Swap out intake cam with an exhaust?

[roclist at accessconsulting.ca (Jason Adams)]

Never having done any cam work personally...

Couldn't you just go without the woodruff key? arent the cams linked by a
chain?


Jason Adams
Fahrvergnugen Forever! ;)
84 rocco 16v
93 320i
98 Z71

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>
To: <rfkellner@snet.net>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 9:27 AM
Subject: RE: Swap out intake cam with an exhaust?


> yes.
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> Chris DeLong
> Fine Tuning
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> www.finetuningperformance.com
> Seattle, WA USA
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> >From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
> >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> >Subject: RE: Swap out intake cam with an exhaust?
> >Date: Tue, 13 May 2003 06:39:57 -0400
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> >Chris, when you say 're-indexed' do you mean a new grove must be cut for
> >the key?
> >Thank, Rick.
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> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> >[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Chris DeLong
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 1:05 AM
> >To: rfkellner@snet.net; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: Swap out intake cam with an exhaust?
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> >it will give you gains around 8 hp. Although the woodruff key must be
> >reindexed for the timing angle. otherwise you will lose about 10hp.
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> >
> >Chris DeLong
> >Fine Tuning
> >206.367.5503
> >www.finetuningperformance.com
> >Seattle, WA USA
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> > >From: "Rick Kellner" <rfkellner@snet.net>
> > >To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > >Subject: Swap out intake cam with an exhaust?
> > >Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 21:05:43 -0400
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> > >I have read that a relatively simple and inexpensive mod for a 16v is
> > >swap out the intake cam with a donor exhaust cam.  Does anyone have
> > >experience with this?  Any estimates of HP gain?
> > >Thanks, Rick Kellner.
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