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Posted: **Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:47 pm**

Hi just a quick question...has anyone used the blower/turbo camshaft from real steel?

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:10 am**

any particular engine or application ?

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:53 pm**

Yeah wanting to put it with a twin turbo 4.6 build...using 3.9 efi front cover,inlet and heads

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:18 pm**

And are there any specs for the cam ?

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2015 8:17 pm**

DW260 spec here on the cams page

http://www.realsteel.co.uk/section1.pdf

I've used this cam with the 4.6 and the 4.9 Rover V8 and found it to be pretty good for my needs. Please note that they recommend the valve spring kit and having the spring pans on the heads lowered so you can set the fitted height of the springs with shims. I subsequently fitted a crower mech cam and solid lifters to the 4.9 when I started adding nitrous back in.

Posted: **Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:44 pm**

capriandyb1 wrote:Hi just a quick question...has anyone used the blower/turbo camshaft from real steel?

I use the Real Steel blower/turbo cam in my 5.0 twin turbo Rv8 and it gives good results. All hell breaks loose when the turbos kick in. However, I'm not convinced that it doesn't causes some contamination of the inlet charge due to turbine back pressure. It may be better suited to a blower set up.
In comparison to a standard 3.9 cam it lost some low down grunt as expected but pushes better between 4000-5000 rpm. A rolling Road is really the only way to compare but I've not got round to that yet.
It also lost 3-4 MPG compared to a 3.9 cam but I don't care about that.

Denis

Posted: **Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:23 am**

No real solid specs on that cam to get any real detail.

But it looks quite mild and I'd doubt there is any overlap at all.

I wouldnt have any concerns about running it at all.

I think the Kent cam they did for me years ago had more duration than that one.

Posted: **Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:03 am**

I've used this cam and it worked well for me! Just had it on the Dyno and got 440 hp/ 430 torque at the flywheel but more importantly it pulls really well from tickover, no shunting & endless torque so definitely recommended.

Could have made 490 + hp but we pulled the tune in a little due to having standard pistons...

Posted: **Sat Sep 12, 2015 10:07 pm**

A turbo will amplify the cams characteristics imo. So, a fast road cam will perform like the clappers whereas a mild cam will pull like a train. All assuming the turbo's are correct for the application

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 3:41 pm**

Thanks for the reply's guys sorry I haven't replied sooner its been a really bad couple of weeks.....with info given ill have that one then from real steel..

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 3:45 pm**

im looking at trying the crower 50234 cam with my new engine set up and the charger,

http://www.crower.com/camshafts/buick-2 ... 4-hdp.html

Posted: **Sun Sep 20, 2015 4:31 pm**

Coops wrote:im looking at trying the crower 50234 cam with my new engine set up and the charger,

http://www.crower.com/camshafts/buick-2 ... 4-hdp.html

It should work ok, but I'd maybe have some concerns about MOT emissions.

It will be tight

how was your previous cam in that respect ?

Posted: **Mon Sep 21, 2015 10:30 am**

Yeah was OK mate regarding the emissions flew through.

Posted: **Tue Sep 22, 2015 12:46 pm**

Coops wrote:Yeah was OK mate regarding the emissions flew through.

Thats something you will never need to worry about on that era of car IMO the limits are huge in gas terms

Posted: **Tue Sep 22, 2015 4:06 pm**

SimpleSimon wrote:
Coops wrote:Yeah was OK mate regarding the emissions flew through.
Thats something you will never need to worry about on that era of car IMO the limits are huge in gas terms

They are huge, but at 3.5% and 1200ppm, it doesnt take a huge amount of overlap for the hydrocarbons to start rising.

CO shouldnt be a problem though

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