> From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Agressive Cams? > > >>>> way back when, when i first installed my euro cam on my 87, i was an > > idiot and installed it about 150 degrees out. i tried to start the car > > MANY times, till i decided to check to see what the deal was. ZERO > > valve damage. >>>>>> > > This would explain the ass backwards markings ( white-out) on your cam > sprocket > then huh! :o) - Josh ( Proud owner of Bens Euro cam.)
yep. the same markings i told you about in detail before you bought it. its not white out either, its paint. :-) > Oh,...BTW,...we werent talking about the usual timing belt adjutable > sprocket,...we're talking about individual CHAIN sprockets. i know, you said that already, and it doesnt matter. youre still sacrificing somewhere to gain somewhere else. > Well, yes,...but a bigger cam is also a bigger cam,... not just a longer > cam.... know what I mean? So, you may lose duration, but if the valve is > open further at a given spot then stock, you still get more flow, hence > more power. - Josh the cams are designed to use the maximum sucking or pushing of the cylinder though. you might change the timing of one cam to get rid of some of the overlap, but then you might move it such that the maximum sucking or pushing of the cylinder on the airflow does not correspond as well to the cam profile. are adjustable sprockets (both types) a good thing? sure, if you want to maximize your parts to the way you want your car to drive. do they give "free" power? no. even if youre losing .5 HP over here to gain 5hp over there, youre still sacrificing one thing for the other. ben _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
