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Originally Posted by mr2greasemonkey
The cam itself wont make any power, it only moves the power band up the rev range.
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Actually no. Cams not only move the torque curve to the right but also increases torque and broaden the range. The faster an engine is moving, the greater the pressure differentials it creates at the intake valve. The cams let you keep the air moving at higher rpms and you actually make more torque because of it.
To the OP if you want a milder cam that has less overlap and more lift for a turbo go with the 763 grind. You would still be best served by raising your redline up to about 7500rpms though to use the power with either set of cams. You see turbos also move torque to the right when they are properly sized.
Lightened anything in an engine frees up power that can then be used to accelerate the car. You can't see it on a dyno because dyno's measure instantanious torque. If you look at trap speeds or lap times you will find there actually is an increase in HP by using lightened flywheels, crank pulleys, lightened internals, etc.
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Originally Posted by TomsMR2
no ones actually installed a big enough cam to shift the power.
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I have.
I am now at the point where the stock intake manifold and TB are shutting me down around 7000rpms.
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the head on its really not that bad.. it flows really well. the cams are like 195 degrees stock!
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Totally agree with this. The 5sfe head is not bad at all and gets better when you work it right.