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Old 08-14-2007, 07:02 PM
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Default 212 cam question?

i want to buy a cam but do i need anything with it or just a bigger throttle body?
 
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Default RE: 212 cam question?

lets talk.in order to run the new 212 cams there is going to need alot of work done to the truck .not only would you use a bigger tb. but you need to swap out your torque conveter for a different stall speed. need different gears because the torque rating will be higher. i also looked into these cams and just decided to stick with the 206 that i have. plus the 212 definitly needs the pcm flash where the 206 you can use the stock settings
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 12:02 AM
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So in a manual tranny, all I'd need would be the PCM flash, and the bigger TB?

Correct?
 
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so the 206 cam you dont need to change all the gears, torque conveter etc?
 
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Default RE: 212 cam question?

You should still get the ECU flashed with the 206 since you're pretty much changing a major part of your engine. The 212's would be nice, but way too much work.
 
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what is an ecu flashed. u plug something in and play around with the gears?
 
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Default RE: 212 cam question?

The ecu controls the engine, fuel mappings, timing, shift points, etc... flashing it refers to loading new software on that would work better with the cams.
 
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Default RE: 212 cam question?

why does it take so much work to put the 212 cams in?
 
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so its a whole new ecu, you dont plug anything in
 
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Old 08-15-2007, 02:52 PM
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Default RE: 212 cam question?

same ecu, just take it out, send it to whoever does it, they reprogram it for you, get it back and put it in right?
 

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