Cams for Vulcan
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Cams for Vulcan
I'm sure this has been discussed before, but does anyone know of an aftermarket cam for the vulcan? I have found roller rockers and such, but can't find a high perf cam. Also, is it possible at all to swap out the heads on a duratec with the vulcan? I'm not even sure if they use the same block. I'm sure that new heads would mean a whole new lower and upper intake, too.
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I've seen a few companies that offer aftermarket performance cams for the Ranger Vulcan ...I don't see why they couldn't also do something with a Taurus Vulcan. Here's one:
Camcraft Cams
Also, Duratec heads will not fit on a Vulcan ...the Duratec is a double overhead cam design (DOHC) as opposed to the OHV Vulcan ... they are two very different engines.
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Also, Duratec heads will not fit on a Vulcan ...the Duratec is a double overhead cam design (DOHC) as opposed to the OHV Vulcan ... they are two very different engines.
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I know that it's a DOHC, that's what I want. I was curious if the blocks are the same so the head could be swapped out. I know that it would be a great deal easier to just do an enitre engine swap, I was just wandering IF it could be done. BTW, thanks for the cam info.
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Regarding the proposed head swap, the issue actually has been kicked around a little bit more at the Taurus Car Club of America. You might try poking around over there, maybe do a few searches, you may find some more specific information on the subject. 
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Originally posted by silvapain
okay, so consider me a real idiot about cams. what is advance duration, and valve lift and lobe separation? are those degrees of rotation?
okay, so consider me a real idiot about cams. what is advance duration, and valve lift and lobe separation? are those degrees of rotation?
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Originally posted by rangersvt04
ok so the vulcan is a overhead cam? its not push rod is i thought earler?
ok so the vulcan is a overhead cam? its not push rod is i thought earler?
The Duratec, on the other hand, is a Double Overhead Cam design (DOHC).
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OH, I had been under the ompression that the vulcan was a SOHC, no wonder the duratec heads won't work. Rather than replacing the cam, I'll just put in 1.6 or 1.7 roller rockers then. Thanks for the articles, they are really interesting reading.
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