Re: NOS 8RT camshaft
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Originally Posted by vincent
Test it in a block with a cam follower - this will give the exact motion the valve will get. The cams that I got are all soft so you could regrind the wrong base circle very easily. I just reground all 16 lobes for my supercharged engine to get a bit more valve acceleration and more lift.
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I don't think I will be grinding this cam. I do think I have enough tools and machinery here to make a fixture to touch up the bottom of that one lobe if I had some instructions , but it would be quite scary. Out of curiosity, should all the cam lobes measure the same if they were mic'd across the long dimension? I understand that intake and exhaust could differ. First I will test the lift in a block. And what is a cam follower? I'm picturing a lifter with a slot in it for a small wheel. If so, what keeps it from turning sideways?
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