I know cams with as little overlap as possible are best for turbo. Is this true also with superchargers? Or can a good NA cam be useful with a supercharged setup?
I suppose I should understand the reason WHY wild cams don't sit well with turbos...
Is it due to the need for a powerful exhaust flow (since a wild cam for our high-revving engines would make power up high, meaning the turbo won't spool as well...)
Or is it due to the need for the compressed intake charge to remain in the combustion chamber as much as possible (meaning high overlap cams would contaminate the dense charge).
I know my reasoning is simplistic... I don't mean to get into extreme detail without knowing more than I know. Both of those reasons are strictly from my own understanding, and not based on any sort of hard fact (which is why I'm asking )
I'm seriously considering supercharging. I NEED a timing belt change before I even consider doing it, and I wouldn't mind getting some Crower Stage 2 cams while I'm at it. However, it would be worthless if the cams didn't work well with the supercharger.
I suppose I should understand the reason WHY wild cams don't sit well with turbos...
Is it due to the need for a powerful exhaust flow (since a wild cam for our high-revving engines would make power up high, meaning the turbo won't spool as well...)
Or is it due to the need for the compressed intake charge to remain in the combustion chamber as much as possible (meaning high overlap cams would contaminate the dense charge).
I know my reasoning is simplistic... I don't mean to get into extreme detail without knowing more than I know. Both of those reasons are strictly from my own understanding, and not based on any sort of hard fact (which is why I'm asking )
I'm seriously considering supercharging. I NEED a timing belt change before I even consider doing it, and I wouldn't mind getting some Crower Stage 2 cams while I'm at it. However, it would be worthless if the cams didn't work well with the supercharger.
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