09/18/2026
Initial Tomahawk 3.0 results are in.
On our test vehicle, we expected the Tomahawk 3.0 to make more power upstairs. What we didn’t expect was for it to retain all of the low-speed power while gaining 36 horsepower at the tires.
Before anyone assumes the red curve is a stock-cam baseline- it isn’t.
🔴 Red: Previous aftermarket 224/234 camshaft, locked out with a lightweight Smith Innovations timing set
⚫ Black: FRP Tomahawk 3.0 using the OE cam phaser and functional VVT
Same car. Same dyno. Same stock-piston 392.
The previous combination made 432 wheel horsepower. The Tomahawk 3.0 made 468.
But the peak number isn’t the best part.
Normally, installing a larger cam means sacrificing some low-speed power. That didn’t happen here. The two curves are virtually identical down low, the car still works perfectly with the factory converter, and then the Tomahawk begins pulling away hard above approximately 5,200 rpm. Near the top of the pull, the advantage approaches 40 wheel horsepower.
The combination remains extremely simple:
- Stock pistons
- Stock 6.4 heads
- Unported stock intake
- Stock throttle body
- Factory converter
- Long-tube headers
- 93-octane fuel
Even the same air filter remained in place between combinations. Nothing was cleaned or changed to help pad the result.
For complete transparency, the failing factory damper was replaced with an ATI underdrive damper. That may be responsible for a few horsepower. However, the previous locked-out combination had the lighter Smith Innovations timing set, while the Tomahawk required reinstalling the heavier OE cam phaser and adding a limiter.
Neither hardware difference explains a 36-whp peak gain or the dramatic separation at high rpm.
This is precisely why we developed the Tomahawk 3.0 around functional VVT. Instead of locking the cam in one position and accepting a compromise, the OE phaser allows us to maintain the low-speed torque needed for excellent street manners while optimizing the cam position as rpm increases.
No lazy bottom end.
No giant converter required.
No ported heads or intake.
Just a broad, street-friendly power curve that keeps pulling upstairs.
