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Well you really shouldn`t have to adjust them that much. I guess if you wanted every ounce out of your engine it would be nice. Kinda like v8 cams you can degree them but its not really nessasary. Just follow the tdc procedure for the cams and crank and you should be set to make power. The 114 lob centerlines favor midrange a good mix of top and bottem. 105`s are lumpy and for topend. The 120`s or so are very smooth idling and more for the bottem end of the tach. Generally the higher the peak lift seperation degree is the smoother the engine. The tighter it is (smaller number of degrees) the lumpier and peakier it is. These cams should perform very well. From my calcs and programs. I wouldnt get to busy waiting on dyno`s. Dont think you`ll see one unless one of us does the pull with our car.

ok so let me try to get this straight so you really arent going to have adjust these at all? Timing wise? I would love some of these but I would want to know how difficult it would be to install these and if any fabrication would need to be done?

I gotta get this damn 3 liter in my focus first.. should be done in a month or so. If they do agree mayby i can get someone who lives out close to me to do the runs on. But it is international shipping. Itd be costly for the both of us. Iv already asked to bea distributor for their product. I havent recieved a reply yet. If that goes through then I think i could swing the money for each set and get you guys some good data.

Shipping 4 duratec cams to europe is about $68 through UPS. Don't ask me how I know.....

Yea, and I can tell you how long it takes. Dont ask
(ps thanks again Swazo)

No problem Ronan (PM on it's way too...)

I am keeping some hopes in this as JRP is being cooperative. I'm considering the 263's or the 271's for my 3L

One reason I might be safe(r) running this cam with my 3L hybrid is because I am running a ported 3L UIM and not the 2.5 style UIM. If it really comes down to the power being affected by not having a different profile for the secondaries there is always the custom grind option through Cat (and a few other sources I know for a fact we CAN get custom grinds...)



There have been a few sets already sold in the US with no one ever reporting back in with promised dyno runs. Still waiting on pricing too.....

It wont hurt performance at all. Just move your torque band around a little bit. JRP is not being cooperative with me at all. I cant even get ahold of catcams themselves... Mayby ill havea reply waiting on me monday.

I just recieved a reply today from catcams I think I can weave myself into being a dealer for their product. They say that they are having serious problems with keeping the 2.5 L cams in stock specifically because of the large demand. How many people are actaully interested in these camshafts if i went through all teh trouble to make this happen? If the price is about right and i have 10 people saying they will buy them from me i can get a distributor/dealer contract for sure. I am going to ask for pricing on the cams today but whats your opinion on a good price? What would you be willing to pay?