scott87star Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Time to add something to the cam forums. Y'all have heard the terms, here's the math that defines the cam parameters. First, the definitions. Overlap: period in crank degrees when both intake and exhaust valves are off the seat.Duration: period in crank degrees when one valve is off the seat (seat to seat duration) or at a given lift value (0.050" typical).LCA: lobe centerline angle or the angle in crank degrees between the peak of the intake lobe and the peak of the exhaust lobe. Note that in a single cam (overhead or in block) application the LCA is ground into the cam, in a dual overhead cam application the LCA can be altered using adjustable cam gears. Either way the math still applies. Duration = (overlap/2 + LCA)*2Overlap = (duration/2 - LCA)*2LCA = (duration - overlap)/2 Point being if someone gives you two of the values you can calculate the third, they are all inter-related. Put another way you can't have big duration and overlap without having big LCA, it is forced into the design. From the FSM, stock slipper lobe cam specs: Overlap 45 degrees, duration 264 degrees, the LCA must then be (264 - 45)/2 or 109.5 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87redcat Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Good info. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakyjoints Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Cams are all about the bump n grind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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