cams - 2 questions (fwd)

[Mark J. Besso]

Posted by request for Tess McMillan.............

~MB


> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:44:04 -0800 (PST)
> From: Tessie McMillan <tessmc at drizzle.com>
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: cams - 2 questions
>
> Guys, I haven't had a whole lot of time to try out the reground OEM cam in
> my '88 80 Q, but at 200 miles I'm not overly impressed. The disciplined
> power that comes on above 3000 rpm is really disciplined... now
> disappointingly so. My car was running so badly for so long before I
> decided to attend to it that maybe I don't remember with accuracy but it
> does seem like the cam, and doing the rings, valves, and machining the
> head has only put the engine back to where it was before I was down to 2
> cylinders.
>
> My first question is: anyone know the duration and overlap for the OEM cam
> in the 88 80Q?
>
> Second: I want to ask those of you who put 272 (or even 276)
> aftermarket cams in similar cars, what were your impressions of any
> improvement in power? I previously polled folks regarding emissions, but
> I never really asked if you felt you got an improvement with the cam. Was
> it barely noticeable, did you get a bit of lagging power at low RPMs
> with improvement above say 3000, or did you get improvement across the
> board....? ? ?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Tess
> in Bellevue, WA USA