182 Cam Modification

[Cos182]

Spoke with a local mechanic today and he told me you can get massive power gains from upgrading the cams in a 182. How true is this???

 

[franx]

not very true.. they will gain you maybe up to an almost 200 hp like mine (most cases are around 190, 195hp) , but then you also need a decat exhaust, inlets matched and an uprated airintake to go with the cam-job.. No MASSIVE gains to be had with cams.. All they realy do mostly is chnge your powerband, the rpm range where all the torque happens

You should/could also be looking at the new inletmanifold by Angelworks, look at the "supercup" thread and read up. This will be a nice value for money for you !

 

[TooneySonic]

He is basically talking out of his bottom. You would need to team cams up with other mods for a real gain. For instance cams alone gained me 11bhp peak. But as franx has said the real difference is shifting the powerband higher up, maintaining the engines output whereas a standard car loses power after 6500rpm

 

[Cos182]

OK thanks lads

 

[TooneySonic]

where you based mate? happy to take you out in mine > NW area