Thank you for this video! Extremely insightful for the instal and extremely well done.Just put them on my ‘05 GT along with a Brenspeed performance tune (and some other stuff). They sound great! I have 2 suggestions to add having done this myself: 1- You will very likely get “some” debris in your valve train in the process of removing your valve covers/manipulating the cams, etc. so I would suggest dropping your oil after you tighten the new cams, and pouring some oil onto each side so any debris drains out, then go ahead and add new oil & filter. 2- when you’re removing the cam phaser bolt, use an air gun if you have it! Getting it off quick makes it less likely to disturb the timing chain.
Nice build. I see your making good progress. Most importantly thank you for being conservative and tasteful with the car. No goofy wings....or well you get the point.
@@Four_Eyes I agree on the body style. I have a 08 gt500 a 07 Shelby gt and a 07 427 edition convertible super snake.Love the body style.But I also love the 10 look.I have a 10 grabber blue super snake and a couple of cobras also but my favorite car is my torch red 08 gt500.The 500 has a modest 850hp and my 10 is 900hp.But even with those numbers my 07 Shelby gt is 325hp and I still enjoy that car.I can use all the power vs trying to use half the power in my super snakes. I love your car RETRO GOTTA LOVE IT.
Sounds amazing major respect for not just throwing in hot rod cams but ik u are actually researching how to build a 3V not like these kids i see all the time cant wait to see more vids keep em coming
About to troubleshoot a ticking noise. Possibly a bad cam roller follower or stuck lifter. I've watched this video multiple times. Thanks for posting and assisting DIYer to tackle these kinds of issues. I have a 2006 Mustang GT the same color as yours. Love it.
Great video,sir! Detroit Rockers do just what Brenspeed says they'll do.Good drivability,great sounding idle,and they make decent power.The NA grind also works good with superchargers,if you're thinking down the road.I'm running them in mine,and i love 'em...
Rarely do I comment, but having just acquired an 05 for a project, your videos have been a huge asset. Outstanding quality and clear content for the adults in the room. Subbed.
Sounds incredible man great job on the install and great tutorial video! The quality of your videos are amazing keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. My Mustang is the same color as yours and I went with the frpp cams but had a shop install it after seeing your video it made me feel confident that I could have tackled the install myself. Anyways thanks for taking the time to share your videos hope to see another one soon.
This is super late but this video is the reason I was able to install my camshafts on my 3v! I decided on the BBR Stage 1 cams and I couldnt be happier with the chop and huge difference in performance. Thanks for making this video!
I have a 2010gt, i went with the brenspeed detroit rockers. Luv em. Very drivable, choppy idle, and on the dyno the graph shows a climb the whole way, never drops. A bunch of cams are cool id imagine. Ultimate choice depends on what the car is for, in your life.
As soon as you called out the other tubers, I smashed the like button on and off about 20 times lol. Thank YOU for not abandoning your platform. Was wondering where you were. I know that you’ll tell us in another video what happened prior to this video. Good choice on the brenspeed cams. They are proven and work well with forced induction. And yea, it sounds sooo good. 💪🏾😎
Amazing, amazing, amazing video. Can't say it enough. This helped me tackle my cam install. I took my time, did my research and, mainly because of this video, was able to install them. I had some hiccups, but nothing that wasn't my own clumsiness' doing. Thank you Four Eyes for making my first dose of engine work an awesome learning experience!
Great Video, I actually installed the same Cams in my 2006 Saleen Mustang from the steps of your video. It’s really not hard but took a little time. Definitely a 1 day job and I did it myself. I am not a mechanic but am mechanically inclined. Thanks for making it easier for me to do this install. Your car is sick!
Wow, that sounds great. Your engine is nice and clean and it really shows how much work you do on your ride. Great instructional video, I would use it if I changed cams on a 3V mustang. Thank you!
When I first got mine I didn't have the Kooks long tube headers with h- pipe once that was installed I noticed a big power difference. Before only on top end range. Yes, they do sound great. Please make more videos. I personally love my Brenspeed cams which I read on Mustang Forums they produce more power than Ford Racing Cams.
Great video! You must work in the business. Not many rookie youtubers start off with such high quality content and editing. If I'm wrong, take it as an even higher compliment! I came for the Mustang. I subscribed for the quality.
Your like to dislike ratio shows how much we want your content. If you go to events or get together with other car guys bring out the camera. That could be some good content, you’d blow up!
Again a very clean and descriptive video and the ride sounds great..I have a set of Detroit rockers spec'd for my roush m90 supercharger..but I need a shop to do the install.
Just joined the channel; great video. The details on the install set you apart from basically all other mustang channels, and place in you ChrisFix territory. Looking forward to watching the channel grow!!
DAAAMN that thing is raw! Best exhaust sound/ Cam/ How-To/ S197 videos on the tube bruh. Fantastic brother! I'll be doing the same cam upgrade on my 06 GT Vert this Spring 2020, myself - ALL thanks to your video. Just have to find a good tuner.
Great video. You missed one thing there are a couple rocker-folowers that need to be reseated with a spring compressor after the cams are installed. Something about how the cams sit, the rocker-followers want to come out. This happend to me and cause one of the cyilinder 8 intake valves to drop. The ford performace install guide depicts which rocker-followers to reseat.
I went hot rod cams before a tune i picked up 20 peak torque 60 curve and 30 peak horse 45 curve and the chops with my exhaust setup are a very unique sound
Good job. I feel confident that I can do this install myself now. I like those cams too, they sound awesome. Looking forward to your next video and some dyno numbers !!
I really love the sound of the Detroit rockers, but my goal is for more power over sound, but to stay streetable. So I've come up with a combo for my f150 5.4 3v that "I think" will give me what I'm looking for. Custom grind cam, intake 235°@.490 lift, exhaust 230°@.500 lift With 112°lobe separation , port match the intake and exhaust, shorty headers, cat delete w/dual 2.5 exhaust w/xpipe. Hope this works.
Long dead thread but you're more or less wasting your money. First, the shorty headers do absolutely nothing for you so whatever gains you do get will strictly be through the cams. The second are the cams in general. Unless you can get intake adapters to fit something other than the truck manifold you'll barely see much of a gain over 15 wheel because the stock manifold can't flow enough. The heads can support an easy 250-350 wheel but it's the intake that lets the 5.4 down.
Great choice of the cam. The sound is awesome and does not have that large lop sound that sounds like a drag car. The videos are fun to watch and gives great information on upgrades. Great job.
@@Four_Eyes…...Well at least it's a simple enough job to do in retrospect so it's all good. Have you always had the Airaid CAI? Thought you had a JLT prior?
@@Four_Eyes…..FYI, found out from some snooping that you can't incur any piston-to-valve clearance issues on these 3V's using a "drop in" type camshaft from a VCT solenoid failure as the cam lobe design is engineered to operate within the full OEM VCT cam phaser physical swing range of 30* total camshaft retard from base camshaft timing as designed in the cam phaser itself (as are the OEM production camshafts). The only way to incur actual piston-to-valve contact is from the engine actually jumping PHYSICAL time (timing chain, sprocket, tensioner, guide failure and\or actual catastrophic cam phaser, camshaft or crankshaft failures). The issue w\ the failures that took out the engines of the 2 TH-camrs mentioned were most likely due to improper cam installs (misalignment of phaser pin into the pin slot of camshaft nose causing pin damage\breakage during tightening of cam phaser to camshaft or left 1 cam phaser bolt loose enough from either under torque or over torque to cause cam phaser to cavitate on camshaft nose while in rotation banging into phaser pin causing it to fatigue then break) into the cam phasers that caused the timing PIN inside 1 of the cam phasers to shear off which allowed the camshaft to physically rotate out of time inside the cam phaser's cam socket causing a piston to hit a valve held open at full lift height by camshaft when piston is arriving at TDC. This most likely occurred due to installing the camshaft back onto the head w\o removing the necessary followers (doing this work w\o using a valve spring compressor) to put the camshaft into neutral unloaded position BEFORE installing the cam phaser back onto the camshaft due to the camshaft pin slot being rotated slightly out of alignment due to camshaft being under spring tension w\ the cam phaser alignment pin then being forced in during tightening of cam phaser bolt. The way you did this (installed the camshaft back into the cam phaser fully engaging the phaser pin BEFORE laying the camshaft back onto the head cam tower journals) is the better way to do this IF a valve spring compressor is not used along w\ the Ford approved removal\install procedure to unload certain camshaft lobes of valve spring tension in neutral alignment position w\ the cam phaser still kept in time on timing chain (which will auto align the phaser pin w\ the camshaft nose pin slot w\ the camshaft "locked in place" by spring tension on the other followers that are left in place so as long as the new camshaft is laid back onto the head in the exact same position as the old camshaft was before removal, pin misalignment\damage will not become an issue during installation as the camshaft will be fully resting into the head cam towers w\ no spring load on camshaft so the cam phaser will be in perfect alignment w\ the camshaft nose and the pin to pin slot so all can be reinstalled w\o fear of rotation or having to fight spring tension to realign the pin to pin slot to ensure that the phaser is fully seated onto the camshaft nose thus phaser pin into camshaft nose pin slot before torqueing the phaser bolts). So cudos to you. Those alignment pins in these cam phasers are VERY strong....they are designed to not fail under most typical torsional loads from camshaft counter-rotation due to valve spring loads....as long as the phaser bolts are properly torqued down to spec (not left loose due to under torque or caused excessive bolt stretch due to over torque) so phasers aren't wallowing on camshaft nose while rotating OR pin was damaged from forcing the misaligned phaser pin into camshaft pin slot during install while tightening phaser bolt. Your engine shaking was due to cams being out of phase to each other due to the bad VCT solenoid--not being out of time (1 side at base timing, other side stuck in retard timing from failed VCT solenoid allowing oil pressure to phaser to hold cam in retard timing). This will also cause cylinders on the retarded cam side to have lower cylinder pressure vs the base cam side due to the retarded side's IVC points during compression stroke to occur later in crankshaft degree rotation vs the base side which will throw the engine out of balance when running and 1 side showing lower cylinder pressures vs the other side during a compression test). Oh, BTW, I watched 1 of your earlier videos & saw that you've always had the Airaid CAI installed...….. :) My bad.
yep i do like the build and the way this car looks .. love the way the cams are so easy to change ... and sounds just right for how i would want a car to sound ... not in your face but you can tell its not standard . Good work
Those Detroit cams are eargasmic... hey, quick warning before you jump into the rabbit hole that is suspension upgrades on your S197... don't make the same mistake that I did. If you are going to lower the car any distance at all, realize that the further you lower your suspension, the more stress/wear&tear you will put on certain components. Changing said parts out for adjustable versions of them will greatly reduce said stress. IE. the 05-09 parts that usually should be replaced when you lower the car include adjustable front sway bar end links, adjustable tie rod ends (aka. bumpsteer kit), ball joints, adjustable rear upper AND lower control arms, and adjustable panhard bar (alternatively, throw out the panhard bar for a Watts Link kit, which is expensive). I'd advise for KONI STR.T shocks/struts, and SR Performance's Strut Tower Brace and 1.5" Lowering Spring Kit. Best value you can get, but keep in mind lowering the car will come with needing to upgrade some of the suspension to adjustable parts. Love your channel, love your videos. It's a damn shame you don't have more subs/views, because your quality>quantity approach is hard to come by in the car community these days. Kudos.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. The suspension upgrades will constitute a near-complete overhaul. Definitely not just getting coil-overs and calling it good.
@@Four_Eyes Great to hear! Genuinely looking forward to what you choose and what you think about your choice, because I like hearing differing opinions and approaches to upgrading S197s
This is a great video. Very detailed, which is nice for guys like me. A lot of information is skipped in videos like this because a lot of the information is assumed to be common knowledge which might not be for all aspiring mustang enthusiasts. Keep up the great content. thanksP.S. I love the performance upgrades in the 4 stages
I know this is an older video - but the sound you have here is unlike almost any other video I have seen. Did you set a lower idle speed? You have a chop similar to the FRPP cams I had on my 3v mustang, and while shopping for cams for my 3v sport trac - I’m torn between the FRPP and the DRs. The DRs will have less low/mid loss, but I’m not racing my truck or anything…I just miss the feeling. I’m leaning towards Brenspeed just for their customer service though, they are incredible.
Nice. I put Mutha Thumprs in my truck. Made a hell of a difference even on 35's with stock 3.55 gearing. Your install was pretty much exactly how I did it.
Why skip to the lope?? It sounds the best hearing it transitioning it from a cold startup to idle....
The quality of your videos are insane man please don’t ever stop. Love the videos
It sounds really good man. I’ve been missing your videos, please make more!
Can ears get orgasms because I think mine did
Thank you for this video! Extremely insightful for the instal and extremely well done.Just put them on my ‘05 GT along with a Brenspeed performance tune (and some other stuff). They sound great! I have 2 suggestions to add having done this myself: 1- You will very likely get “some” debris in your valve train in the process of removing your valve covers/manipulating the cams, etc. so I would suggest dropping your oil after you tighten the new cams, and pouring some oil onto each side so any debris drains out, then go ahead and add new oil & filter. 2- when you’re removing the cam phaser bolt, use an air gun if you have it! Getting it off quick makes it less likely to disturb the timing chain.
Best 3 valve cam install video out there. Thanks !!!
Dude, I was super close to buying Hot Rod cams for my car, but now you have me thinking about Detroit Rockers! Thanks for another awesome video.
They're both great choices, but I do think the Rockers are slightly more optimized for power (we'll see!).
@@Four_Eyes How long did it take you to get the Detroit Rockers? Looks like Brenspeed has them on back order.
I was thinking about mother thumpers, now I’m thinking Brenspeed too.
@@Four_Eyes did one of you Detroit rocker cams come in a comp cam box or did brenspeed goof my order
Man the sound of that idle makes me want to make terrible financial decisions
There only one grand but same here and I’m 18
A true man's how to video, straight to the point and got it done in an appropriate amount of time.
Nice build. I see your making good progress. Most importantly thank you for being conservative and tasteful with the car. No goofy wings....or well you get the point.
If you made everyday context you'd be in the millions for subs. Good stuff. Keep up the GREAT content!
Ha thanks that's very generous.
@@Four_Eyes I agree on the body style. I have a 08 gt500 a 07 Shelby gt and a 07 427 edition convertible super snake.Love the body style.But I also love the 10 look.I have a 10 grabber blue super snake and a couple of cobras also but my favorite car is my torch red 08 gt500.The 500 has a modest 850hp and my 10 is 900hp.But even with those numbers my 07 Shelby gt is 325hp and I still enjoy that car.I can use all the power vs trying to use half the power in my super snakes. I love your car RETRO GOTTA LOVE IT.
@@anthonylaudano9751 how many fucking Shelbie's do you have hot damn
@@omegargb236 prolly zero
This is one of best looking 07 mustangs I ever seen!
The quality of these video are amazing. Great job! Can’t wait for the next one
Thanks for the update. You inspire me to build my 2008 gt instead of 5.0 swapping keep up the good work
This is the best video on TH-cam on replacing cams!!
Finally you post !! Awesome ride man gotta love our s197
I’m here a year later looking to cam swap my 3v and I’ve got to say this is the best video out there.
Appreciate it, glad it helped.
Sounds amazing major respect for not just throwing in hot rod cams but ik u are actually researching how to build a 3V not like these kids i see all the time cant wait to see more vids keep em coming
About to troubleshoot a ticking noise. Possibly a bad cam roller follower or stuck lifter. I've watched this video multiple times. Thanks for posting and assisting DIYer to tackle these kinds of issues. I have a 2006 Mustang GT the same color as yours. Love it.
Great video,sir! Detroit Rockers do just what Brenspeed says they'll do.Good drivability,great sounding idle,and they make decent power.The NA grind also works good with superchargers,if you're thinking down the road.I'm running them in mine,and i love 'em...
Rarely do I comment, but having just acquired an 05 for a project, your videos have been a huge asset. Outstanding quality and clear content for the adults in the room. Subbed.
Sounds incredible man great job on the install and great tutorial video! The quality of your videos are amazing keep up the good work and keep the videos coming. My Mustang is the same color as yours and I went with the frpp cams but had a shop install it after seeing your video it made me feel confident that I could have tackled the install myself. Anyways thanks for taking the time to share your videos hope to see another one soon.
This is super late but this video is the reason I was able to install my camshafts on my 3v! I decided on the BBR Stage 1 cams and I couldnt be happier with the chop and huge difference in performance. Thanks for making this video!
Favorite series for the S197 please keep going with this series and when its finally finished let's do something else with it
I have a 2010gt, i went with the brenspeed detroit rockers. Luv em. Very drivable, choppy idle, and on the dyno the graph shows a climb the whole way, never drops. A bunch of cams are cool id imagine. Ultimate choice depends on what the car is for, in your life.
Was reaaaaally hoping you went Comp Cams Stage 2 NSR for a second but I have to say those Detroit Rocker Cams sound a lot better than I imagined.
As soon as you called out the other tubers, I smashed the like button on and off about 20 times lol. Thank YOU for not abandoning your platform. Was wondering where you were. I know that you’ll tell us in another video what happened prior to this video. Good choice on the brenspeed cams. They are proven and work well with forced induction. And yea, it sounds sooo good. 💪🏾😎
FINALLY! Great job man! I did hear you one day down by the Airway Dr. ! Man does it sound amazing! Keep the videos coming and I'll keep watching!
Amazing, amazing, amazing video. Can't say it enough. This helped me tackle my cam install. I took my time, did my research and, mainly because of this video, was able to install them. I had some hiccups, but nothing that wasn't my own clumsiness' doing. Thank you Four Eyes for making my first dose of engine work an awesome learning experience!
You have amazing quality and care into your videos! By far the cleanest 3V on TH-cam.
Fantastic video - I used it to install mine. Didn’t miss anything because your video was perfectly detailed.
Sold me on the Detroit rockers. Was originally looking at the hotrod cams, this video changed my mind. Moving over to Instagram to follow you rn 👌
Great Video, I actually installed the same Cams in my 2006 Saleen Mustang from the steps of your video. It’s really not hard but took a little time. Definitely a 1 day job and I did it myself. I am not a mechanic but am mechanically inclined. Thanks for making it easier for me to do this install. Your car is sick!
Great video bro, glad you picked the Detroit Rockers, you got a great series going here
Wow, that sounds great. Your engine is nice and clean and it really shows how much work you do on your ride. Great instructional video, I would use it if I changed cams on a 3V mustang. Thank you!
When I first got mine I didn't have the Kooks long tube headers with h- pipe once that was installed I noticed a big power difference. Before only on top end range. Yes, they do sound great. Please make more videos. I personally love my Brenspeed cams which I read on Mustang Forums they produce more power than Ford Racing Cams.
Where do I buy the cam from
I like how you explain pretty much everything you need to do to install them! That actually helps a lot
Wow. My next summer project. Thanks for breaking this down.
Great video! You must work in the business. Not many rookie youtubers start off with such high quality content and editing. If I'm wrong, take it as an even higher compliment! I came for the Mustang. I subscribed for the quality.
awesome....LOVE THE DETAILS OF THE Install ….. AND THE SOUND
Your like to dislike ratio shows how much we want your content. If you go to events or get together with other car guys bring out the camera. That could be some good content, you’d blow up!
Thanks Shifty - roger that.
Hearing the deep grumble gave me goosebumps. Good sh*t bro!
hands down you have the best lookin gt of this generation dog
That fucking sounds amazing ! I've been looking forward to seeing this video from you, nice work as always 👍
Coming from a certified diesel mechanic you did an excellent job
Thanks dude really appreciate that 🙏
I really appreciate your 3 valve build thanks for making these vids for us 3 valve lovers
Your video quality is mad good. I don’t own a mustang but I respect people that can give proper instructions . Got my sub
Please keep making this videos!! They help alot thanks.
Finally! I traded my fbo hot rod cam 3v in on a 18 mustang GT since your last video, but I will always have 3v love.
Sweet upgrade for sure
Please make more videos more often I love your channel. Such clean editing
The production quality of your videos is ABSURD. Easy sub, and I don't even own a Mustang.
Hell yeah hes back!! Nice work man
Changing those cams was way easier than I thought it would be next mod for my stang forsure
Again a very clean and descriptive video and the ride sounds great..I have a set of Detroit rockers spec'd for my roush m90 supercharger..but I need a shop to do the install.
Car sounds absolutely aggressive ! Love the sound man
Yesss bro I’ve been waiting for you to come back lol
Just joined the channel; great video. The details on the install set you apart from basically all other mustang channels, and place in you ChrisFix territory. Looking forward to watching the channel grow!!
Thanks man ✌
That thing sounds nasty man! Once again one of the best car channels on youtube 👍
DAAAMN that thing is raw! Best exhaust sound/ Cam/ How-To/ S197 videos on the tube bruh. Fantastic brother! I'll be doing the same cam upgrade on my 06 GT Vert this Spring 2020, myself - ALL thanks to your video. Just have to find a good tuner.
Definitely getting these..
like after I get my license..
Then my car..then nm.
Anyways sounds dope af ✊
stylin60es same dude
BTW, this is the best sounding mustang I’ve heard on TH-cam (or ever) in my opinion
Love the sound of the new cams. And nice work on the how to portion.
Great video. You missed one thing there are a couple rocker-folowers that need to be reseated with a spring compressor after the cams are installed. Something about how the cams sit, the rocker-followers want to come out. This happend to me and cause one of the cyilinder 8 intake valves to drop. The ford performace install guide depicts which rocker-followers to reseat.
Love my Detroit Rocker cams...brenspeed did a great job. Awesome video.
I went hot rod cams before a tune i picked up 20 peak torque 60 curve and 30 peak horse 45 curve and the chops with my exhaust setup are a very unique sound
Good job. I feel confident that I can do this install myself now. I like those cams too, they sound awesome. Looking forward to your next video and some dyno numbers !!
You definitely can. I forgot to mention it's probably a good idea to buy replacement valve cover gaskets.
I know I’m kinda late to the party, but if you do install these yourself will it run without a tune?
@@rogernichols7957definitely get a tune
the warm idle sound gave me CHILLS
I really love the sound of the Detroit rockers, but my goal is for more power over sound, but to stay streetable. So I've come up with a combo for my f150 5.4 3v that "I think" will give me what I'm looking for. Custom grind cam, intake 235°@.490 lift, exhaust 230°@.500 lift
With 112°lobe separation , port match the intake and exhaust, shorty headers, cat delete w/dual 2.5 exhaust w/xpipe. Hope this works.
Long dead thread but you're more or less wasting your money. First, the shorty headers do absolutely nothing for you so whatever gains you do get will strictly be through the cams. The second are the cams in general. Unless you can get intake adapters to fit something other than the truck manifold you'll barely see much of a gain over 15 wheel because the stock manifold can't flow enough. The heads can support an easy 250-350 wheel but it's the intake that lets the 5.4 down.
Dudebro continue to make videos man. You honestly got one of the baddest three valves out there
thanks brew ✌
Awesome sounding cams, really helped me on which way to go on those. Keep it up.
Hey man! I'm lovin the videos! Being a 2006 mustang GT you're definately giving a great basis to go from!! Keep em comin!
I can't wait to see the new dyno numbers with the cams installed. Hopefully you see 350 bhp
Great choice of the cam. The sound is awesome and does not have that large lop sound that sounds like a drag car. The videos are fun to watch and gives great information on upgrades. Great job.
Welcome back old friend...
Need to congratulate you for your detail descriptions on ALL your projects. I’m also a 3V yunkie 😂. Cheers
Great stuff man. Love the way you break everything down and how you explain things. Subbed. Looking forward to future videos
Thanks for subbing!
I had hot rod cams in a 2010 GT from 5k miles to 108k miles with no problem and it sounded great. Videos are still on my profile
That idle sound is sick. Love it. Another great video, I’m getting a stock 05-09 gt soon. These vids are inspirational. Thx again 👍💪🤟
Wow. First view on your channel personally...what a sick sounding/looking car. Damn
sounds wonderful! keep up the great work man!
Glad that all your issue was just a sticking VCT solenoid. Did you replace both of them or just the bad 1?
Just bad the one... which is probably short-sighted.
@@Four_Eyes…...Well at least it's a simple enough job to do in retrospect so it's all good. Have you always had the Airaid CAI? Thought you had a JLT prior?
@@Four_Eyes…..FYI, found out from some snooping that you can't incur any piston-to-valve clearance issues on these 3V's using a "drop in" type camshaft from a VCT solenoid failure as the cam lobe design is engineered to operate within the full OEM VCT cam phaser physical swing range of 30* total camshaft retard from base camshaft timing as designed in the cam phaser itself (as are the OEM production camshafts). The only way to incur actual piston-to-valve contact is from the engine actually jumping PHYSICAL time (timing chain, sprocket, tensioner, guide failure and\or actual catastrophic cam phaser, camshaft or crankshaft failures). The issue w\ the failures that took out the engines of the 2 TH-camrs mentioned were most likely due to improper cam installs (misalignment of phaser pin into the pin slot of camshaft nose causing pin damage\breakage during tightening of cam phaser to camshaft or left 1 cam phaser bolt loose enough from either under torque or over torque to cause cam phaser to cavitate on camshaft nose while in rotation banging into phaser pin causing it to fatigue then break) into the cam phasers that caused the timing PIN inside 1 of the cam phasers to shear off which allowed the camshaft to physically rotate out of time inside the cam phaser's cam socket causing a piston to hit a valve held open at full lift height by camshaft when piston is arriving at TDC. This most likely occurred due to installing the camshaft back onto the head w\o removing the necessary followers (doing this work w\o using a valve spring compressor) to put the camshaft into neutral unloaded position BEFORE installing the cam phaser back onto the camshaft due to the camshaft pin slot being rotated slightly out of alignment due to camshaft being under spring tension w\ the cam phaser alignment pin then being forced in during tightening of cam phaser bolt. The way you did this (installed the camshaft back into the cam phaser fully engaging the phaser pin BEFORE laying the camshaft back onto the head cam tower journals) is the better way to do this IF a valve spring compressor is not used along w\ the Ford approved removal\install procedure to unload certain camshaft lobes of valve spring tension in neutral alignment position w\ the cam phaser still kept in time on timing chain (which will auto align the phaser pin w\ the camshaft nose pin slot w\ the camshaft "locked in place" by spring tension on the other followers that are left in place so as long as the new camshaft is laid back onto the head in the exact same position as the old camshaft was before removal, pin misalignment\damage will not become an issue during installation as the camshaft will be fully resting into the head cam towers w\ no spring load on camshaft so the cam phaser will be in perfect alignment w\ the camshaft nose and the pin to pin slot so all can be reinstalled w\o fear of rotation or having to fight spring tension to realign the pin to pin slot to ensure that the phaser is fully seated onto the camshaft nose thus phaser pin into camshaft nose pin slot before torqueing the phaser bolts). So cudos to you. Those alignment pins in these cam phasers are VERY strong....they are designed to not fail under most typical torsional loads from camshaft counter-rotation due to valve spring loads....as long as the phaser bolts are properly torqued down to spec (not left loose due to under torque or caused excessive bolt stretch due to over torque) so phasers aren't wallowing on camshaft nose while rotating OR pin was damaged from forcing the misaligned phaser pin into camshaft pin slot during install while tightening phaser bolt. Your engine shaking was due to cams being out of phase to each other due to the bad VCT solenoid--not being out of time (1 side at base timing, other side stuck in retard timing from failed VCT solenoid allowing oil pressure to phaser to hold cam in retard timing). This will also cause cylinders on the retarded cam side to have lower cylinder pressure vs the base cam side due to the retarded side's IVC points during compression stroke to occur later in crankshaft degree rotation vs the base side which will throw the engine out of balance when running and 1 side showing lower cylinder pressures vs the other side during a compression test). Oh, BTW, I watched 1 of your earlier videos & saw that you've always had the Airaid CAI installed...….. :) My bad.
Sounds mean. Always good videos and content. Keep it up.
yep i do like the build and the way this car looks .. love the way the cams are so easy to change ... and sounds just right for how i would want a car to sound ... not in your face but you can tell its not standard . Good work
Very informative you now have a new sub😊
the idle sound with the new camshaft is music to my ears 🤤🤍
Those Detroit cams are eargasmic... hey, quick warning before you jump into the rabbit hole that is suspension upgrades on your S197... don't make the same mistake that I did. If you are going to lower the car any distance at all, realize that the further you lower your suspension, the more stress/wear&tear you will put on certain components. Changing said parts out for adjustable versions of them will greatly reduce said stress.
IE. the 05-09 parts that usually should be replaced when you lower the car include adjustable front sway bar end links, adjustable tie rod ends (aka. bumpsteer kit), ball joints, adjustable rear upper AND lower control arms, and adjustable panhard bar (alternatively, throw out the panhard bar for a Watts Link kit, which is expensive).
I'd advise for KONI STR.T shocks/struts, and SR Performance's Strut Tower Brace and 1.5" Lowering Spring Kit. Best value you can get, but keep in mind lowering the car will come with needing to upgrade some of the suspension to adjustable parts.
Love your channel, love your videos. It's a damn shame you don't have more subs/views, because your quality>quantity approach is hard to come by in the car community these days. Kudos.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. The suspension upgrades will constitute a near-complete overhaul. Definitely not just getting coil-overs and calling it good.
@@Four_Eyes Great to hear! Genuinely looking forward to what you choose and what you think about your choice, because I like hearing differing opinions and approaches to upgrading S197s
Bro, that thing sounds brutal...I love it.
Awesome video man! Sounds badass!!!! I really want to do the detroit rockers in my 05
Great video, Sounds Awesome, It's a pleasure to have someone (You) actually show what has to be done without all the B/S
*First 10 seconds Intro* already like the vid and subscribe. Keep it up!
This is a great video. Very detailed, which is nice for guys like me. A lot of information is skipped in videos like this because a lot of the information is assumed to be common knowledge which might not be for all aspiring mustang enthusiasts. Keep up the great content. thanksP.S. I love the performance upgrades in the 4 stages
3v 4.6’s in my opinion are the greatest sounding engines of all time.
Man glad to see another video!
Made that look way to easy to swap them out. Another great video
What I think about the new sound
DAMN
I know this is an older video - but the sound you have here is unlike almost any other video I have seen. Did you set a lower idle speed? You have a chop similar to the FRPP cams I had on my 3v mustang, and while shopping for cams for my 3v sport trac - I’m torn between the FRPP and the DRs. The DRs will have less low/mid loss, but I’m not racing my truck or anything…I just miss the feeling. I’m leaning towards Brenspeed just for their customer service though, they are incredible.
Idle was set at 850 RPM. The DR's are great, I probably shouldn't of sold mine.
With the new cams, you can use the new ford performance intake manifold.
Yep - will be running some dyno tests nows.
By far Ford performance hot rod cams all day best imo
I want these for my 2010 5.4 f150 now. The sound is intoxicating.
Long live pushrods 😂😂
Nice. I put Mutha Thumprs in my truck. Made a hell of a difference even on 35's with stock 3.55 gearing. Your install was pretty much exactly how I did it.
Ha cross your fingers & turn the key lmao........
93 fox with a 347 stroker....whoops any OHC or DOHC at the track all day long
Long live the pushrod .