Difference in cams?
03-30-2014, 05:04 PM
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Car: 1986 Black IROC
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Difference in cams?
Can someone explain to me the differences in cams? I've youtubed CC503, voodoo 268 cam, LT4 hot cam and a few others. They all seem to (hit) and it might just be me but I really like a car with a cam that hits but I don't know/understand the differences. They all hit hard!
03-30-2014, 07:28 PM
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Re: Difference in cams?
The majority of cams with a similar grind will all perform relatively the same. You'll only notice the slight difference on an engine dyno.
There's more to a cam grind than just lift and duration. LSA, and valve timing can change how a cam performs with identical lift and duration.
Start with this
http://www.hardtail.com/techtips/camshafts.html
There's more to a cam grind than just lift and duration. LSA, and valve timing can change how a cam performs with identical lift and duration.
Start with this
http://www.hardtail.com/techtips/camshafts.html
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