Re: cams

[ejfluhr@austin.ibm.com (Fluhr)]

Who asked this??
>> I have followed this cam substitution story with some interest.  A few
>> months ago Steadiric mentioned this upgrade to me, and I am the proud owner
>> of a motor in an 81 5kt.  So I have the cam already.  Questions....
 
Then Steve Buchholz added:
>I think that if you are contemplating a swap for a turbo cam it would be 
>better to get a cam from an MC engine.  From reading the specs in Bentley 
>it would appear that the MC cam is pretty much the same as the cam in the
>high compression NA engines (130HP).  I would expect an '81 5k engine to 
>be a solid lifter cam as well.

Wasn't Huw Powell asking about this 5Kt cam?  If so, then he would be putting
it in a WE engine ('82 Coupe), correct?  The WE engine is a solid-lifter 
engine, also, so that '81 5Kt cam would probably work.  

What is the difference between the solid and hydraulic cams, anyway?

If it wasn't Huw, then ignore me.  I'll just wait for another wife post
to wisecrack about.  :)

Later,
Eric
'85 Coupe GT
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