Sounds exactly like my old one. Bit over five grand and whoosh......................... of she went revving towards the heavens. There's just something cool about twin webers, a big port head, a massive cam and a large exhaust at high revs.
Daniel Kroehn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cleary Signs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:05 AM Subject: Re: lumpy arse cams! > in my L18w i had a Camshaft engineering billet 76 deg, > pull like a steam train from 4750rpm, it had 304 dur, and i think 340" lift > at the cam. it bit of a chug chug under 3000rpm though > > Heath > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Chris Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:47 AM > Subject: RE: lumpy arse cams! > > > > Hi Ben, > > > > My cam is pretty good for the street, its got same timing as a 72 deg > > with a crazy amount of lift (.595" 14.5mm at valve). Pulls smoothly from > > down low and makes good power from 3000-7000. I would only recommend it > > with twin sidedrafts, big port head etc. The cam is a wade 640A by the > > way. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Chris > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ben > > > Sent: Wednesday, 27 February 2002 6:09 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: lumpy arse cams! > > > > > > > > > what kind of cam will do that errol?? a 72d, i was told i > > > dont want anything > > > more fierce than that for street driving > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 1:09 PM > > > Subject: RE: lumpy arse cams! > > > > > > > > > > Ryan, > > > > Bigger is not necessarily better. The camshaft determines > > > where the engine > > > > makes its maximum torque and the engine speed where maximum power is > > > > developed. > > > > The camshaft control the distance the valve/s open and the > > > opening and > > > > closing times of those valves. The valve timing determines > > > the operating > > > > characteristics of the engine. As well as controlling valve > > > timing, the > > > > camshaft controls the speed of valve opening and the total > > > valve lift. > > > > > > > > If a cam is too big you may never get to maximum power on the street > > > unless > > > > you are doing 7000 or even 8000 rpm. Driving normally you > > > will also be > > > below > > > > maximum torque so the engine will be behaving like a slug > > > all the time. > > > > > > > > With a cam giving torque maximum at the engine speed you > > > normally drive at > > > > (say 3000 rpm) you will end up with a very crisp responsive > > > engine that > > > will > > > > be a joy to drive and will rev out when required . > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Feral Errol > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
