Any downsides to having an aftermarket cam?
As with any modification you do to your car, there are adverse effects. There really arent any serious effects to having a cam, depending on how radical you go, or the manintence you provide to your car the more issues you may encounter. You may lose some gas mileage, you may have issues with passing emmissions in some areas. The big thing you have to know is that your car will last as long as you let it. If you dont take care of it, or dont keep up with routine maintence then you will prematurely wear it out. As long as you supported the camshaft swap with quality parts and components rated for the specs of your cam, it should last as long as any other car out there. I hope this helps some of you guys out there with some of the basics and i guess a bit of the advanced stuff that deals with this subject. There is a list of cams in this forum, use that and see whos running what. If there is a cam on that list that you are interested in, get in contact with the manufacturer, or if there
