Cams timing and all that

[Joe Boucher]

If you were running a higher compression ratio, I would suggest making sure
your pistons don't rise up and smyth thy pistons, but at 7.5, that won't be
a problem.

My only thought is drastic changes in cam timing is a compromise.  Other
factors come into play, such as economics.  I'm too aware of that one.

Joe Boucher
'70 RS/SS Camaro  '81 TBI Suburban

Robert Humphris wrote:

> Some while back someone wrote that advancing cam timing improved low end
> response.
>
> Now I know that this will result in loss at high end, probably peak
> torque will move down the rev range please could someone confirm this?
>
> The crux of the matter is this:  I am gonna run my engine at 7.5:1 as I
> want to run silly ammounts of boost.  To help eliminate lag, I was
> thinking of running a whole load of ignition advance, and advancing the
> cam to give me a tractable ammount of low end off boost.  No I know that
> a gain in one area comes with a fall in another... so what pit fall am I
> going to get here?
> Is the engine going to get upset with the cam timing and refuse to rev
> above a certain level? or is there something I just cannot see yet?
>
> Rob Humphris