2003 Mach 1 FR500 Cams Idle and Revs

[ErringtonAsh]

Sweet ride just wondering when you first changed the cams did you change your gearing?

[turbonegro1120]

Nice #'s

[jujitsustudent]

Bad day for a video but a bad ass day for mustang...

[centersnare86]

@jujitsustudent yeah man it was windy as hell that day! doesn't help that i have one of those point and shoot style cameras with a video feature, which provide no protection for the sound from wind.

[SVTJAVY]

are those cams any good? would you buy them again?

[centersnare86]

@SVTJAVY You know, if I wouldn't have spun a rod bearing in the motor, i wouldn't have changed a thing in the car, they are amazing, the power, the sound, hell yes i'd buy them again if i had to do it all over again... So you want to buy them since they are coming out and my stage 3 blower cams are going in?

[boostedpsi99]

@centersnare86 ill buy them! i cant find fr cams to save my life they discontinued them

[2001silvercobra]

dont forget the built t3650. hit me up on email dude...

[Spec4Garza]

So when u did the cams did you work up just the 2 chain driven ones or the whole lot?

[centersnare86]

@Spec4Garza well technically all 4 are chain driven.... just the main chain that runs down to the crank , and then the intake and exhaust cams are tied together with a chain as well. but yes I did the FR500 kit, which is the intake and exhaust cams, as well as the followers, but I left the stock valves and stock valve springs in the car

[Viking445]

@centersnare86 Have you had any issues with leaving the stock Valves and springs in? Do you regret that call?

[centersnare86]

@Viking445 nah man i havent had any issues with the stock valves or springs with these cams, however after having spent all the money to get it where it is, i'd rather have something that lopes like a full out drag car and a little less power, i'm not about making a sleeper, right now shes getting the boss 5.0 modular ford racing block, 9.2:1 compression, tubular K-member, 03 cobra timing cover and a 2.3KB with a return style fuel system. should be pretty sweet in about july when its finished

[Viking445]

@centersnare86 Yah Nothing Puts the fear of god in someone faster than.......GlubGlubGlubGlub...­..GlubGlubGlubGlub.

Wow why the sudden the change in setup?  Got bored? Mmmmmmm KB. You shootin for 500ish?

[centersnare86]

@Viking445 Well I beat on the car fairly regularly and I ended up grenading 3rd gear, then a month later spinning a crank or rod bearing... we'll see what actually happened when the machine shop gets it all torn apart. i'm shooting for about 550 to the wheels, but with the 2.3 spun up to about 22lbs and some race fuel it can push 650 or so to the tires. We'll see how fiesty I get when its all together, and you can bet i'll have a few videos up when i get er dun.

[Viking445]

@centersnare86 Oh damn that sucks. Gotta pay to play though. Is there a difference between the Mach 1 Tranny and the 03-04 Cobra unit? Aside from the clutch that is?

[TheVertro]

how old are you. god your lucky to have rich parents.

[centersnare86]

@TheVertro Wow dude...I'm 24, I grew up middle to lower class, joined the military, served in Iraq and used the little money they pay me to pay for the car and parts. My parents have never handed me anything. I've paid for every car, all the insurance, every cell phone... all by working hard for it. Thanks for that asshole assumption though

[Viking445]

@centersnare86 Fuckin A dude. 

[acballa3369]

@TheVertro what a twat

[OldsPowered69]

for some reason this looks like a parking garage in santa ana california...idk it probably isnt.

sweet mach 1 buddy!!!

[centersnare86]

@OldsPowered69 nah this is a parking garage in Maryland. Thanks man!

[SpdDemon69]

@centersnare86 holy shit, where in maryland? anywhere near montgomery county? where did you get the work done on this?

[04COMach1]

You have full bolt-ons and no whistle from the throttle body, lucky... Just wondering how much it cost you for parts and labor all together?

[kjohnl]

nice sound

[89krysie]

This might sound dumb, but what effect do new/upgraded cams have besides sound? I am new to modding mustangs, and I'm also a girl, so I don't know much about cars, but looking to learn!! Also, what do the long-tube headers do? Thanks =)

[stangdancenrob]

@89krysie

They are pretty much a waste of money unless you have a heavily modded car. Headers will give you a 25 horse gain.

[TroutButter]

@stangdancenrob That's not 100% true about cams being useless on a non-heavily modded car. Cams determine your power-band, they're not a power adder, and they should be chosen depending on how your engine is setup. Choosing the wrong cam/cams for your setup will not provide gains you may be looking for. They're integral to the whole machine working efficiently. The gains from headers depends on A LOT of things and it's incorrect to assume 25hp gain.

[TroutButter]

@89krysie Cams determine what your power band is. Usually a cam swap causes a small loss down low (unless it's a really radical made for 100% racing set which will cause a large low end loss) to gain more up high and to be able to rev the engine higher (with other supporting mods of course). But, cams are just one piece of the puzzle. They should be chosen based on what you want out of the car and how your engine is built or will be built.

[TroutButter]

@89krysie Headers allow the engine to "breathe" out more effectively by increasing scavenging, which is sucking the air out of the combustion chamber to quickly get rid of the exhaust and help pull more air/fuel in. Kinda like putting a vacuum cleaner on it. ;) Long tube headers are the best for this but can be illegal on a street car depending on where you live.

[BrutalBlueOval]

im glad you got rid of those magnaflows :)

[leagacy23]

are mach1s 2v? or 4v?

[bigmo88]

@leagacy23 machs are 4v

[mell00ut5]

these cams sound the best out there IMO for the 4v motors. i'm upset that you're really the only one on youtube that has a clip of them.

[centersnare86]

@mell00ut5 Yeah I need to get a new video up with the Borla Stinger exhaust I have on there now. I've heard other FR500 setups and they all sound fairly similar to mine. check out crower cams, they make a good stage 2 four valve set.

[SpyderRios]

so how are you making 350 at the wheels?

[centersnare86]

full bolt ons, cams, headers... thats really all you need to make 350 to the wheels

[paladain55]

it looks like ur license plate says- stomach, haha

[killakenny08]

How much did the whole thing cost (parts and install?) i hav an 03 the same color

[just4chiefs]

did you loose any low end torque with these cams. ive read they raise the low end torque though

[sohc281]

Are you in California? Did you pass smog?

[turbo96cobra]

hahaha.doubt he would pass

[608gamer07]

i know you commented a while ago but man it says illinois right on the license plate

[sohc281]

sorry wasnt paying attention.

I went with Ford GT Cams; should have gone to the FR500s little more duration....paranoid about the smog po po...LOL

[608gamer07]

in illinois and wisconsin there is no smog popo. as long as you have cats no one cares.

[2001silvercobra]

slow! : )

[04gtkb]

you need to clean that thing up, its dirty i heard you have problems beating gt's with that thing?

[Redhawk4109]

One of(if not the best) sounding Mach 1 I've heard. Love the color!! Can you post some acceleration video. Would like to hear the beast scream.

[centersnare86]

@Redhawk4109 actually the motor is broken right now... I spun a main bearing or a rod bearing or something, I dunno, i pulled the motor a couple weekends ago and its at the machine shop now getting torn apart so I can have an idea what went wrong

[ernestolopez23]

@centersnare86 im guessing now driving normal?

[MysticDMBherb]

@centersnare86 How much hp do those cams add?