what cams to run

[DShowers]

I have a 92 hatch with a LS Vtec in it that I built. it makes good power on the stock cams I want to see if I can make 200 horsepower. my build is currently putting down 172 whp on a mustang dyno no tach signal so no torque reading but my friend calculated it to be 126 to 127 in that range. I am not worried about if it idles rough.
motor specs:
stock gsr block
ls crank and rods with arp rod bolts
b16 pistons
b16 head, skunk2 valve train and flat faced oversized valves
stock cams
skunk 2 im
dc sports 4-1 header
2.5 inch exhaust

 

[DShowers]

this car is mainly used at the drag strip or daily driving. No road racing in mind for the car

 

[Taco15]

i made the same power you did on my lsvtec just different head. I also had the ls bottome end with pr3's in it. I upgraded to skunk2 stage 2 and man can i fell the difference. iwas origionally runnig gsr cams in a B16 head. I would say i'm close to 200. once i get some extra bolt ons like a better header and intake manifold i think i'll be hitting 200.

forgot to mention: my car spun the bearings right after the dyno. Since then i had the bottom end rebuilt with forged parts and 11.3.1 compression. the head had a port and polish done with s2 s2 cams,springs,retainers.

 

[GSRCRXsi]

SMSP, RMF, or any GOOD header. get rid of the DC pos.

cams: for your setup, id recommend :

skunk2 stage 2's
skunk2 pro 1's
buddy club 4's
RM m22x

you should get to about 200 easy

 

[DShowers]

They are all the cams I have been researching. I have also been looking into Blox HSL cams any insight into them. I bought the head from a friend of a friend and was told it was ported to match the skunk manifold and that it had cams. But once I went to the dyno and was tuned I decided that cams where not there just B16 cams, reasoning for thinking this is they liked Vtec at 5 thousand. For the porting it held the power and didnt fall off til around 8200 and I rev to 8500.

 

[Taco15]

SMSP, RMF, or any GOOD header. get rid of the DC pos.

cams: for your setup, id recommend :

skunk2 stage 2's
skunk2 pro 1's
buddy club 4's
RM m22x

you should get to about 200 easy

thought you were talking about me till i read the rest of the post. your right though, i need to get rid of my dc pos

 

[greygoose]

What about Jun III cams they make good power and I would port and polish your intake manifold too and what size throttle body are you running? Always remember 200whp in a 1.8 is not so easy to achieve especially on the mustang or any dyno. Also what fuel manangement are you using? And the power is in the head so a port and polish would help greatly but this thread is about cams.

 

[ChrisChhorn]

my B18A1 is pushin 195 to the wheels without the spray......257whp and 325 lbs/torque with the spray

 

[greygoose]

Wow how are you pushing so much torque with so little horsepower?

 

[lil_red_rex]

*coughbullshit*

 

[ChrisChhorn]

The nitrous....without it i only have like 147 lbs of torque

 

[greygoose]

What size nitrous shot are you running sir?

 

[ChrisChhorn]

110

 

[MikeBergy]

my B18A1 is pushin 195 to the wheels without the spray......257whp and 325 lbs/torque with the spray

I find that hard to believe. Post a dynograph, and a build list. Not saying that it's impossible, and I have read up on some of your other posts, but that's a somewhat lofty number if you are using the pr4 head. I know, I'm running one too. I have yet to take it to the dyno but I'm guessing somewhere around 160 whp. Intake manifold, exhaust manifold, and stock 2" exhaust OWN me right now.

 

[GSRCRXsi]

nitrous does make shit tons of torque, but i dunno about THAT much. ive never seen a honda where the torque number is larger then the HP number