Alan:
You can get a lot of power out of the stock camshaft. I don't
remember which year it happened, but the factory began installing
the 125HP PI cam in the North American 6s to make up for the lost
power due to the lower compression ratio. With the 125HP cam, the
NA 6s made just 104HP, which gives you some idea of how much power
is locked up in the rest of the motor. If the rest of the motor
is brought up to snuff, that would be an additional 20% output
without changing the cam (and without a header or special exhaust).
Vance
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-----Original Message-----
From: Alan & Debbie Lindner [mailto:theedge@cts.com]
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2003 7:50 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: cam or no cam
I just don't know what to think. I know that my engine had a lot of
work done by the previous owner. It has a lot of power. Work
includes header, Monza exhaust, ported intakes, increased
compression?, and I thought, a S2 cam. My mechanic also said
that this has a lot of power compared to stock and he does not
know what cam grind was in there.
Well I spoke to the previous owner and he said that he pulled out
the racing cam and put the original back in. It was not very
drivable. Could you get some much power with the standard cam
grind?
Alan
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Alan Lindner
'72 TR6 French Blue
CC75676L
San Diego, CA
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