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Piper re grinds or standard cams.

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Old 07-19-2014, 01:52 PM
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Default Piper re grinds or standard cams.

Be just purchased a hks turbo kit for my 1.8.

My car currently runs these piper regrinds :

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I have vernier pulleys and the car has been set up for NA use. I'm wondering if keeping these cams in for FI use is a good or bad idea?

I still have the standard cams so can swap them back in easily enough if there is no benefit of running the piper cams for FI.
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they are not very aggressive cams, leave them in.
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But will they be good for it?

If they don't make it any better I can take them out and sell them.
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I think they will be good, they should give you a little more top end without really negatively effecting the mid range. If they were in the 270 degree advertised duration range i would say to swap back to stock.
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It gives an extra 19* duration, .024" lift, you can adjust with an adjustable intake cam gear. I'd say play with it as it's really a very mild change. Maybe do a before/after?
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