Dat260Z Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) I recently picked up a 260z c-stamped "Nismo " camshaft. I am building a l28et and plan on bolting up my p90 head. As I read about swapping an early camshaft onto a later head i realize that I need to get a spray bar from an earlier head to lubricate the camshaft. And I can't help but wonder, is it really worth the trouble to use this cam? I can't seem to find any numbers as to how much this camshaft will benefit my turbo engine. Any help is greatly appreciated !Thanks-Brad Edited October 21, 2013 by RB26powered74zcar title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Why not have a cam ground for your application? It's not expensive and you can do a lot better than the C cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve260z Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Boosted motors use cams designed for them. Don't use an NA cam for a turbo motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctc Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Boosted motors use cams designed for them. Don't use an NA cam for a turbo motor.I thought this also once, but it is incorrect. Stock NA cams offer a power increase over the stock turbo cam while still playing reasonably well with stock engine management. If you have the ability to tune, get a cam matched to your application. If it is all you have on hand, run it. Just don't expect huge power. Edited October 22, 2013 by ctc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Boosted motors use cams designed for them. Don't use an NA cam for a turbo motor. Big Performance High-Overlap N/A Cams don't work well with TURBOCHARGERS (but mechanically driven super chargers like em BOOSTED!)Stock NA cams work exceedingly well on boosted motors. Yes, you can get more from a custom grind...but if you don't want the expense of high-lift springs, and NA cams work well enough. What goes for turbos, doesn't necessarily go for "boosted" by other means! That said, I'd pack that Nissan Japan Core up in a second and ship it to Isky for a purpose built custom grind. If you're fretting about adding a spray bar...skip the custom grind, you will be overcome with The Vapors and faint dead away! Edited October 22, 2013 by Tony D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve260z Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Ah, yes I forgot about that. No back pressure!!! ss Edited October 22, 2013 by steve260z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat260Z Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 Thanks for the input guys..I don't plan on doing any headwork right off the bat so I've got some time to decide what exactly I want to do..that will also give me time to save some $. I will be running my SDS engine management, this build is not bare bones by any means so I don't mind spending the money for a custom grind cam and stiffer springs and other goodies. I've heard from a couple sources that it is good cam for turbo applications "if you can find one" and I just so happend to stumble across one for a old deal that's why I picked it up and here I am regretting it ..oh well :/ at least it was cheap :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Sell it. There are a bunch of people who think that it is the hot cam for a class that requires stock cams, like ITS. Regrinds are relatively cheap. You could probably get more for the cam than you'll pay for a regrind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat260Z Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 I think that's what I'm going to do. What's the going rate for a C-stamped cam? It has a little corrosion on it but nothing major (I don't think) Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat260Z Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirkland1980 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 I paid $40 for a core to send to delta. It was in good enough condition to run as is. I just installed a cam with a notable amount of overlap. The turbo didn't seem to care at all. In fact to boost went up with no adjustments to the wastegate. Bigger than stock turbo of coarse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) ^^^What he said. With the surface as is, I'd send it off and have it reground. Edited November 6, 2013 by JMortensen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat260Z Posted November 8, 2013 Author Share Posted November 8, 2013 Well dang..I suppose I will post it up for sale..any idea how much I should ask? I'd rather someone else get some use of it because ill prob end up going isky or something down the road when I get into head work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) Put it on ebay with no reserve and see what happens? Try to see if you can find the last C cam for sale at classiczcars.com? ISKY regrinds cams. You could send that one to them. Edited November 8, 2013 by JMortensen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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