Cascade Crew

redlava · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject: Adjust the governor, WOW

I just adjusted the governor from 4500 to about 6200 rpm. I must say the car is a different animal. Can't believe I waited this long to do this. The car is much faster, even allowing it to brake the tires loose on the shifts now. Kinda curious though if the cam's operating range is up to 5800rpm. Does this mean that max power most likely occurs at/near 5800 rpm and you can rev past this? The engine seems to run great through the shifts/ up through the rpm range (6200rpm). However I don't want to cause damage for a few extra rpms. Should I just try an another adjustment on the governor?

aaron_sK · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject:

What valvetrain? Redline and cam peak are two very different things.

blue89 · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject:

What engine did you adjust this on? Big jump from 4500 to 6200.

redlava · Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:56 pm Post subject:

I used the valve train that came with the dart 200 platinum's

http://www.jegs.com/i/Dart/301/10411111P/10002/-1

I used this cam

http://www.jegs.com/i/Lunati/638/60102LK/10002/-1

The rocker arms are comp cams pro mag's

I have never adjusted the governor before, this process seems to be trial and error. This was the first trial and 4500 rpm was the original shift point from when I bought the car.

redlava · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:12 am Post subject:

I forgot to mention that I was mainly worried about the bottom end. The pistons, rods and crank are cast. Would it be benificial to upgrade to arp bolts for the rods and main caps?

redlava · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:23 pm Post subject:

Well I adjusted the shift points down to 5800 from 6200. I'm just gonna leave it there, thought I would give an update.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:26 pm Post subject: