Cam Replacement Guide

[Jon Brown]

Done some searching on google to no avail, is there a guide for this anywhere?

[Mark_S_24]

I'd have a look here
http://www.v8engines.com/engine-4.htm

HTH
Mark

[haircutmike]

Some popular cam performance and (some) specifications

Standard RV8 285" .39" 5000-5400 rpm

Hurricane 262' .433" 1000-6000rpm Better than standard RV8, but a bit "soft". Good for auto boxes

Typhoon 276 '.48" 1200-6200 rpm Needs valve springs and possibly guides-. Good all rounder

MC1 Good idle, excellent drive ability, reasonable bhp.

MC2 Mediocre idle, mediocre drive ability, good mid range, good bhp.

H404 Very poor idle, very poor drive ability, good mid range, excellent bhp

Stealth. Very good idle, excellent drive ability, moderate mid range, good bhp.

Piper 270 272' .42" 1500-6000 rpm Good idle, good mid range, poor BHP.

Piper 285 276' .440" 2000-6500 rpm. Bad idle, poor drive ability, very good mid range, good bhp but falls off the cam very quickly.

Piper 300 Bad idle, poor drive, moderate mid range, good bhp

Kent 200 Very good idle, good drive, poor every where else

Kent 218 Good idle, good drive, good mid range, poor bhp

Kent 214 Ok idle, ok drive ok mid, range ok bhp

Kent 224 Poor idle, poor drive, good mid range, good bhp

Kent 234 Bad idle, bad drive, good mid range, excellent bhp,


Or my bespoke one that I have just stuck in my engine, the "Jack Russell Special", (what is it about Alex and dags!), totally untested!

[SILICONEKID340HP]

If you give RPI a call you will have buzzing tab holes, your debit card out without knowing it.. You have bought..

1 Power amp
1 set of magnacore leads
1 Mark Adams chip (one chip fits all)
1 Mallory Dizzy

Your £800 down and very confused

Think this is a common occurrence,who is that guy on the other end of the phone

Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Tuesday 21st February 23:38

[haircutmike]

He'll certainly keep you occupied and tell you "everyone else is rubbish"!

[TVR Beaver]

I called him about 3 months ago... just got off the phone! ... no.... but he did say there was no money in V8's now and he was packing in??.... But may be just one of those lines he spins??...

[MPoxon]

The fully blueprinted RPI 5.2 does look rather impressive:

http://www.v8engines.com/engine-5-2.htm

[SILICONEKID340HP]

MPoxon said:

The fully blueprinted RPI 5.2 does look rather impressive:

http://www.v8engines.com/engine-5-2.htm

St it explains no more than 300hp with standard pistons !does this mean mines going to go bang at any time..

mine must be standard .