will a 76 degree billet cam be too much? for everyday driving i know its gonne suck in juice but with twin 45s its gonna be sucking it down anyways. i dont care if theres nothing under 4000rpm either.. can find out exact stats shortly of it. but it will cost me $180ish its to fit a mad-as-a-cut-snake l20 webered motor im making. cheers. ryan
>From: "Chris Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: lumpy arse cams! >Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 11:47:05 +1100 > >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 > _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
