Re: Euro "G" Grind

[Mark Peele <type53@yahoo.com>]

--- SII2L16V@aol.com wrote:
> can anyone tell me what to look for in a cam and
> where to look to make sure a 
> particular cam is indeed a euro "g" grind?  and
> also... something about the 
> ealier rabbits (i think 79) were similar to a "g"
> grind.  any part #'s? TIA

The earlier camshafts (Rabbit or Scirocco)(up to about
mid 1980) were more agressive than the later 8V cams.

Up to 1980: .405" lift, 225 deg duration, 
1980 & later: .387" lift, 225 deg duration, 
"G" grind: .423" lift, 225 deg duration,
 


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Mark Peele
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