Talk Morgan Forums Thread Like Summary - Monty Gets Cams

Nearly there chaps







I've gone for 430cc Bosch injectors because the stock 330cc Mondeo items are already at 80% duty, this is further proof Monty should have been pushing roughly 180hp on the stock cams.

With the right calibration to suit, the Newman Phase Two cams have the potential to add an additional 30hp while retaining good low speed manners, these camshafts should bring out the full potential of my custom Fusion Fabrications inlet manifold and full exhaust system.

I'm collecting Monty this Saturday

OK chaps, so here's a little early reviw of the new cams, on the way home I noticed the speedo and handbrake warning light weren't working, this is because James' fuel (VE) and ignition tables have interferd with my CAN.This is not a big issue as Greg from Ecumaster has the protocol safely on file, so the solution is just a phone call away, no doubt it'll be sorted in 10 minutes on Monday.

On the way home from M2R Motorsport I was using my Ecumaster Bluetooth App that connects my phone to my EMU Black ECU, this displays lots of data without having to run the laptop in the car so is a useful monitoring tool. I noticed my AFRs were displaying 13.0:1 on cruise and 12.5:1 under load when accelerating, James' 440cc Green Giant injector VE table is clearly quite rich, it does give excellent throttle response and probably best power but its a bit fat for best economy on the road.

However, I've saved it as its actually perfect for my upcoming hill climbs, I then went out mapping and developed a good VE table for the road, I'm now idling at 14.7:1, cruising at 15.3:1 and seeing 13.2:1 under load when accelerating, the bigger injectors still giving improved throttle response over the standard Mondeo items. I've also reinstated my previous ignition table, the engine can tollerate more timing on James' rich VE table, but my leaner road calibration dictates more conservative timing numbers to stay safely out of detination.

While I was out I was able to take Monty to 7,000rpm and above a few times, and boy it's intense, over 4,000rpm the engine really builds revs at a frightening pace, and from 5,500rpm to 7,250 its like a whole additional engine on top of what I had before. I now need to be careful because the last two thousand revs are gone in absolute flash, you need to be on your game ready to dip the clutch and pull the next gear fast or I can see the engine hitting 8,000rpm in a blink of an eye

However, I actually think the best result is the drivability and idle, amazingly both have been completely unaffected by the cams, if I'm honest I was at least expecting to have to lift the idle speed by 100rpm or more, but no, Monty still idles sweetly at 850rpm. Pulling away from junctions remains smooth and controllable, and I can still modulate my road speed through town on the throttle between idle and 1,500rpm.

It does seem the Newman Phase Two cams have no downsides which is very unusual, just benefits, over 3,000rpm the car takes off like scolded cat and the rev counter needle flys round the dial at an almost cartoon like speed, especially over 4k!!!

Happy with that