272, 276 cams

[Ed Kellock]

That's strange.  My NG (in my CGT) is anything but flat from 3500 on
up.  Maybe it's my fairly open exhaust, but it positively sings
compared to my previous 2.2 litre CGT.  It's probably the most
flexible Audi engine I've experienced with the possible exception of
my PT (V8).

Ed

On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:54:42 -0700 (PDT), Tessie McMillan
<tessmc at drizzle.com> wrote:
> Many thanks to Alan, Greg, Tony, John and Jim for keeping this thread
> going and sharing advice and interesting information.
> 
> It sounds like the 276 would be a little out of my league,
> performance-wise. It sounds like the 272 _might_ be reasonable, with even
> a possibility of passing emissions here. The reason I had brought up the
> 276 was because I had heard an opinion that both cams give the same
> 'really unpleasant' idle, so if you're going to upgrade you might as well
> get the extra performance gain of the 276.
> 
> Basically, my '88 80Q  has a pretty flat -- well, lame, actually --
> acceleration from about 3000 or 3500 on up to the rev limiter.
> Acceleration is so flat I could probably sing the Star Spangled Banner
> three times in the duration it takes me to get to the end of the front
> straight at Pacific Raceways. I'm getting kind of tired of that. I do need
> to be able to drive on the street, in bumper-to-bumper traffic, and to
> drive fairly nicely through malls, residential neighborhoods, and such.
> 
> I thought a cam upgrade would make sense....
> 
> Jim mentioned Blau, do you mean Blaufergnugen or a different Blau, and is
> that a Blau or a Schrick? Are there other manufacturers of these cams, and
> where do you get them?
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
> Tess
> in Bellevue, WA USA
> 
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