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Right I understand the different dyno different car thing and I will take
it with a couple of grains of salt...
So what is the difference, advantage/disadvantage. between Steel Billets
vs. Chill Cast Iron vs. regrinds???
-RGK-
At 05:56 AM 4/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 4/21/2003 2:26:16 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>flaatr@yahoo.com writes:
>
>
>>I'm referencing this page for cam info and Kent's seem kinda hot.
>>http://membres.lycos.fr/philippe840/clubabf/GolfGTI/camshaft.php
>
>
>I'm not saying the Kent 258s aren't a great cam choice-- but take that
>"comparative" dyno chart with more than the usual "large grain of salt"...
>
>Those curves represent a number of published results from a bunch of
>different cars, done on different dynos on different days. In a word-
>misleading.
>
>As far as the advantages/disadvantages of a chill cast vs a steel billet
>goes-- I've flattened lobes from a highly regarded cam manufacturer as
>well as had good results from a "cheap" regrind. Proper breakin and choice
>of oil makes as much of a difference as anything. A good breakin procedure
>can be found on the Puma webpage at: http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/cam1.htm
>
>Not to make your choice any more difficult, but I'm thinking my next set
>of cams are going to be from this place: http://www.elgincams.com/
>
>
>Best of luck-
>Danny
>
>80 Scirocco "project"
>81 Caddy 16V
>82 Audi 4000S "the dirty four letter word"
>85 BMW Baur TC
>
>
>
>
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Right I understand the different dyno different car thing and I will take
it with a couple of grains of salt... <br><br>
So what is the difference, advantage/disadvantage. between Steel Billets
vs. Chill Cast Iron vs. regrinds???<br><br>
-RGK-<br><br>
<br>
At 05:56 AM 4/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font size=2>In a message dated
4/21/2003 2:26:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, flaatr@yahoo.com
writes:<br><br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I'm referencing this page for cam
info and Kent's seem kinda hot. <br>
<a href="http://membres.lycos.fr/philippe840/clubabf/GolfGTI/camshaft.php"; eudora="autourl">http://membres.lycos.fr/philippe840/clubabf/GolfGTI/camshaft.php</a></blockquote><br><br>
I'm not saying the Kent 258s aren't a great cam choice-- but take that
"comparative" dyno chart with more than the usual "large
grain of salt"...<br><br>
Those curves represent a number of published results from a bunch of
different cars, done on different dynos on different days. In a word-
misleading.<br><br>
As far as the advantages/disadvantages of a chill cast vs a steel billet
goes-- I've flattened lobes from a highly regarded cam manufacturer
as well as had good results from a "cheap" regrind. Proper
breakin and choice of oil makes as much of a difference as anything. A
good breakin procedure can be found on the Puma webpage at:
<a href="http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/cam1.htm"; eudora="autourl">http://www.pumaracing.co.uk/cam1.htm</a><br><br>
Not to make your choice any more difficult, but I'm thinking my next set
of cams are going to be from this place:
<a href="http://www.elgincams.com/"; eudora="autourl">http://www.elgincams.com/</a><br><br>
<br>
Best of luck- <br>
Danny<br><br>
80 Scirocco "project"<br>
81 Caddy 16V <br>
82 Audi 4000S "the dirty four letter word"<br>
85 BMW Baur TC<br><br>
<br><br>
<br>
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