[Z06] Is a bigger cam than stock "harder" on a motor?
04-26-2011, 10:28 PM
#1
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Is a bigger cam than stock "harder" on a motor?
I've been looking at the Katech torquer cams and was wondering if the higher lift and overlap causes excessive wear on the motor, or if its just "harder" because the engine is outputting that extra power.
What do you guys think?
What do you guys think?
04-26-2011, 10:34 PM
#2
Drifting
Any increase in power would make it harder on the car as a whole, not just the motor. Not that a small increase in power would be enough stress to make it fail, but I would say it's harder. A higher lift cam puts more stress on the valve train, lets more air into the combustion chamber for a bigger boom to make more power, the bigger "boom" would cause more stress on the cylinder's, the extra power puts more strain on the transmission, drive train, everything. But not necessarily enough to make it fail. It's when the tune is off and everything isn't running at 100 percent that can cause extra, un-necessary stress that can cause things to fail.
Last edited by Blackdevil77; 04-26-2011 at 11:01 PM.
04-26-2011, 10:52 PM
#3
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Any increase in power would make it harder on the car as a hole, not just the motor. Not that a small increase in power would be enough stress to make it fail, but I would say it's harder. A higher lift cam puts more stress on the valve train, lets more air into the combustion chamber for a bigger boom to make more power, the bigger "boom" would cause more stress on the cylinder's, the extra power puts more strain on the transmission, drive train, everything. But not necessarily enough to make it fail. It's when the tune is off and everything isn't running at 100 percent that can cause extra, un-necessary stress that can cause things to fail.
