle would be a huge step backwards from a technology standpoint and defeat the purpose of the tivct. If thats the case, build a custom set of manually adjustable cam gears, lock out the vct, and have the lumpy idle and poor low speed performance.
To buy a cam for poor idle quality is the WRONG reason to buy a cam, but it seems to be the reason for most cam purchases........
I look at it 180* from that, Mike. Now a guy that LIKES the lumpy idle can have it and immediately lose the overlap at throttle tip-in. Lumpy idle, broad powerband, improved fuel economy; win, win, win.
It would be the best of both worlds, which is far from gay...