Cams

[Browneye]

Hi my waterpumper friends

Looking for info on aftermarket cams. What's best for street use etc and best value for money?

Looking for good high end power and a long top end. Like 7500 - 8000 rpm if possible with stiffer valve springs. Don't want anything too crazy and want the car to idle fairly comfortably.

Currently thinking about a 276 tt cam, or maybe an autotech 270. Give me your thoughts. TIA

[fred27]

I am using a Autotech 270 cam in a 2E engine (standard redline of 6500) and can recommend it.
If you are looking at operating @ 7500-8000 you will be looking at different engine management and more aggressive cams than the two you mentioned.

[Browneye]

The engine is a short stroke 1.6 on dual side draft carbs, hence why I want the top end power.

Most importantly I want it drivable above all

[Peter Jones]

Best shot for you would be to go and see Clive Cams. They're old school Camshaft grinders and they're only just in Ferntree Gully. That would probably be the cheapest option and they'll grind one specific to your application.

Otherwise any thing around the 270° mark would be fine on the street.

Idle never seems to be a problem, I've got 2 cars with 300°+ cams and they both idle fine, they just don't make much power below 5000 RPM

[Water Boy]

Remember to pull big revs its more than just a cam and valve springs.

Solid lifter, big valves, good injection and exhaust flow and a bottom end that will take those revs.

I dont think many stock bottom ends will happily rev to 8k.

[Browneye]

Is solid lifter really necessary? Sorry for all the questions. I know my bottom end is forged, but yes it will be entirely stock.

I'm inexperienced in engine modifications so better to learn from the experts.

I'm really not interested in a complete engine build, just a little bit of fun for some Honda blitzing. And the budget is only really allowing for cam, springs and cam gear at this stage.

[Stanton]

Is solid lifter really necessary? Sorry for all the questions. I know my bottom end is forged, but yes it will be entirely stock.

I'm inexperienced in engine modifications so better to learn from the experts.

I'm really not interested in a complete engine build, just a little bit of fun for some Honda blitzing. And the budget is only really allowing for cam, springs and cam gear at this stage.

Honda blitzing/Golf 1.6 I don't thing so !

[Browneye]

Honda blitzing/Golf 1.6 I don't thing so !

Guess I'll have to prove you wrong I suppose.

[sports racer]

Honda blitzing/Golf 1.6 I don't thing so !

Back in the 90's I used to hillclimb my MK1 and the fastest car in class (and 2 seconds over 40 seconds faster than me) was a 1.6 1982 Passat driven by a woman. Her husband was a mechanical engineer and built the engine. I spoke to him about how fast the Passat was and his benchmark was Holden V8s. If it was slower than the V8 he would give it a tune.

I also spoke to his wife and she told me she could go at least a second faster but didn't want to embarrass her husband by being too fast.

And don't diss the 1.6, they were used in Formula 2 for many a year and produced some big hp numbers.

Cheers

Paul

[Browneye]

Back in the 90's I used to hillclimb my MK1 and the fastest car in class (and 2 seconds over 40 seconds faster than me) was a 1.6 1982 Passat driven by a woman. Her husband was a mechanical engineer and built the engine. I spoke to him about how fast the Passat was and his benchmark was Holden V8s. If it was slower than the V8 he would give it a tune.

I also spoke to his wife and she told me she could go at least a second faster but didn't want to embarrass her husband by being too fast.

And don't diss the 1.6, they were used in Formula 2 for many a year and produced some big hp numbers.

Cheers

Paul

What kind of work was done to it?