TheVolvo966
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- Jun 18, 2013
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- Illinois somewhere in the middle
hi all, got my hands on an ipd turbo performance cam and adjustable cam gear and I wanted to install them soon, but before doing so I have some questions that my research didn't exactly answer. (sorry in advance for noob questions).
Do I need another chip or any tuning to run this cam? the car is +t and not a factory turbo engine and i'm sure that makes a difference but not 100% certain where.
I read somewhere that 4*retard was "optimal" for this cam on dyno, but i've also seen many recommending to just run it straight up and go from there - can anyone with a similar setup/experience chime in? - or am I just better off going straight up and trying to dial it in on my own?
As far as break-in goes, i've read 20min at 2k rpm is how it should be done - is this while driving/cruising or with the car sitting? I can't imagine a 2k idle for 20min would be good for an engine...
some specs on the car:
1990 244 converted to LH2.4
b230f+t with block distributor(not sure how important that is) 15g turbo and M47
i'm sure i'll come up with more questions as I go but as usual I appreciate any help/info I can get.. as well as insults but only if they're creative
Do I need another chip or any tuning to run this cam? the car is +t and not a factory turbo engine and i'm sure that makes a difference but not 100% certain where.
I read somewhere that 4*retard was "optimal" for this cam on dyno, but i've also seen many recommending to just run it straight up and go from there - can anyone with a similar setup/experience chime in? - or am I just better off going straight up and trying to dial it in on my own?
As far as break-in goes, i've read 20min at 2k rpm is how it should be done - is this while driving/cruising or with the car sitting? I can't imagine a 2k idle for 20min would be good for an engine...
some specs on the car:
1990 244 converted to LH2.4
b230f+t with block distributor(not sure how important that is) 15g turbo and M47
i'm sure i'll come up with more questions as I go but as usual I appreciate any help/info I can get.. as well as insults but only if they're creative