I'd say around 3500?? It's so torquey, that it's hard to say where the
engine actually comes up on the cams. The problem is that it seems to lose
it around 6500 or so.
From: "Forkenbrock, Garrick <NHTSA>" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] (IPM Return requested) (Receipt notification
requested)
Subject: RE: (Kent 258 Cams/Dyno) Fuel Pressure/Delivery
Date: 10 Feb 2000 11:48:41 -0500
Out of curiousity, where does you motor begin to
pull from? I mean noticably strong, but not max,
acceleration?
TIA
Garrick Forkenbrock
'86 GLI 2L
SCCA SM 72
>>> [email protected] 02/10/00 11:27AM >>>
Chris,
I like them, but I'm itching for something bigger. I've got plenty of
low-end with the 2035, so I want to get a bigger cam.
Fred
>From: "Williams, Chris (RSCH)" <[email protected]>
>To: "'vw racer'" <[email protected]>
>Subject: RE: (Kent 258 Cams/Dyno) Fuel Pressure/Delivery
>Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 10:26:57 -0500
>
>Fred:
>
>How do you like your Schricks? I ask because I have a pair sitting in my
>basement. Within the month, I'll be putting them into a new 2.0L that
I'm
>about to assemble: b&b block, p&p head, and the Schricks.
>
>I cannot wait.
>
>Chris Williams
>[email protected]
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vw racer [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 10:40 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: (Kent 258 Cams/Dyno) Fuel Pressure/Delivery
>
> Jim,
> You dont need to. It will adjust itself. Motronic is very good up to
>atleast
> 276's, maybe even 288's(or were they 284?).
> If you must, get a Haltec or Motec engine management system and
>either
> individual throttle-bodies or carbs with big air-horns.
> I'd love to see a car like that on this side of the pond.
> Let me know about the cams if you get them. I have Shrick 256's,
>but
> thought about the Kents alot. I only went with the Shricks because i
>got
> them for 550 and you of course dont need cores for them.
>
> Fred 92 GLI 16V 2035
>
>
> >From: jimvish <[email protected]>
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: Re: (Kent 258 Cams/Dyno) Fuel Pressure/Delivery
> >Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 19:20:31 -0500
> >
> >22 hp?! Good Lord! Do you think they'd do better in a (my) car with
>a 2.0L
> >16V, ported&polished head, Garrett chip (which one should I get?)
>dowpipe,
> >exhaust, intake, etc?
> >
> >I think that was in VW Power one of those months too, I remember
>reading
> >it.
> >I don't have the issue here (at school), so thanks for the
>refresher!
> >
> >On a related issue, how am I going to get more gas and air to the
>motor,
> >since the cams will definitely eat up more gas? I've never seen
>anything in
> >my researching that allows you to adjust fuel pressure and the like
>on a
> >Motronic system.
> >
> >Jim Weinheimer
> >[email protected]
> >85 GTI
> >
> >
> >
> > >What do you know, I have that issue.
> > >
> > >Here are some quotes from the artilce:
> > >
> > >"good low-end performance, and a whopping 22-hp gain at 6500 rpm
>where
> > >the stock cams have started falling off."
> > >
> > >Says thay idle smoothly also...
> > >test vehicle was a daily driver with 130k miles on engine.
> > >On a 2.0 Liter 16v engine, with a 1.8 head. TT sport cat,
>exhaust, and
> > >fuel enrichment module
> > >
> > >"Keeping in mind that day-to-day driving rarely touches a tach's
>red
> > >zone, how do the Kent cams perform in the real world? Damn good,
>I think.
> > >How's the idle? I really couldn't discern any difference-it's as
>smooth
> > >as ever."
> > >
> > >"Gaining horsepower at high rmp costs torque at the low end.
>Still,
> > >notice (dyno chart in mag) the Kent 258's have way more torque
>than stock
> > >from about 2500 rpm on up."
> > >
> > >If you want to know anymore about the article, lemme know. Adios!
> > >
> > > Markos
> > >
> > >
> > >On Wed, 09 Feb 2000 17:41:44 -0500 jimvish <[email protected]>
>writes:
> > >>Doh! I don't have that one. Anyone out there with that issue?
> > >>
> > >>TIA
> > >>Jim Weinheimer
> > >>[email protected]
> > >>85 GTI
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>There was a big article, with dyno, in ,I think, May 98 E.C.
> > >>>
> > >>>Fred
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>>Does anyone have or know where I can find dyno results of a
>2.0L 16V
> > >>with
> > >>>>Kent 258 cams?
> > >>
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