Sport cam results, not talk.

[Kwattro at aol.com]

Although your insight is most definitly appriciated, I seriously doubt that you can feel a 12 horsepower difference.  Let's take my GT for example.  I did a 270 Elgin cam, with a milled head, K&N and tubular header.  Power math says about 10-20hp for the cam, and 10% for the exhaust (meaning pre cam 11 hp, post 12-13.).  After advancing the timing, the car was much quicker than it was stock.  Much quicker.  But did I think it was that much quicker?  Well, without any other modifications, I ran a 1.5 mile course over 2 seconds quicker than pre engine modifications (high 1:07/low 1:08 v. 1:10:xx), and was able to pull nearly 20mph faster on the uphill straight at Walkins Glen (104 corrected v. 121 corrected).  That, my friend, is a difference.  Do I think that my car now has 133hp?  Probably, given it's performance.  It probably has closer to 140, but who's counting.  I'm trying to save enough funds to dyno it before the 20V goes in, so hopefully we'll find out. So a 20hp difference doesn't mean the car is goi
ng to pul 1 second faster to 60, but it DOES make a difference.  Your car might not be set up properly, or be taking full advantage of the cam.  Remember, an engine builder can claim any horsepower amount, as long as he can MOMENTARILY make it under SOME condition.  So, that Blau cam can easily make 20hp more, if the timing, cam timing, intake and exhaust are all maximized.  It's completely believeable.  The cam in my father's 924S race car makes well in excess of 20hp more than a stock ground cam, specifically because the engine is set up for it.  And it was measure on an engine, not chassis, dyno. It's most of the reason that the car makes 60hp more than stock, under stock production rules.  With even more radical lobing, timing, exhaust and other trick engine work, that 2.5 8V 4 cylinder is capable of producing 275hp.  From 145.  No turbo.

Now, we really have to talk about why you would want to "sew" Blaufergnugen instead of sue them.  That sounds like a personal problem to me.  To each his own.  Take it easy!
Later!
Carter J
Kwattro at aol.com
1986 4000CS Quattro (Audi sport front spoiler, 95 90QS Ronals w/ Pirelli P210 Winters, Eibachs, Boges, braided lines, Stebro exhaust)
1986 Coupe GT (Blau sport spoiler, grill, Elgin 270cam, OSES head, Tubular header w/ 2.5 exhaust, Rollbar/harnesses/Kirkey race seats, GC coilovers (400/300lb) w/ Konis, Jamex stress and ST sways 30/28mm, Ate powerdiscs and pagids.  Rear discs, 20V and SQ panels coming soon.  Now seeing at a track near you.)