Camshaft ID help ( now vintage performance)

[Kyscirocco at aol.com (Kyscirocco@aol.com)]

OK. after Talking with some knowledgeable folks, doing a bit of research and 
a few measurements.   It appears I have a drake custom grind with 105 lobe 
center and .455 lift. It looks as though this came has never been run. So I would 
say this was nice score!   It has got me thinking about doing sort of a 
vintage performance build up in my 81. Instead of doing one of the more modern 
swaps 16v, aba, 3a I'm thinking of doing a built 1.7L. Big valve 1.6 head. Maybe 
even heron head. Build it the way they used to. I know this will cost more and 
not give as much performance.   But I enjoy being different (hell I have an 
mk1 Scirocco) and finding cool old performance parts. Anyone that has any info 
on old performance tips. Like old catalogs or articles from the 80's that you 
would be willing to photocopy. Please contact me. Thanks
Matt
1981 Mars Red
Louisville, KY
In a message dated 8/14/04 9:10:08 PM, sailingfc@dslextreme.com writes:


> I looked through my Drake catalogs and can't find any reference to those
> numbers.? Drake's part number system was XX-YY-ZZZ. For cams parts, XX was
> 20.? The YY was 01(new) or 02(reground).? And the ZZZ stood for the lift,
> but Drake never made a 0.455" lift cam, that I can tell.
> 
> -Dick-
> 78 Scirocco
> Original Owner
> 95 Passat
> Second Owner
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