William Rodgers Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hello All, I am getting Supercharged through Tasca in 2 weeks, can not wait. I am doing brakes, the 550HP Polished Whipple, more than likely the Dynatech Aluminum Drive Shaft, and I am doing the Blue Cam covers. I am thinking if I want to do cams eventually now is the time. Anyone do cams with a Supercharger?? I really just want the sound, but a litlle HP would be fine too. I heard the FRPP ones sound great, any thoughts would be appreciated. I did a search and did not see anyone that had them with a supercharger. Thanks, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORSBYT Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hey, that sounds familiar! Call Tasca and get their input. Once you do Cams you won't be able to use the FRPP tune that comes with the charger. They'll likely have to custom tune. Find out what they have to say. If emissions isn't a problem those Ford Hot Rod cams are pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig-It Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Aren't the FRPP cams for N/A applications? I'm sure they would work with a blower, but I think you'd want to get cams with a different lift and duration to compliment the supercharger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardluck33 Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hello All,I am getting Supercharged through Tasca in 2 weeks, can not wait. I am doing brakes, the 550HP Polished Whipple, more than likely the Dynatech Aluminum Drive Shaft, and I am doing the Blue Cam covers. I am thinking if I want to do cams eventually now is the time. Anyone do cams with a Supercharger?? I really just want the sound, but a litlle HP would be fine too. I heard the FRPP ones sound great, any thoughts would be appreciated. I did a search and did not see anyone that had them with a supercharger. Thanks, Bill Bill Wonder how that is going to look? Congrats---you are going to love it---check out what I did with the calipers today! Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Aren't the FRPP cams for N/A applications? I'm sure they would work with a blower, but I think you'd want to get cams with a different lift and duration to compliment the supercharger. Thanks Dig-It, that is exactly why I am asking. I have never had a Supercharged car or Cams for that matter. My past toys have been Porsches and BMW's. I must say I now that I have gone American Muscle I will not go back. That does not mean I would not add one in addition to the Shelby :happy feet: :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardluck33 Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks Dig-It, that is exactly why I am asking. I have never had a Supercharged car or Cams for that matter. My past toys have been Porsches and BMW's. I must say I now that I have gone American Muscle I will not go back. That does not mean I would not add one in addition to the Shelby :happy feet: :happy feet: Bill, Forgot to add, I ended up not going with the DS on the car. I spoke to 08SGT1234's son who is going to do my clutch and he said the stock is fine. He said you will gain up to 14HP at the rear wheel with the new DS but if you are going to drag it ever you must put on a front safety loop, because the car will run sub 12.99ET. My car should be in with 08SGT1234's son next week for the clutch upgrade. My father-in-law is a Ford mechanic and he recommended I go that route---so it was said so it is done. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Bill,Forgot to add, I ended up not going with the DS on the car. I spoke to 08SGT1234's son who is going to do my clutch and he said the stock is fine. He said you will gain up to 14HP at the rear wheel with the new DS but if you are going to drag it ever you must put on a front safety loop, because the car will run sub 12.99ET. My car should be in with 08SGT1234's son next week for the clutch upgrade. My father-in-law is a Ford mechanic and he recommended I go that route---so it was said so it is done. Jason What clutch are you going with? I am debating the Drive-Shaft, probably am going to do it. Tasca highly recommended the Dynatech, the cost to me is not much more for the peice of mind. I have read nothing but great things about the Dynatech one. I may have to ask about the Safety loop, probably not a bad idea even if I do not do to the strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipBeck Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Hello All, I am getting Supercharged through Tasca in 2 weeks, can not wait. I am doing brakes, the 550HP Polished Whipple, more than likely the Dynatech Aluminum Drive Shaft, and I am doing the Blue Cam covers. I am thinking if I want to do cams eventually now is the time. Anyone do cams with a Supercharger?? I really just want the sound, but a litlle HP would be fine too. I heard the FRPP ones sound great, any thoughts would be appreciated. I did a search and did not see anyone that had them with a supercharger. Thanks, Bill Bill, The lopy idle most of us crave can really only be had in a normally aspirated, high compression engine using a high lift cam with lots of overlap. My 427 Cobra shakes the ground when it idles. By comparison, my Ford GT sounds like a sewing machine at idle. Cams for forced induction cars, whether they be supercharged or turbocharged, will have minimal overlap. The stock cam in your 4.6 L three valve engine works amazingly well with the Whipple supercharger. Swapping your cam would be of minimal benefit and at great expense. It's probably the last place you should spend additional money. Upgrade your upper and lower control arms if you'd like to spend some additional cash. The Whipple will astound you on your first drive. Drive safe and all the best. Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardluck33 Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Bill I went with the centerforce. Recommended by Jared at lethal and the shop where 08SGT1234's son works. Tasca recommends Spec but I read some bad reviews when I google searched. You can get a centerforce dual friction for under$300, a DFX for $450 but with the Dfx you have to buy their flywheel too for $195. The dual friction will handle our up fine. You may want to get an aluminum fly for $100 just in case your original is glazed or has hot spots. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rodgers Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Bill, The lopy idle most of us crave can really only be had in a normally aspirated, high compression engine using a high lift cam with lots of overlap. My 427 Cobra shakes the ground when it idles. By comparison, my Ford GT sounds like a sewing machine at idle. Cams for forced induction cars, whether they be supercharged or turbocharged, will have minimal overlap. The stock cam in your 4.6 L three valve engine works amazingly well with the Whipple supercharger. Swapping your cam would be of minimal benefit and at great expense. It's probably the last place you should spend additional money. Upgrade your upper and lower control arms if you'd like to spend some additional cash. The Whipple will astound you on your first drive. Drive safe and all the best. Chip Chip, Thank you Sir, I was starting to think the same thing. They are not cheap, I will spend my money elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahmann Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Bill, The lopy idle most of us crave can really only be had in a normally aspirated, high compression engine using a high lift cam with lots of overlap. My 427 Cobra shakes the ground when it idles. By comparison, my Ford GT sounds like a sewing machine at idle. Cams for forced induction cars, whether they be supercharged or turbocharged, will have minimal overlap. The stock cam in your 4.6 L three valve engine works amazingly well with the Whipple supercharger. Swapping your cam would be of minimal benefit and at great expense. It's probably the last place you should spend additional money. Upgrade your upper and lower control arms if you'd like to spend some additional cash. The Whipple will astound you on your first drive. Drive safe and all the best. Chip +1 I agree completely. There are several FI cams to choose from, but you'll be hard pressed to find one that matches the sound from an NA application. You may want to call Comp and discuss this with them, as they sell many different grinds of FI cams and would be able to tell you what to expect. Either way, the FRPP hot rods are definitely not recommended for use in a boosted engine. Good luck. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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