GTM Performance Engineering VQ45VHR-Our Journey to The 1000 HP and Beyond
06-19-2010, 07:00 PM
#16
By "modded" I meant, it's a nice car to start with. It looks like the wheels, brakes, suspension (I don't think they come that low from the factory), fangs, headlights, tint, rear blackout treatment, and whatever I'm missing, have already been done. And done well, I like the subtle clean types of mods. Whether you did all the work or it came to you that way, it looks like an awesome car to put 1000hp in.
06-19-2010, 08:27 PM
#18
Administrator
By GTM Stage 1 Head you mean to say mechanical cams as well? No more VVEL?
06-19-2010, 08:37 PM
#19
Registered User
I was thinking more like a P&P job.
If they were actually going for regular cams I think it would've been easier to stick an HR head in their instead. But then it would just be a VQ45HR.
If they were actually going for regular cams I think it would've been easier to stick an HR head in their instead. But then it would just be a VQ45HR.
06-19-2010, 11:08 PM
#21
"True potential of the VVEL system" would mean the code has been cracked. I'm thinking custom cams better suited for boost would be a lot more beneficial than VVEL. Now, custom cams and VVEL would be the bomb-diggady but I doubt anyone is there yet.
06-20-2010, 08:53 PM
#23
By "modded" I meant, it's a nice car to start with. It looks like the wheels, brakes, suspension (I don't think they come that low from the factory), fangs, headlights, tint, rear blackout treatment, and whatever I'm missing, have already been done. And done well, I like the subtle clean types of mods. Whether you did all the work or it came to you that way, it looks like an awesome car to put 1000hp in.
Sam
06-20-2010, 09:19 PM
#26
As for the custom cams i would have to disagree with you, I'll take the VVEl technology any time over mechanical cams. The VVEL gives perfect idle and maximum lift an duration in more rpm range. No mechanical cam can do, VVEL is the perfect cam . but I'm sure there will be some limitation, will see ....
Sam
06-20-2010, 09:41 PM
#27
The way I see it is, if you can not have control over the VVEL and be able to do with it what you want then you are severly limited. The VVEL setup might be great for a stock 3.7L engine but what if you want more displacement, or better flowing heads, or forced induction. Without control over the VVEL you are limited to what you can do. Being put in that situation, I think you could pick a better cam for the job.
06-21-2010, 04:45 AM
#28
The way I see it is, if you can not have control over the VVEL and be able to do with it what you want then you are severly limited. The VVEL setup might be great for a stock 3.7L engine but what if you want more displacement, or better flowing heads, or forced induction. Without control over the VVEL you are limited to what you can do. Being put in that situation, I think you could pick a better cam for the job.
We will see soon enough, stay tuned
Sam
06-21-2010, 06:24 AM
#29
I guess I am missing your point. Earlier you said, "More control is not always better, don't get me wrong would love to have the ability to tune the VVEL. but we don't have this option right so we need to work with what we have ." I took that as you didn't have the ability to change anything with the VVEL, and that is what I'm calling limited. If you are talking about how far you can push the stock setup until you hit a wall, then I might have finally caught up with what you are saying.
06-21-2010, 08:45 AM
#30
Administrator
^ Sam knows something that we don't.. he just doesn't want to spill the beans yet lol
They won't get halfway with the project then go, oh shiat, we're going to have to call it off because the VVEL is limiting our boost.
They won't get halfway with the project then go, oh shiat, we're going to have to call it off because the VVEL is limiting our boost.