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Subject: [TR] Valve Clearance
From: tr3driver at ca.rr.com (Randall)
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:15:15 -0700
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> Any thoughts, .010"?, .014"?, split the difference .012"?

Personally, for the street, I'd go with the cam grinder's spec.  There is a
whole LOT more to camshaft design than is revealed by the lift and duration
numbers.  Here is a brief article on how the lash is determined (going
through these steps would be my second choice):
http://goo.gl/synzC

There is a lot more on that site about camshaft design, which I think makes
for interesting reading.

-- Randall 

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