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Originally Posted by BIGJOE
What do you know about ramp rates ? I have been an engine builder all my life, and I dont know anything about them. The way people talk about camshafts.you would think it is easy for everybody to be a camshaft expert. What I do know about cams, learning from experiance is worth a lot. It is not that you know what works the best, BUT you know what DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. About cams in general, closer lobe centers work best for most engines. As the engine makes more HP per cubic inch, the wider centers, begine to look better. !08 is a very good lobe center for most engines
JOE SHERMAN RACING ENGINES
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I realy dont know a damn thing, I am guessing that if the cam lobe is the same lift but it opens in 8 deg instead of 20 deg it would have to be much steeper and I think that the rate that a cam lobe goes from the base circle to full open is called the "ramp rate". Further more I was not making a statement I was asking a QUESTION!!!! I am not an expert, I'm just some dumbass playing with numbers on a computer program trying to see what makes more power but I am smart enough to know that just because it "looks good on paper" does not mean it will work in the real world/real engine.
