measuring cam lobes/intake ports

[rapieper at yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

You're right (what else is new) but it's worked on stock and euro cams, corresponding to published
info to +/-0.001, so for at least those cams it works.  On very wild stuff, I dunno.

Ron

--- L F <rocco16v@netzero.net> wrote:
> I wouldn't lay real money on it, Ron.
> Too many variations in cams.
> You may not get the true base circle that way.
> Then, again, you might...
> Who knows?
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Ron Pieper 
>   To: koabi ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
>   Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:55 AM
>   Subject: Re: measuring cam lobes/intake ports
> 
> 
> 
>   --- koabi <koabi@seeohdee.com> wrote:
>   > I will be buying a micrometer.  Where do I measure the camlobes and if
>   > the cams are stock what measurement should I expect?
> 
>   Measure heel to tip of lobe, then across heel (base circle).  Subtract that from the
> heel-to-tip
>   and that's your lift.
> 
> 
>   HTH
> 
>   Ron
> 
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