lookin for a cheap 8v hot cam

[txrocco@sbcglobal.net (Patrick Bureau)]

Hey Mark, do you know the details on the cam of 
an 3a Audi Block ?
 I wanted to compare it to the G grind

Thank s if you have the info

Patrick
--- Marc_Scirocco_Québec <marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
> From Raven's book:
> 
> VW N grind
> int opens 3 BTDC
> int closes 44.5 ABDC
> exh opens 46 BBDC
> exh closes 8 ATDC
> lift int 0.406
> lift exh 0.425
> dur int 228
> dur exh 234
> lobe center 110
> overlap 7.75
> advance -2.50
> 
> VW G grind
> int opens 7 BTDC
> int closes 48 ABCD
> exh opens 45 BBDC
> exh closes 9 ATDC
> lift int 0.423
> lift exh 0.423
> dur int 235
> dur exh 234
> lobe center 109
> overlap 16.50
> advance -1.00
> 
> Marc
> '83 Scirocco
> '88 Scirocco Slegato
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]De la part de
> Drew MacPherson
> Envoyé : 6 février, 2003 12:47
> À : Joe Doty
> Cc : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Objet : RE: lookin for a cheap 8v hot cam
> 
> 
> 
> For sure.  I don't have the profile handy, but I
> believe it's listed in
> Raven's watercooled performance book.  Better than
> stock JH cam, not as
> good as G grind.
> 
> I had one in the JH that was in my 84 GLI - I then
> moved this engine over
> to my Scirocco when I first put it on the road. 
> Coupled with a 4-2-1
> manifold it definitely wakes up middle and upper
> power, and improves
> mileage as well... :)  If you can get the cam cheap,
> and it's in good
> shape, you can't go wrong in the half hour or so it
> takes to install
> (well, you COULD go wrong and bust something... :) )
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
> On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Joe Doty wrote:
> 
> > Really?? I didn't know that! I'm such an 8v noob!
> Dick, I might take you
> up on that!
> >
> > Joe Doty
> > IT/Development/8v Noob
> > joe@lcnetwork.com
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Drew MacPherson
> [mailto:drew@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca]
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 9:15 AM
> > > To: Joe Doty
> > > Cc: SailingFC@aol.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > Subject: RE: lookin for a cheap 8v hot cam
> > >
> > >
> > > A stock 1.5 or 1.6 should have an N grind cam -
> a noticeable improvement
> > > over a stock JH cam, provided you have already
> done the exhaust manifold
> > > upgrade.  If the car is still running the stock
> toilet bowl exhaust
> > > manifold start there... :)
> > >
> > > Drew
> > >
> > > On Thu, 6 Feb 2003, Joe Doty wrote:
> > >
> > > > Haha, I don't think he'd be too happy if I
> gave him a cam with worse
> > > profile than a stock JH :P
> > > >
> > > > Joe Doty
> > > > IT/Development
> > > > joe@lcnetwork.com
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: SailingFC@aol.com
> [mailto:SailingFC@aol.com]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 10:24 PM
> > > > To: Joe Doty
> > > > Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > > > Subject: Re: lookin for a cheap 8v hot cam
> > > >
> > > > I got my '78 4 speed and the 1457cc engine
> sitting in my garage.
> > > Everything was good when I pulled the engine in
> '85.  You can have it,
> if
> > > you come and pick it up.  That would be one heck
> of a gift, even if just
> > > for fun.  BTW, what cam was stock in this
> engine, anyway?
> > > >
> > > > -Dick-
> > > > 78 Scirocco
> > > > Original Owner
> > > > http://members.aol.com/sailingfc/
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 2/5/03 8:51:54 AM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> > > Joe.Doty@lcnetwork.com writes:
> > > >
> > > > 'It's my bro's birthday, and I gotta get him
> something!  Anybody got
> > > > maybe a used G-grind they wanna sell?
> > > >
> > > >
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