so my friend just finished his supra build and said he would do cams on my car. i have an evo 9 mr and i have basic mods. exhaust, intake and fuel pump. what would be my best bet for cams if i just want more power. i wanted 2 get 350-360whp. and how would i drive the car to the tuner. is it safe to drive if i just take my time?

 

Cosworth or Kelford its some what of a toss up...and yea its fine to drive it to your tuner....i have know a few guys who are much more heavily mod'd and do not have a tune, you'll be fine

 

how much power do you think i will get from puttin them in since its a 9

 

To be honest Evo IX cams dont give amazing power like the 8 cams do, you will see some gains but nothing crazy. Also you need Springs and Retainers if you get anything 272/272 or bigger.

 

i heard i didnt need springs and retainers

 

if you get small cams you wont

 

i was looking at 272s i am really just trying to get to 350whp i dont know what else i have to get to make that possible.

 

Springs and retainers requirements are dependent on either lift of cam or the max RPM you will run. So stock RPM even with something more aggressive like a Kelford 272, you SHOULD be fine with stock springs and retainers. But, most will recommend you upgrade with something bigger like the Cosworth of Kelfords. Im looking to do this soon so post up when you get results!

 

if you get HKS or GSC 272 cams you dont need spring and retainers. I say go for GSC s2 very good cams, and HKS are next. Both cams have proven power and reliability/

 

personally I dont like to use SHOULD on a 4K dollar motor, id rather spend the extra 400.

 

do you guys think my goals would be attainable without getting cams, i would like to get cams but i only see people pushing alot more power upgrading them

 

you can hit 350 on a dynojet without cams, just get more bolt on and a good tune

 

what other bolt ons do you think? and i am trying to get tuned at cbrd and they have a mustang dyno so i dont exactly know what i would put down

 

well i can tell you right now you wont hit 350 on their dyno, just talk to chad he can help you out.

 

do you have a LICP? what have you done done so far, its hard to tell without telling us your mods....btw get cams you will not regret it, a very nice upgrade to get easily 400whp.