Oooo,,, Less weight then too
ok,,, That`s a joke, only not very funny
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Kent camshafts with added lube feature |
Apparently these can now be had with oil drillings to the lobes. Anybody seen or used one yet? http://www.minimania.com/web/threadid/1 ... thread.cfm |
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| Author: | TheMiniMan [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:22 pm ] |
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Oooo,,, Less weight then too
ok,,, That`s a joke, only not very funny |
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| Author: | dodge [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:11 pm ] |
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snap crackle and pop |
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| Author: | drmini in aust [ Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:25 pm ] |
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dodge wrote: snap crackle and pop
I doubt it, this drilling is common in other cars. eg. they drill holes down the middle of many axles, it makes em harder to break... 
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| Author: | Convertible Mini [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Holy Cam ! |
Won't that lower Oil pressure as there will be more loss of oil ? Oil will go to the holes on the lobes and not to the Cam bearings. Not so keen on the idea personally. |
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| Author: | dodge [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 5:59 pm ] |
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i was not talking about the cam being weaker , i was think of less oil fed up to the top of the motor, i think a good rollercam is better idea |
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| Author: | GR [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:13 pm ] |
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Hi Dodge I've been using these cams for over four years now and they work very well, the cams are made in Turkey and are very well made. If you ever find a way to make a roller cam work better than a good flat tappet cam in a mini please let me know 
Graham Russell |
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| Author: | Mick [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 6:57 pm ] |
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GR wrote: Hi Dodge
I've been using these cams for over four years now and they work very well, the cams are made in Turkey and are very well made. If you ever find a way to make a roller cam work better than a good flat tappet cam in a mini please let me know Graham Russell So whats the rub? Do they make your tappets last a little longer or is it for the benefit of the camshaft? |
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| Author: | MG Rocket [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:25 pm ] |
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Mick wrote: GR wrote: Hi Dodge I've been using these cams for over four years now and they work very well, the cams are made in Turkey and are very well made. If you ever find a way to make a roller cam work better than a good flat tappet cam in a mini please let me know Graham Russell So whats the rub? Do they make your tappets last a little longer or is it for the benefit of the camshaft? I wouldn't be surprised if they reduce friction, making it closer to a roller cam. The oil is "injected" between the surfaces so there is a minuscule amount of lift between the tappet and cam. There is a name for it. Dave Rosenthal explained once. But I really don't know....just a guess. |
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| Author: | GR [ Thu Sep 16, 2010 7:58 pm ] |
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Hi mick Yes mick it does help both the cam and lifter,for one reason the oils we have today do not have the sticky aditive in them any more to allow the oil to cling to the cam while turning, this is why most over head cam motors run the cam in alittle bath of oil or are fed through a hole in the cam but mini's are lucky using a steel cam. The push rod ford motors i do use a cast cam which are a lot softer so i drill a hole right through the length of the cam then drill each lobe just as the lifter starts to rise up the flank of the lobe this helps them a lot. Graham Russell |
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