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Old 11-28-2005, 02:53 PM
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I just placed an order with on of our sponsors for a camshaft for my new 402, and the one I got is slightly different than what was advertised on their website. Seems a lot like the last order I placed with them (ordered a Delphi 85mm MAF, got a SLP MAF)...

Anyway, should I keep this cam?
This is what it's supposed to be:
242/250 .611"/.619" 114 LSA

Here's what I got:
242/250 .593"/.609" 114+2 LSA

So here's my question. Would I see significantly less (more than 5hp) power with 0.018" less intake lift and 0.010" less exhaust lift.
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Originally Posted by V-10 Killer
I just placed an order with on of our sponsors for a camshaft for my new 402, and the one I got is slightly different than what was advertised on their website. Seems a lot like the last order I placed with them (ordered a Delphi 85mm MAF, got a SLP MAF)...

Anyway, should I keep this cam?
This is what it's supposed to be:
242/250 .611"/.619" 114 LSA

Here's what I got:
242/250 .593"/.609" 114+2 LSA

So here's my question. Would I see significantly less (more than 5hp) power with 0.018" less intake lift and 0.010" less exhaust lift.

probably not. the only thing that may be different is ramp rates, if the higher lift cam has a slower ramp rate you'd lose power. in this scenario ramp rates are more important then a negligible amount of lift.
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You didn't get what you were supposed too, send it back. A good company would discount it for your troubles and downtime.




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