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Nov 5, 2018 | 07:27 PM

ssliver98

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What do you think of this cam?

pulled my old cam out of my car for a custom mamo spec. Old cam specs were 228/236 588/577 114 +4 .
mamo cam is 229/236 615/613 114+2.

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Nov 5, 2018 | 08:11 PM

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More lift, less advance. Otherwise not much different.

Nov 5, 2018 | 08:14 PM

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when I bought the car the owner thought he had a ***** thumpr cam in it. anyways I went with tonys mms 223 heads and a cam specd by him. turns out the cam was a custom grind and not so bad after all I think.

Nov 5, 2018 | 08:17 PM

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You'll have more lift, so power should be up some, but a little less advance, so low end might be off a bit, but the lift might make up for that.

Nov 5, 2018 | 08:18 PM

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The car runs night and day better.. but I changed entire top end plus the tune was way off also so there is that.

Nov 5, 2018 | 08:22 PM

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Might be good for 5 to 10 hp from one cam to the next comparing cam to cam, but lobe design could be different too. Hope it works out for you !

Nov 5, 2018 | 09:41 PM

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I think the tune and new top end did most of the gains, though the cam did increase it some with the added lift and any lobe refinements.

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Nov 6, 2018 | 06:23 AM

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The shape of the lobes has quite a bit of effect - so two cams from two different companies with the exact same "specs" are not necessarily going to run the same.

Agreed. Lobe family is a big deal. That’s why there are so many to choose from. Tony knows his stuff. I’m sure the car runs much better than before.

Nov 6, 2018 | 07:58 AM

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The old cam is on xer/ Xtreme rpm lobes the new cam Lsl/lsglobes I believe I don’t have the cam card in front of me to confirm

Nov 6, 2018 | 08:39 AM

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The old cam is on xer/ Xtreme rpm lobes the new cam Lsl/lsglobes I believe I don’t have the cam card in front of me to confirm

Sounds like Tony spec’d you a Comp cam...

Nov 6, 2018 | 08:51 AM

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yes it is a comp cam.....

Nov 6, 2018 | 10:35 AM

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yes it is a comp cam.....

It’s funny because a handful of people think Comp cams are garbage and that Tony is God lol. Personally, I like Comp’s cams.

Nov 6, 2018 | 12:06 PM

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No I hear you. They can’t be that bad if tony uses em

Nov 6, 2018 | 12:21 PM

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If Tony us doing the lobe spec'ing, it will be right. Just so long as the cam metallurgy holds up.... hopefully Comp is past that.

Nov 6, 2018 | 12:46 PM

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Have you heard any recent problems with comps quality control

Nov 6, 2018 | 01:14 PM

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I read of a few isolated problems, of which Comp made right. I have never had a problem with a Comp Camshaft, and I’ve bought or installed many through the years. It fascinates me when there is an isolated issue in our business, or hobby as many see it, and all of a sudden the sky is falling. If Comp were a smaller business that had only been operating for a few years, I’d understand the rhetoric, but that’s not quite the case with an industry giant such as Comp. Stuff happens to us all, and by us all. It’s how you handle the issues that makes you or breaks you. I happen to be ordering another Mamo camshaft tonight which will be a Comp.

Nov 6, 2018 | 04:52 PM

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BTR uses LSL lobes from what I've read.

Nov 7, 2018 | 08:56 PM

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Two came with similar duration DOES NOT mean they are the same. We have no idea what the lobe area is and characteristics such as jerk, velocity, acceleration etc etc.