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    Let's talk camshafts

    Tim_C.
    By Tim_C.,
    There are lots of different threads going on about cams. It seems to have gotten major confusing. We have to look at what it takes to run certain cams. 1st, let's review the Aussie cams: The #4, & #5 cams that people seem to want, are a lot of cam, and way too much for even a well modified engine. Look at the RPM range advertised. You can tack on another 500RPM to when it will come in at. Here's why: #4 has a 294 duration. 3500-7500 range. That is with a heavily modified forged piston engin

    caravan intake to  TBI conversion intake

    turboTSI
    By turboTSI,
    I am begining the first stages on my Caravan intake swap, You get this intake off the Carberated 2.6L models, (the ones with our heads) and when u get it the intake has two small holes. I took this intake to the mill at my school, and begin making these two holes into one long rectangle hole. I then have to make a flange, which I will draw on CAD, this flange needs to be fitted to screw to the intake, and then to the throttle Body, for better flow of fuel/air from TB to intake the hole needs to

    off topic stereo question

    Banky
    By Banky,
    Sorry for the off topic post, but im very frustrated:   Im trying to install a cheap jensen cd player into my girlfriends sentra..But the mofo wont turn on, and I know all the wiring is correct..   1.) I didnt hook up the antenna because i need an adapter...Do antennas have a ground in them that I dont know about?   2.) Do you reccomend wiring the stereos ground to the body, or the ground wire in the harness?   Its a brand new stereo..And I feel like a dope for being baffled on the installat

    Advertised Duration vs. @.050???

    Tim_C.
    By Tim_C.,
    OK, here is what cam companies do to sell cams. For some reason, bigger advertised durations sell cams much better than smaller. Someone in Texas must have put the word out! ;D The advertised duration can be as much as 20 degrees, or even more than what the usable duration really is. What companies do, is gradually slope the lobe as shallow as they can for the first & last .050" of lift on the lobe. After .050", the games in playing with the lobe are over, and you have to shape the lobe wi

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