stage 2 hot cam loss in low end?

[Martin Blair]

I have heard some rumors that the stage 2 hot cam causes a loss in low end power, right know i have alot of lowend with the timing advance and my cut lrd it semms to some to ahve to much but i like it for thw woods how much will i loose with a stage 2 hot cam? I want to get more mid top and all arround i am also gettinga 39mm fcr, how much low end will i loose?

[Martin Blair]

It looks like i might be getting a xr 400 cam is this a good all arround cam will it give me back some mid range and top?

thanks for all the info btw i do woods racing so i am thinking about the xr400 to keep all the low end i can.

[K_Fulk]

If you get a high compression piston it should make up the diffrence in the power you lose on the bottom.

[quadrider400]

You did not mention if you have changed your front sprocket... it not then I would suggest a 14 if you do not need all the top speed of 5th gear. I just had some work done to my 400 ... high compression piston, Stage 2 Hot Cam and port and flow... man does it haul..... however I do not race ... I run the 14 in the wood cause I run 22" Trailbreakers on the rear and the 15 tooth just did not let me move around trees and I was slipping my clutch way to much.....
Guess what I am saying I would not be afraid of the stage 2 from Hot Cam... but have read several posts about folks happy with the XR Cam.... let me know how it works out for you....
:rolleyes:

[Juggalo]

there wasn't too noticeable a drop in low end power when i put my stage 2 in. the cam is my only mod too besides a slip on pipe. she does good in the woods and everything. if the goings really tight and trecherous you'll find yourself slipping the clutch a lot which isn't good but this is only in some extreme situations. i had my quad up north in some narly trails we made and i had to abuse my clutch. for normal trails tho its not bad at all.

Get the XR400 cam over the stage 2 hot cam. The XR cam is more woods friendly, even hot cams would tell ya that. actually they would tell you to buy a stage 1 but i think the XR cam will do just fine. I have one and it works perfect in tight woods.

[UglyMotha™]

just keep that sucker wide open and you won't have no problems

[Martin Blair]

i dont want to change bore piston until next season this year im getitnga bigger carb, and it looks like a xr400 cam to get more top and mid but not loose bottom, i also have a k&N timing advance and lrd as far as the motor goes thats it for this year, that shoul;d get me close to 40 hp im hoping then a 416 next year will be it.

The XR cam will give you more top end but not like the stage 2.

The XR is a more bottem end to mid cam..

[Martin Blair]

alright looks like i m gettinga xr cam

[witti]

We just put a stage 2 hotcam in a 400ex and it did loose a little low end. It gained a lot of mid range to top end.

Then we put a 39fcr on it and the low end was better than it was with a pipe and no cam, and it pull hard through the entire rpm range.

If you are getting a carb also, go with the hotcam.

[Martin Blair]

nah i think im oging with the xr cam i just want a little all aroound but alot of low/mid

[cals400ex]

i don't think you will be getting A LOT of low to mid out of that cam. it will give more than stock but i think it will mainly help a little everywhere. thats just what i heard, i don't have any experience with it. i run a hotcam.

[Martin Blair]

i dont want alot i wnt a all around cam i have alot of low end now im getitng a fcr and xr camm to help out on the mid and top but dont really want to losse some low end.

[Paul400ex2002]

I just broke my new motor in yesterday, JE 12.6:1 416, stage 2 hotcam, rebuilt head, that good stuff. I didn't notice any loss in bottom end and all, but boy does it run up top! It's got a sweet hit and pulls as far as I was willing to rev it :D

[Dunlap]

Originally posted by HN400exracer
i dont want alot i wnt a all around cam i have alot of low end now im getitng a fcr and xr camm to help out on the mid and top but dont really want to losse some low end.

I would not put the fcr on if you dont want to loose low end,the stock carb work great even on the 500ex.

[RED121572]

I had an XR Cam installed in the ole 406 motor. It was ok. I then jumped to a WB All around cam...that one worked even better for me.

[Martin Blair]

im getting a fcr to fix taht damn cheap stock pos that causes a mis in the midrange

[Cannonball08]

Get an HRC cam.

[K_Fulk]

Originally posted by HN400exracer
im getting a fcr to fix taht damn cheap stock pos that causes a mis in the midrange

If you think that miss is hard to get out wait till you try to get the low end bog out of the fcr.

[Paul400ex2002]

then don't let it get down to the bottom end, rev that sum ***** ;)