im looking into getting cams for my 96 cobra sometime up the road but i know nothing about cams lift , duration , x d blah blah i know nothing
what is a good brand and/or type of cam to get with exhaust/ intake/ tbmods.. no internal mods.....
and should i port and polish the existing heads before i install the cams?
any info on this subject that will shed some light on it for me would be greatly appreciated
thanks
jack

 

Comp or Crower both make good cams for your car. im guessing you running a N/A car so dont even worry about all that duration and crap like that cause you will just get confused. do some shopping around and just find a set of Stage II N/A cams for your car. buy the approiot springs and have fun. NOTE: cam swaps for your car are extreamly EXPENSIVE. looks forward to paying about $1000 or more just for the hardware then another $600-$1000 to have them installed.

 

With 96-98 cobra heads aka "B" heads you don't really want to port and polish them too much. Since they have dual ports for each cylinder they flow like a motha but lack velocity. You don't really want to port them but clean them up. With heads and cams you probably only gain about 35-45rwhp. Not really worth it in the bang for buck category. But our heads shine under high rpm or forced induction. The fastest mod motor uses B heads. For cam specs you may want to check with VT engines www.vtengines.com or Al Papito at Boss330racing.com
Our cams aren't cheap so if you are determined to go all out n/a prepare to spend some cash. But build the bottom end and slap a blower on and you'll have all the power you want. -Mark

 

Could use 03 Cobra cams and 99-01 Cobra cams. The 03 cams are designed for SC application (duh) so you wouldnt want to use them for a turbo or nitrous application. Even the Aviatior (sp) cams are an option. I remember talking to Sam about the samething a month or so ago but I cant remember what would be ideal for NA. Give him a call and see or try a search on corral. Good luck.

 

when i first got this car about a yr. 1/2 ago the first thing i wanted was cams but i did see the cost of having 4 cams... wow so that ended up being my last mod instead. i want to stay n/a. eventually maybe buy an aftermarket block and the whole setup or bore the stock block and build . nitrous maybe but otherwise no forced induction.
i have an rx7 if i want to mess with a turbo.

so you guys say no to the porting of the heads? i have heard the my heads flow badass but i figured there was still room for improvement. but if porting my heads may lose the little velocity they have i guess ill keep the stock porting

 

For N/A Comp Cams 106500's

The specs for that cam are
Advertised @ .050" w/ 1.82 rocker
IN. EX. IN. EX. IN. EX. lobe sep
277 275 242 240 .475" .450" 114

4Vs have too much exhaust valve area so it's importatant N/A applications to not have less lift/duration on the exhaust.

 

Keep your intake cams. The new 03/mach 1 cams (which are the same) are more for mid range. Since our heads lack velocity they designed the B headed cams for high revs. But you can swap out for some exhaust cams(avaitor, navigator, o. That will help mid range. You can do a clean up job on the heads just don't go crazy with the porting. Get a shortrunner intake and that will pick up around 15rwhp. With all the bolt-ons, shortrunner intake, gears, and sticky tires you be around 300rwhp and capable of mid to low 12's. -Mark