RE: [alfa] Cam Choices

[Ed Lutz <edlutz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do check your spark plugs Bobby. Sometimes lean feels fast but can be 
causing damage.


At 04:59 PM 1/18/2004, Bobby Dazzle wrote:

> I got a pair of the Sperry Valve Works HP2 cams 3 months ago and WOW what 
> a difference it made. My spider really gets up and goes now. My only 
> regret is that I didn't get them sooner for last summer. It's too cold to 
> drive now. Next is a set of headers. Sperry mentioned that I might need to 
> get my carbs rejeted on a dyno but I'm very happy with how the car ran 
> after putting them in.
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Stefano Iachella" <iachella@domain.elided>
> Reply-To: "Stefano Iachella" <iachella@domain.elided>
> To: "Alfa Digest" <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
> Subject: [alfa] Cam Choices
> Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 10:27:29 -0800
>
> Hey cats:
>
> I'd like to know all the cam choices people have that
> fall between the Euro cam: 10.1 mm lift/230 deg duration,
> and the popular 11 mm lift / 240 deg duration for the
> 2L Spica injected car.
>
> Some that I am aware of are:
>
> * Wes' A16 cam: 10.2 mm / 240 deg duration
> * Integral Stage 1: 10.26 mm / 236 duration
> * Sperry HP2: 10.6mm / 232 duration
> * Centerline and Shankle both show a 10.7mm / 240 duration
>          in some old catalogs.
>
> Are there any more to chose from?
>
> Also, are there any publications that talk in detail about
> ramp design? I ask the speed shops about custom grinds
> and everyone just says I shouldn't go there because the
> ramp design takes many hours and many $$ to perfect.
> They don't, however know any of the theory of it.
>
> I believe what they say about that, but I would like to
> read about it none-the-less. Are there books that someone
> knows about, or web resources I can go to?
>
> Thanks,
> Stefano
> Oakland, CA
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