Originally Posted by bad6as

a cam lope is based off overlap, you add the two durrations togeather, devide by 2 then subtract the lsa twice. example 228/228 112 228+228=456 then take 456/2 = 228 then take 228 and subtract 112 you get 116 then take 116 subrtact 112 and you get your overlap of 4* the higher the overlap the more lope. that same cam on a 114 would have 0* overlap. keep in mind the stock cam and some others have negitive overlap.
take the 2 same cams one on a 110 and the other on a 114
the 110 will have more overlap, get in to power sooner, and then start to fall off sooner
the 114 wil idle better have a smoother bigger powerband (higher up in the rpm range)

Originally Posted by Tainted

im runing a 228R cam on a 112lsa and i could not be happier. The lower the LSA the lower its peak power will be at. say 112 peaks at 6200 while a 114 peaks at 6400 but power comes in later

Originally Posted by Jeff M

So ground advance doesn't effect the idle, in other words it doesn't make a 112+2 lope harder than a 112? It just alters the peak power position?