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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Chuck,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>The duration on that cam seems really long but I’m not a TR6 builder/driver either. 320 degrees seems really long for decent low/mid range. I wonder too if a little more lobe separation wouldn’t do some good too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jim g<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Fot [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chuck Arnold and/or Kathleen Kelley<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 11, 2016 9:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> Friends <fot@autox.team.net>; Schumacher <tedtsimx@bright.net>; Sam Halkias <atr6racer@hotmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Fot] Tr6 Race CAr Cam<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Having now had several successful track outings, I have come to an observation about my car's performance. It is a petrol injected TR6. Flowed head, Goodparts header, and cam whose maker I now cannot remember. 320 degrees, .5 lift at valve, and pretty early and long symmetrical input/exhaust valve timing. 104 degrees lobe separation.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Car reves past 7000 rpm easily in 4th [4:11 rear end]. The problem is low/midrange torque.. I was slightly out dragged by good Spitfires coming out of turn 10 onto the straight at Laguna. By turn 1 I was faster than them. Power comes on too late and torque needs to improve at low end. Looking for recommendations on a more appropriate duration and input/exhaust open/close timing.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>More importantly, I need a recommendation for cam vendor/recommended grind. Had a Kastner S9 in my last [now stolen] car -- but the gentleman who did the grinding has pasted on and Moon Eyes no longer does them.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>I know I have not said enough about the current cam -- just I am away from home and do not have the cam grind card with me.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>