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Performance cam questions 700 1988

posted by  someone claiming to be Chris regensburger on  Tue Jan 18 10:40 CST 2005 [RELATED]

I'd like to hear for anyone who has installed a performance cam and or adjustable cam gear in a Turbo car. I'd like to know about idle quality, I know some engines don't idle as smoothly with a higher lift cam.
thanks
Chris

'88 760 Turbo








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Performance cam questions 700 1988

posted by  mcduck on  Tue Jan 18 12:24 CST 2005
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It's not the lift that makes the idle lumpy, it's the overlap.
I've got a VX cam advanced 6 degrees in my 740T; it idles fine(the VX has very little overlap) and passes California Smog II no sweat.
I'd say it's got nearly 1000 more useful RPM on top with no noticeable decrease in low end.
I haven't tried a real performance cam (Enem V15 or ipd Turbo), but I might.







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