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Old 02-12-2005, 06:07 AM
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Oh, and if you're asking what the numbers mean:

The 222/232 is how many degrees the intake/exhaust valves are open.

The .510/.534 is how much lift (how far the valves open) on the intake/exhaust valves. Upon using the ratio rocker arms that came with the cam card, the intake valve will open .510" and the exhausts will open .534".

If you have the lobe separation there, it's the amount of degrees between opening of the intake valve versus opening the exhaust valve.

A cam with a lobe separation of say 114 degrees or 116 degrees would probably completely close the intake valve before it opens the exhaust valve. This gives a smooth idle.

A cam with a lobe separation of say 108 or 110 would allow (for example) the exhaust valve to start opening when the intake valve was not all the way closed. This is part of the cause for really lopey radical idle engines.
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