camshaft profile... help

Subject: camshaft profile... help Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:22 am

okey.. i hav a Q

example

272 in
272 ek

wat i knoe - in is intake ek is ekzoz...

wat does the number stands for..

pls reply in ur own simple word.. i look up the internet and 2 confusing.. thanx

Admin Number of posts : 800 Registration date : 2006-11-22

272 mean the degree for the camshaft
a larger degree longer the time it open n close the valve

Subject: Re: camshaft profile... help Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:51 pm

that mean high cams are higher degree of cam opening lah rite??

lets say i grind a std cam.. can it be higer degree then the std degree??

if can how??

15km/h Number of posts : 171 Registration date : 2006-12-28

am... hang refer sini...

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/camshaft.htm