Which cams for a 16v engine

[Wayne]

Hi guys which cams would be best for a 16v engine? out of 3 cams Catcams 708's, 764's or Newman Ph3's.

[dannyhall]

708's IMO

But really not much difference between the 3

[Wayne]

Thanks Danny 708's it is then;) would they be ok for a throttle bodied set up or supercharger set up?

[dannyhall]

erm yes as far as im aware, im looking at bodies for mine with the 708's. not sure about supercharger though as i know cat cams do a specific set of cams for boost....

[The_Notorious_C_A_T]

Danny is right, cams for boost are different to n/a ones. Well the lift and all that stuff.

708's/ph3's are the common ones for the valver engine, some good gains to be had, a nice spread of power and no need to up rate everything along the way.

[Jorge-]

PH3s, I just happen to have some new ones for sale :O

[AndySAXO]

well 708 or ph3 i think the 708's are abit more expensive though, correct if am wrong though,

andy

[Andy_K]

708's will run fine with a supercharger.

QEP recommend them iirc

[Andy_K]

CAT cams'boost' cams have a slightly shorter duration on the exhaust cam iirc to prevent any over lap and boost leak. But this is more of a concern with turbo setups running a lot of boost, rather than a supercharger which is only likely to be running 10psi at most.

If I had the oppertunity, i'd probably swap my boost cams for a set of 708's.

[Liam_]

Go for PH3's tbh - cheaper.