First off, on the P.S.
and lock'em up, they are real (at least according to my 5 year old).
Cam Gears are NOT install and voila. The FS dyno was a tuned dyno (as it states) with a retard (and I don't mean sitting on...) on both intake and exhaust cams. This will likely differ on all cars, as -4/-3 for me is horrible, with a noticeable power loss.
Cam Tuning is always best performed on a Dyno. Adjust the cam gear, pull (dyno run), result, repeat until peak output is gained, with what you would consider an acceptable idle. Granted this does cost, as you will need dyno time, and preferable someone who knows how to do it effectively (adjustments can be done by you however). OR you could "butt dyno"...make the adjustment, take a spin...did it feel faster, stronger, repeat.
I will mention that TDC on some Focus' is an improvement, as cam gears are installed within a tolerance at the factory (big surprise...), and output from car to car varies by up to ~15FWHP (105-120, although the 120FWHP stock would be
RARE)
[ 11-05-2002, 08:24 PM: Message edited by: poSSumX ]