High lift cam after porting

adman77 · 9th August 2007, 17:45

Hey guys,
Need some opinions from you guys. Sometime back, I wanted to get porting and polishing done for my Corsa. My tuner refused to do it and advised me not to get it done cause it would bring down the compression

. That sounded quite crazy. But anyways, I went ahead and got it done through another friend of mine who's also a tuner. Ported and polished the head, valve grinding job, inlet porting and polishing etc. After all this, we checked the compression. It was running at around 205 (previously around 160-165). Now I'm getting a 280* high-lift cam. But once again, my previous tuner ( cause only he has cams for the Corsa) says there's no point in putting the cam cause it won't perform because I've done porting and polishing job. And he tells me I made a mistake by doing it against his advise. Personally, I feel the car performs much better after the porting job and I love it. even my friend 9whod did my porting job) feels there's no reason it shouldn't perform.

What do you guys think?

ported_head · 9th August 2007, 18:17

How about putting names to those tuners?

adman77 · 9th August 2007, 18:58

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Originally Posted by ported_head

How about putting names to those tuners?

Wouldn't be fair to both of them.

viper · 9th August 2007, 19:01

Hi,

I see no reason why your car would not perform. BTW who was your past tuner and who is your present one. I am intrigued by your remark ( cause only he has cams for the Corsa).

Anyways just make sure you have a adjustable cam wheel made so that you can set the Cam timing perfectly.

Viper

Ford Rocam · 9th August 2007, 23:31

I really dont know where this kind of tuners gets their theories from? i dont feel like using the "frustration" smiley for this one!!!

dragger · 10th August 2007, 04:01

hey adman everything you've mentioned above sounds very interesting,please do mention the names of the tuner's im sure everyone will take it in the right spirit,also what is the current status have you installed the cam or not?

v1p3r · 10th August 2007, 04:43

Give us the names. We need a laugh.

adman77 · 10th August 2007, 10:49

Can't give no names guys. Both are good friends. The first guy is still a good friend (although won't be taking my car to him for any further jobs). If anyone wants to know the name, ask Viper, he knows.

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Originally Posted by dragger

also what is the current status have you installed the cam or not?

Cam is coming down this month end. It'll go in with the standalone ecu.

9th August 2007, 17:45	#1
adman77 BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 383 Thanked: 4 Times View My Garage	High lift cam after porting Hey guys, Need some opinions from you guys. Sometime back, I wanted to get porting and polishing done for my Corsa. My tuner refused to do it and advised me not to get it done cause it would bring down the compression . That sounded quite crazy. But anyways, I went ahead and got it done through another friend of mine who's also a tuner. Ported and polished the head, valve grinding job, inlet porting and polishing etc. After all this, we checked the compression. It was running at around 205 (previously around 160-165). Now I'm getting a 280* high-lift cam. But once again, my previous tuner ( cause only he has cams for the Corsa) says there's no point in putting the cam cause it won't perform because I've done porting and polishing job. And he tells me I made a mistake by doing it against his advise. Personally, I feel the car performs much better after the porting job and I love it. even my friend 9whod did my porting job) feels there's no reason it shouldn't perform. What do you guys think?
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9th August 2007, 18:17	#2
ported_head Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 2,387 Thanked: 20 Times	How about putting names to those tuners?
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9th August 2007, 19:01	#4
viper BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,773 Thanked: 19 Times	Hi, I see no reason why your car would not perform. BTW who was your past tuner and who is your present one. I am intrigued by your remark ( cause only he has cams for the Corsa). Anyways just make sure you have a adjustable cam wheel made so that you can set the Cam timing perfectly. Viper
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9th August 2007, 23:31	#5
Ford Rocam BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai-India Posts: 878 Thanked: 23 Times	I really dont know where this kind of tuners gets their theories from? i dont feel like using the "frustration" smiley for this one!!!
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10th August 2007, 04:01	#6
dragger BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: India-Mumbai-Colaba Posts: 350 Thanked: 6 Times	hey adman everything you've mentioned above sounds very interesting,please do mention the names of the tuner's im sure everyone will take it in the right spirit,also what is the current status have you installed the cam or not?
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10th August 2007, 04:43	#7
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Give us the names. We need a laugh.
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