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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 02:48 PM
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I just got a used G1 cam from a member here, and I thought it was just the standard G1 cam.

But upon opening the box, at the end of the cam it says

MTI G-1 on 115 LSA and then under that it says +4....what does that mean?
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I just got a used G1 cam from a member here, and I thought it was just the standard G1 cam.

But upon opening the box, at the end of the cam it says

MTI G-1 on 115 LSA and then under that it says +4....what does that mean?
+4, I believe is the degree added to the cam. Did you know this when you bought the cam?
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 03:05 PM
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I just read the cam guide that's a sticky on this forum and it says that normally +2 or +4 advance is ground into most off the shelf cams, so maybe it's like this.

But usually the G1 is on a 113 LSA, not a 115 LSA. And I didn't know this when I bought it..
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Maybe it was a special grind cam with the original owners specs.
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I don't know, I'm going to contact MTI and figure out what is going on. I'm sure it's a special grind of the G1.
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Old Mar 10, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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The 115 is the LSA, +4 refers to the ICL being 111. The normal G1 cam a 113 LSA and an ICL of 109. I have a 115 LSA version sitting in my basement. It will have a very good idle but will give up low-end TQ compared to the 113 LSA version...

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So it will have strong low end torque, and the advanced timing will give me more power in the higher region of my powerband?
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