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Old 01-29-2010, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Bernica View Post
Thanks Rick and Patrick. FYI, the cam is 236/236 @ .050 and 296/296 @ .006. Lift is .572 and lobe separation is 108 degrees.
Even though your duration is a bit shorter than mine, your LSA of 108 results in a valve overlap event that is 18% longer than mine -- you have 20 degrees of overlap at .050 (and obviously quite a bit more at seat-to-seat). If your car runs fine I wouldn't worry about the vacuum readings.
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