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Old 06-02-2005, 10:49 AM
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If you want a nice lopey idle, in general you want to select a cam with a smaller lobe center angle. Your choices generally run from 108 degrees through 114 degrees. 108 degrees will give you the most lumpy idle while 114 degrees will give you the smoothest idle (all else being equal).

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